"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." --Voltaire

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Electronic Books


The Furr Library has nearly 200 electronic books that can be accessed online through the Furr Library web page. These range in subject from basketball to tsunamis and from mathematics & genetics to poetry & fiction. All of these have call numbers that begin with the letters, EBK.

To view a list of these books, go to the Furr Online Catalogue and type the letters, EBK, into the box and click on "Search."  A list of the books will appear. You can select to view the list in alphabetical order by title, by author, by call number, or by other parameters by selecting from a pull down menu in the upper left hand corner.

To open an e-book, click on the words, "Bibliographic record display," to the right of the title of the book in the catalogue. A new page will open with information about the book that you have chosen. Click on the words, "View this eBook."

Monday, November 22, 2010

More New Books

Here are some more new books that are now on the shelf in the Furr Library.


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

New Books

Here are some of the new books that are now on the shelf in the Furr Library:



Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Which famous writer do you write like?

Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.

I Write Like

Monday, August 30, 2010

Science Research Suggestions

When you have narrowed your topic, you may use the related words as your search terms. Carefully choose your key words to represent your subject in your search. Make sure that you have spelled them correctly.


To find books in the library, go to the Furr Online Catalogue, type in your key words, and click "search." If you know an author's name or the exact title of a book, you may search directly by clicking on "author" or "title," as well.


To find articles online, go to World Book Online Encyclopedia or Britannica Online and search with your key words.

Alternatively, to look for online articles, go to EBSCO HOST Science Research Center and use your key words there.
To find related websites, go to Net Trekker and again type in your key words.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Welcome to the Furr Library

Welcome to the Furr Library and to the 2010 - 2011 school year.

This year we already have 161 new books on the shelf with more on the way.


Think! Ask! Create!



Monday, April 12, 2010

New Books

A new library book order is being prepared for Fall 2010.


Please tell the librarian about any books that you would like for the library to acquire.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Special links for Ms. Luther's classes

Click on the logos below to go the sites.



Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Renzulli Learning

Click on the logo below to go to the site.

Another link to Renzulli Learning can be found under "More Links" on the left.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Room 113 D