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 * 2010 May Library Newsletter **

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=New DVDs= media type="custom" key="5962265"

=Online Tools & Websites=

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 * DocsPal**

A free online file converter. Upload your file, select the original file format and what you want it converted to, and click convert. The link to the converted file will appear on the screen or you can also have the link sent to you via email. Converts from pdf to doc.

@http://www.mlahandbook.org username: omedalion@pcs-nyc.org password: pcslibrary
 * MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers-7th Edition**

The full text of the print volume of the MLA Handbook, with over two hundred additional examples. Includes research project narratives —stories, with sample papers, that illustrate the steps successful students take in researching and writing papers.

http://www.learner.org/ courses/globalart/
 * Art Through Time: A Global View**

How do we understand art? What is the relationship between art and the society from which it comes? These are but a few of the questions explored by this fine thirteen-part series produced by the Annenberg Media group. The motivating principle behind the series is to explore "diverse cultural perspectives on shared human experiences." Visitors will note that each program has a theme, and visitors can watch the entire program sequentially, or just bounce around as they see fit. Some of these themes include "Dreams and Visions", "Converging Cultures", and "Portraits". Alongside each video program, visitors will find select images that reflect the themes of each program, and it's fun to look at these images before and after a viewing. The "Compare" area allows visitors the opportunity to look at two works of art side-by-side and consider questions like "How can art inspire technical innovation?" and "How can hybrid art define individual identity?"

@http://teachinghistory.org/
 * National History Education Clearinghouse**

The U.S. Department of Education is responsible for this well-executed and extremely interesting website which is "designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom." There are many different areas to explore on this website, a few of which are "History Content", "Teaching Materials", "Issues & Research" and the "Weekly Quiz". The "History Content" section has features such as "Ask a Historian Archive" and "Website Reviews" of sites about teaching U.S. history. The "Issues & Research" section presently has two "Research Briefs", "Learning From History and Social Studies Textbooks" about the obstacles of students' learning from textbooks, and "What Happens When Students Read Multiple Sources in History Class" regarding the challenges students face when encountering historical documents and primary sources.

=News & Awards=

* 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners

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Fiction - **//Tinkers//** by Paul Harding

Drama - **//Next to Normal//**, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

History - **//Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World//** by Liaquat Ahamed (Available @ PCS)

Biography - **//The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt//** by T.J. Stiles (Available @ PCS)

Poetry - **//Versed//** by Rae Armantrout

General Nonfiction - **//The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy//** by David E. Hoffman

Music - **//Violin Concerto//** by Jennifer Higdon

For a complete listing of winners click here.

* 2010 Indies Choice Winners

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Adult Fiction: **//Cutting for Stone//** by Abraham Vergese

Adult Debut: **//The Help//** by Kathryn Stockett  (Available @ PCS)

Young Adult: **//Catching Fire//** by Suzanne Collins (Available @ PCS)

Middle Reader: **//When You Reach Me//** by Rebecca Stead (Available @ PCS)

New Picture Book: **//The Lion and the Mouse//** by Jerry Pinkney

* Summer Reads
//Entertainment Weekly's// 18 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer