Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas from the LHS Media Center!  Enjoy the extra time with friends and family.  We'll be closed December 22 - January 7, but (as always) the website will be up and running.  Feel free to check out some of our digital resources such as the FollettShelf of eBooks or our Catalist Digital audiobooks to get a jumpstart on your reading for the Spring semester.  We'll see you in the new year!

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LHS Tech Teacher Award

Class is almost always more interesting when technology is involved.

This is your chance to reward those teachers who make class better because of their use of technology. Whether it's letting you use your own devices for learning, having a great website, or taking you to the computer lab, let us know who you think is the best at using technology in school. The teachers with the most nominations will receive special recognition in January. Nominations are open until December 21st.  

Just visit http://bit.ly/TeacherTechAward to nominate. The form takes less than five minutes.

Janette Oke - Author of the Month

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JanetteOke.com

Our author for this month is Janette Oke.  Though most of Janette's books are officially labeled as "Adult Fiction," they are popular with teens and young adults as well.  Oke writes historical Christian fiction, and the main characters of her novels are typically females.  They struggle through adversity and grow in love and faith.

Oke was born in 1935 in Canada and was raised on a farm.  She did not publish her first book until 1979, but has been a prolific author since - publishing over 75 novels.  That first book - Love Comes Softly - and the other books in the series have been made even more popular by the Hallmark films based on the books starring Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, & others.

You can learn more about Janette Oke and her books by visiting her website or checking out one of her titles on display in the fiction section of the library media center.