Experience Web 2.0 In Action!

Check out this Jing screencast tutorial of how to use our online catalog Websafari -- generated by one of our fantastic Bronx High School of Science students!

In The Know Of What's Hot In Web 2.0?

Please visit the library webpage under the link “Digital Tools For Presenting

& Collaborating”  to view excellent Web 2.0 tools such as Masher, 

Glogster, Scratch, Netvibes, and Jing.

What's Your Bookprint?

Can you guess which book influenced the lives of a former President, two award-winning actresses, a Superbowl MVP, an A-list designer, and popular TV host?

We all remember that special book - the one that changed our life, holds a special memory, or taught us something we'll never forget. You Are What You Read is a social networking celebration of those books that helped us discover who we are and who we can become. Users log on through existing social media accounts and share the five books that made a difference in their lives, and connect with readers all over the world through these shared "Bookprints." And you're in good company: more than 130 "Names You Know" - including Bill Gates, Eva Mendes, Daniel Radcliffe, Damien Hirst, Taylor Swift, Venus Williams, Tony Hawk, and two former Presidents - have shared their Bookprints with us.

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Who Was Hannah Baker?

Do you want to read a book that will change your life forever?

Have you ever thought about the intentional and unintentional cruelties that we might inflict upon our peers without realizing the often devastating and far-reaching impact of their consequences? In the fascinating Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, before teen Hannah Baker commits suicide, she arranges to circulate a box of tapes to a select group of people whom she holds responsible for her death. When classmate Clay Jenson, who had a crush on Hannah, receives the tapes, he spends the night listening to Hannah's recorded thoughts and visiting the places that she mentions. As a web of deceit, pain, and secrets is revealed, Clay comes to his own painful self-realizations that change his life and his perception of others, forever. This is a powerful book because it makes one ask, "Am I responsible for irreparably hurting another person?"

Brush up on Black History this month!

Visit our display for unique books about the famous and not so famous black historical figures that have made contributions in various fields and to the greater human cause.

Visit Biography in Context through the New York Public Library Databases for quality articles, videos, images and more!
Don't have a NYPL library card? Click here to apply online.

Book Suggestions Are In!

We've enjoyed hearing from you through our suggestion box, cleverly created by Bronx Science alumna extraordinaire Valinda Chan.
Many of your book suggestions have now arrived -- and more to come in a few weeks. Check out what's new through the library catalog: http://library.bxscience.edu/SURPASS/websafari.exe
Keep the suggestions coming!

Welcome to The Bronx High School of Science Library

 

Even if you can't visit the library in person, you can visit us digitally!

For remote access to high quality information resources from The Bronx High School of Science Library go to http://www.bxscience.edu/, click on Academics then Library. Navigate to Databases. There are numerous subscription databases on a variety of subjects that you may use any time of day. All that is needed is the master password (available in the library) to retrieve the database passwords for excellent resources such as GALE, PROQUEST, and JSTOR . Of course, Mr. Bowlin and Mrs. Goldstein are always available to assist with your information quests.