The BHS Library has a new website! CLICK HERE to access all of the resources available to you through the BHS Library! Class projects from this site are being moved to the new website as well!
Brunswick High School Library
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Come Read a Poem at Poetry Open Mic on April 28th!
Celebrate National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day by reading a favorite poem at Poetry Open Mic! Thursday, April 28th, during Flex! No need to sign up, just come with a Poem in your Pocket!
Book Swap on Valentine’s Day! Book Collection
Do you have books at home you no longer want to keep? Drop them off at the BHS Library February 1st through February 14th and you’ll receive a token for each book to use at our school-wide Book Swap on Valentine’s Day! The Book Swap takes place during Flex and Lunch passing times and is hosted by the Better Together Book Club.
New at BHS! Open Mic – Winter Series!
Have you ever wanted to share your talents in a fun way with the BHS community? Come participate in our Open Mic Winter Series! Open Mic provides a venue for students (and teachers!) to share their talents (songs, poetry, stories, comedy, instrumentals, etc.) in a positive space where they are supported and heard. The Open Mic Winter Series takes place in the BHS Library during Flex once a month in December, January, and February. December’s Open Mic will be on Thursday, December 16th.
If you’d like to perform at the December 16th event, please fill out this form:
Open Mic – Winter Series – Sign-up for December
If you’d like to come and watch, you’ll be able to sign up for available slots with your Flex teachers.
We hope to see you there!
Your BHS Library Team
Make a Card in the Makerspace for Veterans Day!
Stop by the Library’s Makerspace this week to make a card for a veteran for Veterans Day!
Join us for Ghost Hunting Adventures today!
Fandom Club presents…Haunted High School! Are you a fan of spooky tales, urban legends and ghost hunting? Fandom Club invites you to a special event featuring local author and member of the BHS faculty, Summer Paradis! Ms. Paradis is the author of Notorious New England: A Travel Guide to Tragedy and Treachery, New England’s Scariest Stories and Urban Legends, and Gone But Not Forgotten: New England’s Ghost Towns, Cemeteries, & Memorials. Join us for spooky adventures on Tuesday, October 26th, at 2:15 in the Library. All are welcome!
Book Club meets this Thursday after school!
The Better Together Book Club will be meeting this Thursday, October 21st (not Wednesday the 20th, as previously planned). Do you love riddles, codes, puzzles, thrilling twists, and secret passageways? Then you’ll love the Better Together Book Club‘s 1st book of the year The Inheritance Games! Stop by the BHS Library to pick up a copy of this new bestseller and join us for lively discussion and fun this Thursday from 2:15-3:15 in the Library. Contact Mrs. Jerome with any questions. Better Together Book Club Google Classroom: rwsu6af
BHS Better Together Book Club Meets Today!
Hello fellow book lovers! Do you love reading a book you just can’t put down and then discussing it with others? Do you check out what’s trending on #BookTok, Goodreads, or Amazon Charts of Most Read Books of the Week? Would you enjoy selecting books for the BHS Library and attending the annual Book Buying Excursion to Barnes and Noble Bookstore? If so, come to the first meeting of Brunswick High School’s Better Together Book Club! We’re meeting TODAY, Wednesday, September 29th, from 2:15 – 3:15 in the Library! Contact Mrs. Jerome (djerome@brunswicksd.org) with any questions. Hope to see you there!
NEW! Maine’s North Star YA Award Challenge!
Be part of the Maine’s new North Star YA Award! Teens across the State of Maine who read at least 3 books from this year’s list of nominees will be qualified to vote for Maine’s favorite YA book in the spring! Click above for the North Star YA Award site!
NEW! All of the 2021-2022 North Star YA Award nominees are available in the BHS Library and also on Sora, a reading app with free ebooks and audiobooks! Brunswick High School is now part of the Maine Schools Shared Digital Collection on Sora, where you’ll find thousands of great books to read and listen to on your own device! Simply log in with your school email username and password in your browser at soraapp.com or download the Sora app! Happy Reading!
Welcome to the BHS Library! It’s going to be a great year!
Click here for the BHS Class of 2025 Library Survey!
Welcome to the new school year! We’re excited to be an important part of your high school experience! The Library is where you will learn valuable research skills, explore new interests, have fun, discover great books, relax, investigate, try new things, join a club, connect and succeed! ~Mrs. Jerome, Mrs. DeCamilla and Mr. Weed
Discover all your library has to offer!
Click above to discover the awesome nonfiction books within the BHS Library’s decimal system!
Be part of Poem in Your Pocket Day on Brunswick TV3!
April is National Poetry Month and students, teachers and staff at BHS are invited to celebrate by participating in Poem in Your Pocket Day! Be part of this year’s virtual event by sending in a recording of yourself reading a poem of your choice. The poetry readings will be featured in a special broadcast on Brunswick TV3 on National Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 29th! Please share your video with me at djerome@brunswicksd.org by noon on April 15th. ~Mrs. Jerome
The Library is Now Open during Study Halls!
To visit the BHS Library during study hall, simply sign up with your study hall teacher, who will add your name to our “live” Google Docs sign-up sheets. No pass needed, the process is paperless! Hope to see you soon!
Tyler was the FIRST student to visit the BHS Library during Study Hall when we opened up to study halls this month!
Tyler, Samir and Hunter in the BHS Library during Study Hall. We hope to see more of you!