March Madness

The Andrew Mellon Library's March Madness is under way!  The library ran statistics for the top 16 circulated fiction books over the past year.  You've helped vote for the elite 8, but we still need your help to vote for our favorite fiction book for 2016!

Stop by the bulletin board on the second floor of the library outside of the Rosemary Study to vote for the final 4!

Service Day and Community Weekend

This Friday is Service Day.  To prepare ourselves for helping Kids Against Hunger, come to the Reading Room to check out a book to learn more about hunger throughout the world.

In addition to Service Day on Friday, Community Weekend is coming up.  Stop by the Reference Room to borrow one of the library's new books written by members of the community—our alumni!

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week was first celebrated 31 years ago in 1982.  This week celebrates our freedom to read.  Throughout history, many books have been challenged by readers and banned in certain locations.  Even award-winning books have been banned because of their content.  Stop by the Reference Room to see some of our banned books.  Celebrate your freedom to read by checking out a frequently banned book!

DIY (Do It Yourself) at Choate

DIY, or do it yourself, projects, are very popular.  Students at Choate have been active in this trend as well.  One example is currently on display in the Reference Room.  As mentioned in The News, one student on campus has been making an effort to use all-natural products in her daily life.  Come to the Reference Room to see the home-made soap and check out a book about how you can create some DIY soap too!

Earth Day 2013

The library recently purchased the book, Plastic-free: How I kicked the plastic habit and you can too by Beth Terry.  You can find this book on display in the Reference Room right now, or later with call number TD196.P85 T47 2012.

While plastic products certainly have some benefits, such as in the medical field, too much plastic in our everyday lives is also dangerous to the planet.

Plastic has become something that is used for packaging, storing, transporting, etc. that we have to learn to use as little as possible and recycle as much as possible so that the plastic doesn't end up as garbage in our oceans and landfills.

On campus, you can recycle clean plastic #1-7.

Do you think you can become plastic free?  Leave a comment to share your ideas for using less and recycling more.

President's Day

With the inauguration of President Obama having just happened, our own headmaster calling January 25 the school's "President's Day," and the national celebration of President's Day in February, the library has created a display to remember some of our nation's presidents.

Stop by the Reference Room to see some of the books on display and don't forget to search the library's catalog for more information.

The Diversity Education Committee's Conversation About Racism

At today's school meeting, the Diversity Education Committee (DEC) started a conversation about diversity, race relations, and racism.  Throughout history, a number of authors have brought their attention to racial tensions.  On display in the Reading Room are some novels to help you start some of your conversations.

Books as Movies

Have you been to the movie theaters lately?  Before you go, consider reading the book that so many of this season's movies are based from.

What will you like better?  Come borrow the books from the Reference Room's display.

Movie	In Theaters	Book	Call Number
Anna Karenina	November 9, 2012	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy	PG3366.A6 2001 East Bookstacks
Lincoln	November 9, 2012	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin	E457.45 .G66 2005 South Bookstacks
Breaking Dawn-Part 2	November 16, 2012	Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer	Paperback
Life of Pi	November 21, 2012	Life of Pi by Yann Martel	PR9199.3.M3855 L54 2001  Bookstacks
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	December 14, 2012	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien	PR6039.O32 H6 Reading Room
Les Misérables	December 25, 2012	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo	PQ2286.A12 Bookstacks

Election Season

It's election season!  

Come to the library to see the Archives' campaign displays in the Reading Room and on the second floor.

All of the items in the displays have been donated by alumni.  What will the 2012 election have to show future generations?

Teen Read Week

CRH students, it's Teen Read Week, so this week is about you in the library!  (Faculty and staff, feel free to participate too. After all, reading is for everyone!)

In the beginning of the school year, we advertised that YALSA nominated titles for this year's top books, and you were able to vote online.  We hope that you did, but even if you didn't, we're holding our own election.

The display table in the Reference Room holds copies of several books that were nominated this year.  View the nomination list, then leave a comment here, tweet us @CRHLibrary, or complete a paper ballot in the Reference Room to vote for your favorite book.