Finals Study Nights Return to WEGO

If you’re a student at West Chicago High School, then you know finals are coming up next week.  Well, since you’re studying anyway (right?), bring a friend and come by the WEGO LRC for study nights this week.

The LRC will be open late on Monday, January 10th to Wednesday the 13th , so come by between 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.  Food, drinks, and door prizes will be part of the night.  I’ll be there Tuesday and Wednesday nights – hope to see you there!

10 Things You Might Not Know About the Library

1. We have TV series on DVD.  Come in and check out Glee, Modern Family, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Vampire Diaries, The Office and more.
   
2. You can take practice tests for the ACT, PSAT, SAT, AP Exams and more using our Testing and Education Reference Center.  You can also see in-depth information about college programs.  Just click here to access the Testing Center.  Your user ID is your Winfield Library card number.  

3. We’ve got a Flickr photostream with pictures from library events.  Check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/winfieldpubliclibrary. 

4. If you forget your library card, but you have your school photo ID with your name on it, you may still check out library materials. 

5. Our all ages chess club meets once a month.  The next meeting is Saturday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m.  The club meets in our Youth Services department, but adults, teens, and kids are all welcome to join. 

6. If you need to do research for a school project, click here to access Encyclopedia Britannica to get biographical information, timelines, atlases, country comparisons and for general research.  You can even make your own custom charts to compare information.  Your password is your library card number. 

7. Back issues of magazines may be checked out for two weeks.  Check out the teen magazines, like Alternative Press, Shonen Jump, Mad Magazine, Teen Voices, Seventeen, Game Informer and more. 

8. If you need a book but we don’t have it, you can request an interlibrary loan and we’ll get it for you from another library.  Just ask for a form at the front desk. 

9. If you have to write a paper about a social issue, like abortion, cloning, global warming, or another controversial issue, SIRS Knowledge Source is perfect for you.  A quick call to the library will get you the password information if you have a Winfield Library card. 

10. We have a suggestion box in the teen area of the library.  Drop in a card with the names of books you want me to buy, ideas for library programs, or general comments.  If you want a personal response, put your name and number or email on the card.  Anonymous suggestions are welcome, too!

We all go to WEGO

If you’re a student at West Chicago High School, don’t cram for exams alone!  The LRC will be open late next week for studying and finishing projects. 

The LRC will be open Monday, January 11th – Wednesday, January 13th from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. 

Food, drinks, and door prizes will be part of the night. Yours truly will be helping out on Monday and Tuesday, so hopefully I’ll see you there.

Homework help at your fingertips

Rain rain keeps people away.  Tressa and I are here tonight and it is dead.  If you’re at home and bored, why don’t you stop by and make our night more interesting?  Do you have a strange question on your homework?  Do you have to find an historical fiction book to read?  You know we can help you with that stuff, right?  

But even if you can’t make it to the library, we can still help.  The library subscribes to resources that can help you finish your papers and projects quickly and accurately.  There are lots of ways you can access homework help from your very own computer. 

For biographical information, timelines, atlases, country comparisions and general research, go to Encyclopedia Britannica.  You can even make your own custom charts to compare information.  Your password is your library card number.

For newspaper, magazine and journal articles for research papers, try the Ebsco Student Research Center.   Call the library for password information – we have to make sure you’re a Winfield Library patron, so I can’t just post the password on the internet! 

If you have to write a paper about a social issue, like abortion, cloning, global warming, or another controversial issue, SIRS Knowledge Source is perfect for you.  Again, just a quick call to the library will get you the password information if you have a library card. 

Of course, that’s just the beginning of what these sites can do.  The library also has links to other great resources, so visit our Research and Databases page to get started. 

If you have a great research tool you use at school that you think I should know about, let me know!

Katie