Incarceration Issues

The library now has eight new books about incarceration issues. The call numbers are between 364.6 & 365. Keywords are "incarceration issues" & "prison."

Dr. Phil's Personality Test

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Martial arts

The library has 11 new Martial Arts books. In addition to the titles pictured here are books about Judo, Ninjutso, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Jujutsu, & Karate. These books have the call number, 796.815, and can be located in the online catalogue with the key words, "martial arts."

Hip-Hop

More new Hip-Hop books have arrived.
Check them out in the Online Catalogue.

Keyword: Hip Hop.

Name That Book

It's time to start reading for the 2007-2008

Name That Book Contest.

This year's contest will take place at the end of March.

See Ms. Dominy, Ms. Shaw, or Mr. George for details.

Click on the pile of books on the left to read the contest rules and see the book list.

Plan Your Epitaph Day

Today is Plan Your Epitaph Day.

This day is dedicated to the proposition that a forgettable gravestone is a fate worse than death.

Some things just shouldn't be left to chance.

Click on the picture to read more about it.

Halloween is coming!

Check them out!

Look these books up in the online catalogue and find more on the shelves.

To read more about new books, click on the "New Books" link below.

The Strange and Mysterious

Here are a few of the new books on subjects that stretch credulity. Believable? Check them out.

Poetry

New books of poetry are on the shelves. These include collections of love poetry, blues poetry, Hispanic poetry, and black poetry, as well as collections of individual poets such as Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas, and William Blake, among others. These can be found in the 800s section of the library.

New Books

1500 new books are now available to be checked out in the library. These books cover a wide range of subject areas in both fiction and nonfiction. The new fiction books can be found in the "New Books" section of the library, and the new nonfiction books are displayed on top of the shelves in the sections in which they will be placed. Come browse these books or search for your favorite subject in the online catalogue accessed through the link under the photo of the library.

Newspapers

The Houston Chronicle is now available in the library online. Hard copies will no longer be delivered to the school.

To access the paper, go to the links under the photo of the librarian and click on "Houston Chronicle." Scroll down and click on the link under the picture of the front page of the newspaper that reads "iBrowse The Houston Chronicle."

The newspaper cannot only be read from this link, but articles can be printed from it as well.

Ask the librarian for the user-name and password.

Electronic Books

The Furr Library has approximately 200 electronic books that can be accessed from any computer in the school network.

To view a list of these books, click on the link to the left under the photograph of the library for the Furr On-line Catalogue. Type in the letters, EBK (the abbreviation for electronic book), and click on "Call Number."

To view a book, click on the title of the book in the catalogue, and scroll down to the words, "Bibliographic record display," at the bottom of the page above the "View MARC Record" button. Click on the words, "Bibliographic record display." This opens the Net Library page for that eBook. Click on the words, "View this eBook," to open the book.

Welcome, teachers!

General Library Policies for the 2007/2008 School Year

· Daily library hours are from 7:30a.m. – 4:10p.m. (After school hours can be arranged as needed.)

· Students must have their School I.D. and a library permit with the students name on it and clearly signed by the teacher in order to use the library. Additionally, a student’s library record must be clear before they can check-out a book or use a computer. Students are only to be sent to the library to work on assignments or to return or check out books. The purpose of the students library visit must be clearly stated on the permit.

· Teachers should send no more than FIVE STUDENTS PER PERIOD, unless they are accompanied by the teacher. Students will be turned away, if there is a class or other scheduled activity in the library or if there are a large number of unaccompanied students already present.

· The library can be reserved on a first come first served basis. This can be done in the library on the sign-up calendar at the circulation desk. When signing-up, a teacher should make clear their plans and requirements for library use. If a teacher would like the librarian to teach a class in research, MLA formatting, library usage, etc, at least 48 hours notice must be given.

· Teachers MUST remain with their class during the entire period while using the library.

· SUBSTITUTES are not to bring students to the library.

· Like students, teachers are responsible for all materials checked-out of the library. All books and other materials must be turned-in by the end of the school year.

· Students can check out one book at a time. Magazines and reference books may not be checked out by students.

· This website can be used to access many online services, such as the online catalogue, HISD online resources, E-books, etc, as well as information about the library, new books, events, and other things of interest both to students and teachers. The library website can be accessed through the school website, as well as by going directly to http://furrlibrary.blogspot.com/ . Additionally, many computers in the computer labs use the library website as their homepage.

Time to return books

Attention teachers & students,

it is time to return your books to the library.

New Book Order!

Attention Students & Teachers!

We are preparing to order new books for the Fall.

If there is something that you would like to see added to the library collection, now is your chance for input.

Suggestions for specific book titles, as well as general topics that you would like to see in the library, are welcome.

Please make your suggestions by clicking on "comments" below or by clicking on "Contact the Librarian" on the left.

What is your ecological footprint?

Sunday, 22 April, was Earth Day, an event begun in 1970 to focus attention on environamental issues. Today, more than ever, the effects of man's activities on the ecosystem are a matter of serious concern.

Discover your individual impact on the environment by taking the following short quiz to calculate the amount of the Earth's resources that you use in comparison to other people on the planet.

The Ecological Footprint Quiz

Post your score as a comment.

How well do you know yourself?

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the 2007 Brahman Name That Book Team for a great competition!

Impress others with your ethereal thoughts!

The Goth-O-Matic(TM) Poetry Generator
No doubt whilst wandering your dark and tormented way across the vast and untamed Internet wilderness, you've encountered your share of equally dark and tormented collections of poetry by gothic souls, displaying their tattered vulnerabilities for all to read.

Create your own darkly gothic poem.

Easy access to the library homepage

The library homepage is now linked to the Furr High School homepage, http://hs.houstonisd.org/Furrhs/. It can also be accessed through Google.

Stephen King

The library now has 11 novels by Stephen King. In addition to those pictured, these include The Dead Zone, Insomnia, The Green Mile, Firestarter, Hearts in Atlantis, The Tommy Knockers, The Talisman, Carrie, and It.