Freshmen OrientationWellesley High SchoolFall 2012

WELCOME TO THE WILBURY A.

CROCKETT LIBRARY

BY THE END OF THIS CLASS . . .

Library resources and materials

TechnologyExpectationsProceduresActivity: Meet Truman Capote

TODAY

THE STAFFLibrary

Mrs. Ellis, Librarian

Mr. Rondash, Library Assistant

Ms. Pollack, Library Assistant

Technology

Mrs. Crane

Mrs. Holbrook

Mrs. Sriram

Mr. Mayall

Library Staff Technology Staff

AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS TO CHECKOUT IN THE LIBRARY

Splitters

Digital Voice RecordersCameras and

tripods

Flash Drives

Netbooks

iPod Charger

WHS LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARY AND STUDY HALL HOURS

Monday – Thursday 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (fi rst block access)

Friday 7:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Study hall procedures Sign in AND out! Check with staff if leaving to return to study hall. Sign in/out if leaving for bathroom, to see a teacher,

etc. Bring a pass is gone for more than 10 minutes.

EXTRAS!

Student library advisory board (Sam Sims, President)

Table Top Gaming Wednesdays afterschoolLibrary needs volunteers to check out laptops:

Sit at the desk Use the scanner Get volunteer hours Get work done!

Author, G. Lemmon with senior, Courtney Green

The Child Lab visits the “big” library

Events in the Library

WHS Library Student Appreciation Breakfast

Banned Books Week -WHS Students Celebrate the Right to Read

HOW TO BEHAVE IN A LIBRARY . .

OUR GOALS FOR YOU

Identify, evaluate and utilize a variety of resources when you need information

Use technology eff ectively and responsibly.

Read, read, read. Your choice. NEW! OverDrive eBook Library Kindles and Nooks

DIGITAL RESOURCES

WHS Library WebsiteWHS catalogWHS research wikiReference sources and databasesNoodlebib

eBooksPrint booksBiography Resource

CenterCredo ReferenceInternet Movie

Database

Resources for Today

TRUMAN CAPOTE

Who was he? When was he born? When

did he die?

What are some of his most famous works?

TRUMAN CAPOTE AND HARPER LEE

When did they fi rst meet?

What influence did Capote have on Lee and vice-versa?

Controversy over origins of Mockingbird?

TRUMAN CAPOTE AND PSYCHOTIC KILLERS

What’s In Cold Blood about?

Find a photograph of the murder scene.

Find a period newspaper article about the killings and a period review of the book.

CELLULOID TRUMAN CAPOTEWhat fi lms have either been

based on Capote’s work or focused on his life?

Find a review of any of these fi lms.

Who played Holly Golightly?

IMAGES COURTESY OF:

National Galleries of ScotlandWarner BooksLawrence Journal-WorldParamount PicturesUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary

MedicineThe British Museum