KnightLight

=Keep the Library Knight Light Shining= Nancy Rebore This year the high school library has officially joined the podcast generation. Students in the Library Book Talk, Film Review, and Hero Clubs, along with the teacher co-chairs, have been busily and eagerly creating the first podcasts. And how exciting it is to know that people around the world can subscribe to the podcasts!

For their first podcast, students in the Book Talk Club chose three books, from the many new books they had read, to book talk: __Rash__ and __Invisible__, both by Pete Hautman, and __Copper Sun__ by Sharon Draper. The students hoped that their book talks would entice others to read the books. And, indeed they did, as evidenced by students and teachers who have come to the library to borrow them.

I chose to do the first Hero Club podcast myself to remember the life of UHS student, Kristofer Nathan (1989-2006) who, at age 17, lost his life to cancer. Kristofer’s life was heroic in every aspect. I’ve played this podcast to numerous classes in the hope that Kristofer’s words and actions might inspire others,

The Film Review Club members selected the movie, __Pay It Forward__, to review. Like book talkers, movie reviewers do not give away the ending. In their podcast, students talked about the message in the movie, and gave insights into the main characters. One student watched the movie and read the book, and compared the two.

For those of you who have not tuned into our podcasts, please go to the UHS homepage and select UHS Library Knight Light in the left-hand column of the page. I think you will be hooked when you hear the passion and enthusiasm of our students. And, by listening to our podcasts and sending us your thoughts, you will be making the UHS Library Knight Light shine brighter.