Welcome to Midland Secondary School

The White Pine Reading Program

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The White Pine Award™ reading program offers high school-aged teens at all grade levels the opportunity to read the best of Canada's recent young adult fiction titles. Students will read 10 nominated Canadian young adult books and then vote for their favourite book. Based on student voting across the province, the most popular book is then selected and author is honoured with the White Pine Award™.

The goals of the White Pine Award™ program are:

* to promote reading for enjoyment among high school students
* to make students aware of quality Canadian young adult books
* to provide opportunities for students to discuss the nominated titles in an authentic manner

The NOMINATED BOOKS are:

After by Francis Chalifour
The Bonemender by Holly Bennett
Four Steps to Death by John Wilson
How to be a Hero on Earth 5 by Rob Payne
Me and the Blondes by Teresa Toten
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Shattered by Eric Walters
The Sundog Season by John Geddes
Three Songs for Courage by Maxine Trottier
Wild Orchid by Beverley Brenna

The voting takes place in late spring, so it's not too late to join. Five titles must be read to quality to vote for a title on this list. Stop in to the library and pick up a book - it's not too late!

M.S.S. Library Resource Centre
Hours: 8:30am to 3:30pm

We have over 10,000 fiction and non-fiction books for your use. We also have magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias (General Information, Science, Spanish, Canadian, Crime), reference books (dictionaries, chronicles of the World and Canada, Literature, Music and Art Information Books), periodical indexes, Jackdaws, Maps and so much more!! You are welcome before class, at lunch and after school to come in.

CIRCULATION POLICIES

Students assume responsibility for materials borrowed, and must return them by the date shown on the DATE DUE sticker or card. Materials may be renewed once unless on reserve. Delinquent borrows are refused further borrowing privileges. Lost paperbacks may be placed on trading in suitable replacements. Students are fined 15 cents per day for overdue materials after a two-day grace period. Speak to the librarian to put a hold on a book.

PHOTOCOPYING PRIVILEGES

You may photocopy materials for 10 cents each. Just ask the Librarian to help you out if you have any problems.

PRINTING PRIVILEGES

You may print up to 40 pages from a printer. After that, please see the librarian to purchase more print balance, at 5 cents per page. A valid student card, shown once during the year, will entitle the bearer to $3.00 worth of print balance added to their account for free.

AREAS OF THE LIBRARY AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE

Magazine area
Reference area – “The Pit”
Computer stations
Seminar rooms
The Reading Room

All these areas are available. Remember the Library is a place to work, so it must be as quiet as possible. Please respect fellow students. It is appreciated.

COMPUTERS

When you come to the Library, please be respectful of other people and the equipment. If you need to save a document on the computer, please save it in the appropriate location. If you are unsure – ask! Do not create hidden directories or files, do not snoop in other people’s folder and keep games and other software at home. Nothing is to be installed on the computers. Nothing inappropriate is to enter the computer system (see your student handbook on this issue).

WHAT’S NEW?

We have a brand new selection of fiction and non-fiction in the Magazine/Reading Room. Please stop by and check them out!