Did you know that our very own Hodgins Library has more than 50 magazines for parents, faculty, staff and students?

Sure! The magazines are listed below by category, and all are welcome to come to Hodgins Library to browse current titles or obtain a library account to check out items.

Students are encouraged to come to Hodgins Library to look at the magazines at any time during school hours or before and after school.

Current magazines may be checked out to faculty, staff and parents for one week.

For a complete list of titles, and descriptions about the magazine, please download this PDF flyer.

Magazines for Parents
Faith and Family
Family Fun
Kiwi
Parent and Child
Parenting Early Years
Working Mother
The Quarterly*

Magazines for Faculty & Staff
Catholic Digest
Edutopia*
Independent School
Instructor (Scholastic)
Mac Life
Mailbox (K, Grade 1, Grade 2-3, Intermediate)
Middle School Journal
National Geographic
Newsweek
Plays
Reading Teacher
Reading Today
Rethinking Schools
Teaching Tolerance
Time
Today’s Catholic Teacher
U.S. News & World Report
Booklist
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books*
Horn Book
Library Sparks
Multimedia & Internet @ School*
School Librarian’s Workshop*
School Library Journal*
Teacher Librarian*

Magazines for Students
American Girl
Appleseed
Ask
Calliope
Cat Fancy
Click
Dig
Dog Fancy
Faces
Horses Illustrated
Kids Discover
Ladybug
Muse
National Geographic Kids
Odyssey
Ranger Rick
Reptiles
Skateboarding
Snowboarder
Spider
Sports Illustrated Kids
Young Rider
Your Big Backyard
Zoobooks

….and a librarian’s job of reading continues, coupled with good food and grand locations.

What did you do on your summer vacation?

Good eats, good reads

School may be out for summer, but Hodgins Library is still busy with activities as we prep for the upcoming year.

For 2010-2011, we are pleased to announce that we are adding two new electronic databases from Gale:

Biography Resource Center:
An authoritative resource for biographies on notable figures, with more than 450,000 biographies on more than 380,000 people.

Grzimek’s Animal Life:
An image rich online resource covering more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.

Stop by the library to pick up the login and password information to access these new databases, or if you are on campus, start your search with the widgets below.

Biography Resource Center

Grzimek’s Animal Life:

Summer is almost here, which means it’s time for sun, fun and summer reading! There are several selections to choose from, and we encourage you to pick out books together.  To download a copy of the list, click the PDF file in the upper left hand corner. You also have the option of picking up a printed copy from the front office, upon request.

You can purchase summer reading books at the Mayfield Junior School Summer Reading Event at all Vroman’s Bookstore locations Friday, June 4th through Sunday June 13th, 2010:

1. Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
626-449-5320

2. Vroman’s Fine Writing, Gifts & Stationery
667 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
626-744-1834

3. Vroman’s Bookstore, Hastings Ranch
3729 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
626-351-0828

Please take your student’s Summer Reading List and the Vroman’s Voucher sheet located at the end of this packet, and go to any of the three above mentioned Vroman’s locations during the Summer Reading Event.

Vroman’s top-notch children’s book staff will be ready to assist you with all of your summer reading needs. You will find Summer Reading List selections beautifully displayed on the second floor, children’s department at the Colorado Boulevard Vroman’s Bookstore. You may also use your vouchers at any of the three locations for purchases other than books.

Your family’s participation in the Summer Reading Event not only encourages your student’s love of reading, but also supports Hodgins Library. For every purchase you make at any Vroman’s Bookstore, a percentage will go back to Hodgins Library. So, get your student off to a great start: take your Summer Reading List, select your student’s books, and read!

Take a look, the review of our Spring Fling 2.0 Book Fair has been written up in Publisher’s Weekly Online:

Penguin Marks 75 Years with a Book Fair All Its Own

And there was cake involved!

A great time was had for three quick fun filled days and here’s to the next time we work with Mrs. Nelson’s and Penguin. It’s guaranteed to be a blast!

Are you ready for our Book Fair 2.0? Coming next week, from May 17-19, get set for three days filled with fun, a treasure trove of books, an author visit, contests, giveaways....and penguins!

Join us as we celebrate the festivities by welcoming author Lauren Myracle on Tuesday, May 18th in the library and hear about her latest book, Thirteen Plus One

Then get ready for trivia and contests including giveaways such as:

• Signed Alcatraz baseball by Gennifer Choldenko
• Signed Patricia Polacco book
• Signed Otis poster and Otis bag
• Signed 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher – (8th grade)
• Great fall gallies from Penguin that you won’t find anywhere else!

Our mini book fair was begun on May 3rd when we kicked off the literary festivities with special guest author Henry Winkler who won the respect and admiration of our students with his motivational words (Did you see the video?).

There are books available for purchase and to order books, click here or on the link in the upper left hand corner.

Thank you for your continued support of literacy!

MJS was fortunate enough to have actor and author extraordinaire, Henry Winkler visit this Monday, May 5th!

As part of his visit, a milk and cookies event was offered and held in the library to the delight of all.

Take a look at the behind the scenes photo op with Mr. Winkler and the lucky student winners. Guess who is sillier, Mr. Winkler or the kids?

Stay tuned for more Spring Fling 2.0 updates as we anticipate Lauren Myracle on May 18th. For more information or to preorder books, click on the link at the upper left corner of the screen, or here.

On Friday, April 30th, MJS’s Librarians partook in a library visiting day, where they met and visited area librarians and listened as they shared their libraries and collections with others in the field.

Mayfield’s Hodgins Library was the starting point and from there we visited:

Polytechnic School
Frances Callero

Pasadena Christian
Jeanne Trujillo

Chandler School
Joan McLaughlin & Catherine Perry

High Point Academy
Suzanne Wullschlager

Sequoyah School
Dornel Cerro

Crestview Prep
Leslie

Flintridge Prep High School
Susan Hodge

Sights from the visit are below!

MJS has been honored to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of publishing powerhouse Penguin Books, and Monday, May 17th through Wednesday, May 19th, we will have a mini Book Fair in Hodgins Library, exclusively featuring titles from Penguin Books and several of their 36 publishing houses!

To celebrate this literary festivity, MJS will host two extraordinary Penguin authors: Henry Winkler on May 3rd and Lauren Myracle on May 18th.

Downloadable forms to order books and enter contests for snacks with the authors can be found by clicking here.

The complete lineup is as follows:

Monday         May 3    Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver visit
Monday         May 17   Spring Fling Book Fair Begins
Tuesday         May 18   Lauren Myracle visit
Wednesday    May 19   Last day of Spring Fling Book Fair

Join us as we celebrate the love of reading!

What do Penguins have to do with Spring?

Stay tuned for a clue (…shhh….it has to do with books!)