Research Guides (LibGuides)

Boston Globe article recommended by Mrs. Loftus

Red flags: Warning signs that a teen might be involved in an abusive relationship

Library Calendar ~ 2013/2014 School Year

Teen Read Week @ the Boyden Library

October 12 - 20, 2012

We invite you to visit the Boyden Library to celebrate Teen Read Week!  Check out the titles in our Teen Collection.

"Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun and encourage teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms —books and magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more — and become regular library users."

from Young Adult Library Service Association, American Library Association 

A question involving a gentle giant

This book, by a DA alumnus who is a noted sports writer and columnist, tells the story of a “gentle giant” who revolutionized pro sports in America. 

Our September 2012 Library Question of the Month is ...

What is the title of this book & who wrote it? 

Be sure to drop off your answer in the Question of the Month Box located on the first floor of our library.  Good luck!

From all the correct answers, a winner will be drawn and a prize will be awarded on October 1, 2012.

Thank You DASAC Artists

Thank you to all of our DASAC friends who created a special surprise for our library staff – a lovely poster that showcases the importance of libraries and reading.   Be sure to visit the library to admire our DASAC poster — currently on display at our Circulation Desk.

Introducing Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive

"Debates over Slavery and Abolition. Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes collections from the United States and Europe on the worldwide movement for the abolition of slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

• This database contains:

• 1.5 million cross-searchable pages: 7285 books, 79 serials, 16 manuscript collections and 377 supreme court records and briefs
• Newly commissioned essays, links to websites, biographies, chronology and bibliographies; reference materials from Macmillan, Charles Scribner's Sons and Gale encyclopedias
• Collections published through partnerships with the Amistad Research Center, Oberlin College, Oxford University and many other institutions"

Gale Cengage Learning