Library Media Center
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- Visiting the Library During Enrichment Block
- Catalog
- Hours
- Library Staff
- Mission Statement
- Book Trivia of the Week
- Online Databases
- Ebook and Audio Collection
- Suggestions for the Moran Library Media Center
- Library Information Sent to Parents and Students
- Recommend a Book of the Day for the MVP News Show
- MVP News
Visiting the Library During Enrichment Block
| To Borrow or Return Library Items |
Use the blue or yellow pass from your enrichment teacher. |
| To complete school work or read in the library (space is limited) | *Visit the library on A or B days or in the morning on C day to sign up and get a pass. *Sign up on the sheets outside of the library doors. |
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Special activities during enrichment |
*Must sign up in advance. |
Catalog
Catalog and online resources
At home use your school id and password to login
Directions on how to use Destiny to search for catalog items
Hours
Library Staff
Kim Musket
School Librarian
[email protected]
Jennifer Sousa
Library Clerk
[email protected]
Mission Statement
The school library media program will enhance students’ reading experiences, enable students to effectively, efficiently, and ethically search for, locate, analyze, and evaluate many types and formats of information, and develop the habit of using library media resources for reference, recreation, and lifelong learning.
Book Trivia of the Week
Weekly Book Trivia
Put your answer in the trivia box in the library media center by the end of the day on Friday each week. Every correct answer will be put in a jar to be in the monthly drawing for great prizes.
Yes, you may look up the answer.
| Week of | Trivia Question | Answer |
| 6/3/19 | What is the title of one of the 2020 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees? |
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| 5/28/19 | What is the title of one of the 2020 Middle School Nutmeg Book Award Nominees? |
View the list of 2020 Middle School Nutmeg Book Award Nominees |
| 5/20/19 | What is the name of the big red dog? | Clifford |
| 5/13/19 | What is the name of Ron Weasley's pet rat? | Scabbers |
| 5/6/19 | In honor of teachers' appreciation week, what is the title of a book with a teacher as a main character? |
Possible answers: Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea, |
| 4/30/19 | What is the title of a book by Jo Knowles? | Possible answers: See You at Harry's, Where the Heart Is, Still a Work in Progress |
| 4/22/19 | What is the title of a book by Alan Gratz? | Possible answers: Refugee, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, Code of Honor |
| 4/8/19 | Listen to these words...What are they an example of? Drip, bang, thump, screech, buzz, jingle. |
Onomatopoeia |
| 4/1/19 | What is the term for when a word, phrase or sequence reads the same backward as forward? |
A palindrome |
| 3/25/18 | What is the title of a book by James Dashner? | Possible answers: The Maze Runner, The Journal of Curious Letters, The Eye of Minds |
| 3/18/19 | What is the name of a book that what made into a movie with the same title? |
Some possible answers are: Holes, Hunger Games, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| 3/11/19 | What is the name of a series by Rick Riordan? (Looking for the title of a series, not the title of a book.) |
Series by Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Kane Chronicles, The Trials of Apollo, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard |
| 3/5/19 | What is the title of one of the 2019 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees? | Your answer could have been any of the titles on these lists. 2019 Intermediate Nominees 2019 Teen Nominees |
| 2/25/19 | Who is Katniss's and Peeta's deadliest opponent in the arena in the first Hunger Games? |
Cato |
| 2/19/19 | This book has witches, flying monkeys, a cowardly lion, and a girl who just wants to go home. What is the title of this book by L. Frank Baum? |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
| 2/11/19 | Who is Christopher Robins' Teddy Bear? | Winnie-the-Pooh |
| 2/4/19 | What is the title of one book by Kate DiCamillo? | Some possible answers are: Raymie Nightingale, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Magician's Elephant, Tale of Despereaux |
| 1/28/19 | Which fictional detective lived at 221B Baker Street? | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1/22/19 | In the books by Jean de Brunhoff, Babar and Queen Celeste rule their kingdom wisely and are loved by their subjects. What type of animal are Babar and his queen? |
Elephants |
| 1/14/19 | What is the name of the book by James Dashner in which Thomas wakes up in the Glade and realizes that his memory, except for his first name, is blank? |
Maze Runner |
| 1/7/19 | What is the name of the lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis? |
Aslan |
| 1/2/19 | Which popular Disney movie, featuring a "practically perfect" nanny, was originally a novel written by P. L. Travers? |
Mary Poppins |
| 12/17/19 | How many mice ran after the farmer's wife? | Three |
| 12/10/18 |
What American city is the setting of Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey? |
Boston |
| 12/3/18 | Who is the author of the Goosebumps books? | R. L. Stine |
| 11/19/18 | What is the name of the main character in A Wrinkle in Time? | Meg |
| 11/13/18 | In Peter Pan, what is the name of John and Michael Darling's sister? | Wendy |
| 11/5/18 | In the Ramona books, Ramona's older sister is nicknamed Beezus. What is her real name? |
Beatrice |
| 10/29/18 | The Monroes adopted a bunny and all of their vegetables began turning white overnight. What is the name of this book by Deborah and James Howe? |
Bunnicula |
| 10/22/18 | In what book do we find the characters Ponyboy, Dallas and Johnny? | The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton |
| 10/15/18 | How many books are in the original Percy Jackson series? | Five |
| 10/9/18 | What is the one-word title of a book about a boy named Auggie Pullman? |
Wonder by R. J. Palacio |
| 10/1/18 | Who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events?" | Lemony Snicket |
| 9/24/18 | What is the name of Eragon's dragon? | Saphira |
| 9/17/18 | Finish this title...Harold and the Purple ___________ | Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson |
| 9/10/19 | In Junie B. Jones, what does the B stand for? | Beatrice |
| 9/4/18 | What year was the first Harry Potter book published? | 1997 |
Online Databases
View our list on online databases. You must be logged into your Wallingford Google account to access this document.
Ebook and Audio Collection
Ebook and Audio Book Collection
Log in with your Destiny log in (the same as your Google account but without @wallingfordschools.org). See Mrs. Musket if you are unable to log in.
Suggestions for the Moran Library Media Center
Library Information Sent to Parents and Students
Recommend a Book of the Day for the MVP News Show
Do you love a book and want to tell others to read it? If so, you can write a recommendation to be read on MVP News.
Fill out the paper in the cafeteria or library media center and put the form in the box or complete the online form.
MVP News
Submit your homeroom's response to Homeroom Hustle.
Submit your answer here to Homeroom Hustle Trivia on C-days.
Where in the world is MVP News?
Submit your answer here.
Submit a joke for the joke of the day.
Submit your joke here or in the box in the cafeteria.
Request a song for our daily show
Submit your song request in the box in the cafeteria (on the center table).
Thank you to the Wallingford Education Foundation for awarding a grant to Moran's MVP News!
