Welcome to the Media Center…

WOMEN IN HISTORY month

Stop by the Media Center and look at our display of books for Women in History month!!

The Orphan Train research for Rose’s English class…

The Orphan Train Movement occurred from 1850 -1930. Over the years, a great deal of information has been gathered and written on this movement. To help you with your research, in addition to looking at the various print resources we have in the Media Center, you may want to check out the following weblinks:
1. National Orphan Train Complex website - the site for the museum and research center which compiles and preserves artifacts and information related to the Orphan Train Movement
2. Part of the GeneaLinks website includes a section on information related to the Orphan Train. This is a wonderful resource!
3. PBS has created a production on the Orphan Trains. To read more about it, including some information about this movement, click here.
4. The Children’s Aid Society’s website includes good information on this movement.
5. Irish Children and the Orphan Train
6. History of the orphan trains
7. Marilyn Holt’s (Google book) The Orphan trains: Placing out in America. (Book available online)

In addition, Mr. Rose has incorporated a few other topics: homeless children and jobs; orphanages; five points neighborhoods of New York City; entertainment, including vaudeville; city planning and transportation around the 1870s. Look over the following links for some information:
Child labor
1. Child Labor project

Orphans and orphanages:
1. The Olive Tree Genealogy site - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ote/orphans/
2. New York Children’s Aid Society
3. Homeless children in the 1870s - a book review which provides a good overview
4. Children’s home of Poughkeepsie

Tenements:
1. Tenement Museum
2. Child Labor in NYC Tenements
3. Site on NYC Architecture which focuses on the history of tenements of New York (produced by Columbia University)
4. Jacob A. Riis’s research on tenements
5. Tenements and the Lower East Side

Vaudeville:
1. The History of Vaudeville
2. What is vaudeville?
3. Virtual Vaudeville site - Lots of fun!!

New York in (especially in the 1870s):1. Interactive PBS site
2. Blackwell Island

Remember to check for additional websites using WEBPATH EXPRESS. To access it, go to the Riverside Library Catalog link (left side, off the Riverside Web page ) and click on WEBPATH EXPRESS on the left side. Type in the search term and press the ENTER key. These sites have been reviewed and are never blocked. There are also resources (i.e., magazine articles) in NCWISEOWL and The Internet Public Library. Find one of the Media Coordinators, if you need additional help.

Thanks for participating in the African American Read-in sponsored by the Media Center for Black History Month…

We think our Read-in was a success! We had a number of participants during each lunch period. Take a look at pictures from the event which have been posted on the Riverside Media Center’s ning. To see them, go to:
www.piratesread.ning.com or click here.

Celebrating women in history…

March is Women in history month! How much do you know about notable women and their contributions? Take the quiz.

Introducing…Ms. Roth

We are pleased to introduce Ms. Kathryn Roth who will be performing her School Media Practicum in the Riverside HS Media Center this spring!! Ms. Roth is familiar with our school; she graduated from Riverside High School in 2003. Go, Pirates! Presently, she is a graduate student UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Library and Information Science. Please stop by the Media Center and say, “hello” to Ms. Roth. Over the next four months, as a Media Intern, she will be assisting with a number of new and interesting programs and services in the Media Center! Stay tuned!! Ms. Roth will be at Riverside all day on Tuesdays in addition to Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

New books, new year!

Check out the display of new print materials now on display in your media center!!! We have added a number of anime (graphic novel) books as well as interesting fiction and non-fiction titles!!! Find something good to read when you take a break from your studies!!!

Media Center Extended Hours Begin…

To provide more time for student research and study in the afternoons, the Media Center will be open as follows for the remainder of the semester:
Mondays 7:10 am until 3:00 pm
Tuesdays 7:10 am until 4:00 pm
Wednesdays 7:10 am until 3:00 pm
Thursdays 7:10 am until 4:00 pm
Fridays 7:10 am until 2:45 pm

According to the school announcements, students may sign up in the Media Center for a student afterschool tutor. Unless other arrangements are made, students will meet with their National Honor Society tutors in the Media Center on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons until 4pm. Spanish Honor Society tutors will also be using the Media Center on Tuesday afternoons to meet with students needing help in Spanish.

Durham Reads Together 2009!

The Friends of the Durham Library together with a number of community partners have planned a series of activities in conjunction with this fall’s Durham Reads event. This year’s selection is SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN by Durham resident Paul Austin. He is an Emergency Room (ER) doctor at Durham Regional, and this book explores his experiences in the ER and how they have impacted his life. To learn more about the author and the many events planned from October 3, 2009 through November 1, visit the Durham County Library’s website. Events include a yoga for stress management class; presentation on cutting-edge medicine; a Red Cross Blood Drive; a number of special guests discussing Healthcare in Hayti, Faith in Healing and ER and the Media. The events culminate with a Meet the Author conversation and book signing on November 1st at the Doris Duke Center (Sarah P. Duke Gardens). All events are free and open to the public. The book is available at the public library and local book stores. The Riverside Library’s copies of the book will be available soon!!!

Help us celebrate BANNED BOOKS WEEK…

The First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees our freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Our freedom to read is deeply rooted in this amendment as well. Censors, however, sometimes try to limit the freedom of others to select what they want to read, see or hear. Librarians and educators around the world are sometimes asked to remove or reconsider items in the collection. Check out this map of the the states which have experienced challenges; statistics on the number of challenges made each year and the reasons for these challenges are amazing and interesting.
September 26 through October 3, 2009 is BANNED BOOKS WEEK…a great time to exercise your right to read!! Stop by the Media Center and “check out” a banned book or look over the display we have set up in the main hallway near the Media Center. The Durham County Public Library has also planned a series of events for BANNED BOOK WEEK. To review these activities, go to: http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/events.php#bbw .
See if a favorite book of yours has been challenged or banned somewhere in the world at some time. Check out the list.

Welcome to the Riverside High Media Center’s site…

Mrs. Harrison and Dr. Mayo hope you had a great summer!! Welcome to the Media Center!! We are excited about another year and look forward to helping Pirate students and teachers. Our doors open at 7:10 am each morning and close at 2:45 pm each afternoon. Join us during your lunch period, but don’t forget to get a pass in the lunchroom and then “sign in” when you arrive!!!