HARMON MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

RECENTLY REVIEWED BOOKS:

The Game, Linsey Miller

Prison Healer, Lynette Noni

The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster,  Carey Fagan

Connect the Dots, Keith Calabrese

The written reviews are posted on the Wall of Review in the Media Center.

The 2022-23 Seventh Grade Book Study winners are: The City of Saints and Thieves, Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday, The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Marrow Thieves, Defy the Stars, Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure, Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin, You'll Be the Death of Me, The Fear, Kingdom Trilogy Set, The New Girl, & The Cheerleaders. The books are in the media center. Thank you to the Harmon High PTO for sponsoring this event.

Come and see what is new!

Remember the media center's Follett Shelf eBook Collection or the other websites listed below are also available for student use!

Harmon High PTO Spring Scholastic Book Fair Contest Winners

Students who won the "Which book would you like more to the story?" are: 6th Grade: Jonathan Chameli, Piper Dierckman, Elisha Elliot, Basia Guzy, Adele Pawlow, & Bryce Unverferth; 7th Grade: Aryan Agarwal, Logan Archibald, Kameron Bradley, Ronnie Diegidio, Riley Kotora, Olivia Seccia, & Genevieve Stanton; 8th Grade: Carson Aardema, Nevaeh Appling, Mia Berquist, Olexandr Maslei, Rafael Santana, Abhiram Satish Chandra, & Steven Vereb.

Makerspace

The winners of the Makerspace drawing sponsored by the American Chemical Society are: Joe Gerdes, Basia Guzy, Mateo Hernandez, Keegan Kraus, Cole Marvaldi, Sanjana Menon, Venkat Narra, Owen Rakow, Libby Robinson, Rafael Santana, Lyla Sawchik, & Harjas Sidhu. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated in a Makerspace activity during this school year!

3D Printer

Sign up for the 3D printer for the 4th quarter is closed.  See Mrs. Beckstrom with any questions.

FOLLETT SHELF eBOOK COLLECTION

If you would like to browse the Harmon eBook collection through the Follett Shelf, email Mrs. Beckstrom at mbeckstrom@aurora-schools.org for further instructions. Thank you to the Aurora Schools Foundation for providing the funds for Harmon's initial eBook collection from Follett Shelf.  

eBOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS

• Overdrive/Sora which is listed on the Media Center Homepage above on the right side. Use your school Google account to gain access.
• Follett Destiny Discover is listed on the Media Center Homepage above on the right side. Username: harmon Password: books
• Project Gutenberg                       
• Google Play Books
• Portagelibrary.overdrive.com. This website connects you to the Portage County District Library, which is the Aurora Memorial Library is a part of. 
• Libby:  https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/  This is for the app or try libbyapp.com - Need to enter Portage County District Library for library search.
• Audible: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen  Free 69 eBook titles to choose from, including classics and newer releases.
• Short stories: http://www.bestrobotever.com/ Totally free website. Read the hook and select a short story. Each podcast delivers chapters in 6-9 minute intervals. They are all different and have different topics.

AURORA MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Remember the Aurora Memorial Library is also a great source.

BOOK BORROWING POLICY

• Books checked out of the Harmon Media Center have a 2 week loan period (renewable).
• No fines will be charged for returned books.
• Lost or damaged books will incur a charge. A receipt will be given.
• Unpaid bills will follow the student through high school graduation.

DONATE TO OUR MEDIA CENTER

• Consider donating funds to help us buy new books for the enjoyment of Harmon Middle School students.
• All denominations are accepted and appreciated.
• Will also accept selected new/gently used books.
• A bookplate will be prepared for each book noting the donation.

QUESTIONS? 

Mary L. Jurkiewicz Beckstrom

Harmon Media Center

email: mbeckstrom@aurora-schools.org

Phone: 330.954.2229

@MaryBeckstrom