Moriah Central School High School Library

New Arrivals

Blue Genes and Polyester Plants by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne contains 365 surprising scientific facts, breakthroughs, and discoveries. Get ready to find out fascinating facts about everything from blue roses and deep earthquakes to singing sand dunes and ticking hourglasses.

Awesome Infections by Carl Tant provides information on new and emerging diseases. We thought the plagues were in the past but, infectious agents have not disappeared and they can kill us!

The Physics of Golf by Theodore P. Jorgensen tells golfers what they ought to be doing and why. Correct technique is all a matter of the principles of physics. For anyone who has swung a golf club, the book is fun to read.

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen provides insight into a time when the punishment for learning how to read was dismemberment for a slave.


Where to look for resources in the library...

  1. No clue where to begin? Look in an encyclopedia.
    (Print editions are in the Reference Section and one is available on the computer - Encarta Encyclopedia)
  2. Want to find a book? Check OPAC (online public access catalog)
  3. What's in other libraries? Use NORPAC to borrow books
  4. Need magazine articles? Use UMI Proquest Direct (on the Internet)
  5. Other great Electronic Sources - Electric Library and the Internet
  6. When in doubt - ASK THE LIBRARIAN!

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