EHSS Library: Earl Haig Secondary School Learning Commons

12/13/2015

NEW READS BEFORE XMAS BREAK!!

Welcoming all staff & students to come by the Library Learning Commons to pick up a read just in time for the holidays. If you are interested in online reading, checkout our online books from Follett Shelf. All passwords to our subscription databases can be found in your school agenda.

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For those with overdue books or fines, please come by to see a Teacher-Librarian as soon as possible.

12/08/2015

Library will be closed on December 9th (Wednesday) from 11:45-4:00 due to ESL Speech Competition!!

11/06/2015

In most of Canada Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November.

Why do we observe Daylight Saving Time? The simple answer is to save on energy costs.

One of the biggest reasons we change our clocks to Daylight Saving Time is that it reportedly saves electricity. Newer studies, however, are challenging long-held reason. For more information about time check out this link from the National Research Council
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/services/time/faq/

10/28/2015

In need of a scary read this Halloween? Come by the library to sign-out a chiller read just in time for October 31st!
If you aren't sure how to search for a good book to read? Then ask a Teacher-Librarian for help!
For more information, visit www.earlhaig.ca/library

09/03/2015

Welcome back to the 2015-16 year, Haigers! Looking for some "good reads"? Check out our read more section (see top menu) for tips on how to choose the right books and start building your lists to borrow when the library opens. Do you like working with books? Are you hard-working and responsible? Interested in being part of a dedicated team of students who help make Haig a better place? [ 92 more words. ]

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Welcome back to the 2015-16 year, Haigers! Looking for some "good reads"?  Check out our read more section (see top menu) for tips on how to choose the right books and start building your lists to ...

06/15/2015

Exam schedule

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During Exams, the library is open for quiet, individual study only from 8:30 - 12:30pm. Got some time to get distracted?  Browse through one of our many library databases and learn something new!  ...

05/21/2015

Spring Reading at TPL http://wp.me/p3s0hA-LV

Be sure to check out the latest reads for Teens at the Toronto Public Library! Click here to see what's new in Teen Fiction. Books have stopped circulating at our library for this year, so please be sure to settle your fines at the front desk to avoid disappointment in collecting your year book. [ 3 more words. ]

05/13/2015

Return your books and settle your fines!

Be sure to return any library books and pay your fines by Fri. May 22! Avoid delays in getting your yearbook. See a Teacher-Librarian if you need to use a book past this due date.

05/11/2015

May 11 – 22nd: ESL Summatives and Victoria Day http://wp.me/p3s0hA-Lt

For the summative month, ESL classes are working with the library to use inquiry-based research to explore every topic from Inventions, to Pan-Am Games, to Human Rights and the UN Declaration. ESLD students, for instance, will examine Human Rights issues and present a news story from the Canadian Points of View database related to one of the articles from the… [ 151 more words. ]

04/29/2015

May is Asian Heritage Month http://wp.me/p3s0hA-KG

May is Asian Heritage Month, acknowledging "the long and rich history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to Canada. It also provides an opportunity for Canadians across the country to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of Canadians of Asian heritage to the growth and prosperity of Canada" (Citizenship and Immigration Canada). Find out more about Asian cultures through the [ 62 more words. ]