CMHS Book Club meets the 3rd Friday of every month in the library to eat and review the month's book choice. Please come join us!
Our last meeting of the school year will take place on Friday May 21st @ 2:30 pm in the library to discuss What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell:
Come with some suggestions for next year!
Some of this Years' Reads:
The Last lecture by Randy Pausch
The Lake of Dead languages by Carol Goodman
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
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CMHS Library Catalog Holdings of CMHS Library and relevant websites.
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Ursus A shared catalog of University of Maine System campuses, Bangor Public Library, Maine State Library, Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library and Maine State Archives, a service of Maine Infonet.
MaineCat A statewide catalog that combines and links more than 100 library collections contained in 10 large online library systems , a service of Maine Infonet.
Portland Public Library (Main Page) providing a diverse collection of books and other resources to the Greater Portland Community.
NoodleBib Most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking.
Once you have set up a personal folder you can access it from any internet connected computer. However, you will need to see Ms. Dupree to set up your personal folder through the school account.
Google Advanced Search offers numerous options for making your searches more precise and getting more useful results.
Facts On File: CMHS Library has 3 database subscriptions from Facts on File that may be accessed while on campus as well as remotely. They are: American History Online; Science Online; Bloom’s Literary Reference Online User Name : cmhs Password: Lions
There are many different kinds of literary awards sponsored by many different organizations and peoples. Below are a few that you will encounter while you are a student at CMHS.
The Costa (formerly Whitbread) Book Awards:
Founded in 1971 and sponsored by Whitbread Breweries and administered by the Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, the Whitbread Prize was renamed Costa, after its new sponsor (a coffee company), in 2006. Authors who have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for over three years are eligible. There are five Costa/Whitbread genre prizes each year--best novel, best first novel, best biography, best book of poems, and best children's book--from which one is chosen as book of the year. Announcement of the Costa Book of the Year takes place in January. The 2009 winners will be announced near the end of January 2010.
2009 Winners
Novel : Brooklyn byColm Toibin
Biography: The Strangest Man by Graham Farmelo
First Novel: Beauty by Raphael Selbourne
Poetry: A Scattering by Christopher Reid *
Children's Book: The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, Book Two)
byPatrick Ness*= Book of the year
Man Booker Prize:
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction , also known in short as the “ Booker Prize” , is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel , written in the English language , by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or Ireland . The prize was originally known as the Booker-McConnell Prize after the company Booker-McConnell began sponsoring the event in 1968. In 2002 the administration of the prize was transferred to the Booker Prize Foundation and the title sponsor became the investment company Man Group , which opted to retain "Booker" as part of the official title of the prize. The judging panel reduces the entry list to the Man Booker Dozen (13 titles) and then again to just six titles. This year’s winning novel was announced on Tuesday 6th October2009.
2009 Man Booker Prize Award : Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
2008 Man Booker Prize Award:The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
2007 Man Booker Prize Award : The Gathering by Ann Enright
The National Book Awards :
On March 15, 1950, a consortium of book publishing groups sponsored the first annual National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Their goal was to enhance the public's awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. Today, the Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. All eligible books must be authored by U.S. citizens and published in the United States. A short-list consisting of five outstanding books for each of the genres is announced in October (the 14th in 2009). The winners were announced on November 18th during National Book Awards Ceremony.
2009 National Book Award Winners
Fiction: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Nonfiction : The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius by T.J. Stiles
Poetry: Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy by Keith Waldrop
Young People's Literature: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
Pulitzer Prize:
Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher who created a standard for excellence in Journalism. In his will Pulitzer made provisions for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive to excellence. Pulitzer specified four awards in journalism, four in letters(includes fiction) and drama, one for education, and four traveling scholarships. In letters, prizes were to go to an American novel, an original American play performed in New York, a book on the history of the United States, an American biography, and a history of public service by the press. Pulitzer made provisions in his will for award changes and today the Pulitzer for Letters includes books published in the United States during the year by authors who are American Citizens. Columbia University awards Pulitzer Prizes in Letters annually on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Board. The prizewinners and nominated finalists are announced during the spring.
The 2010 Pulitzer Prizes were presented at a luncheon at Columbia University on Monday, April 12, 2010 .
2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners for Letters
Fiction: For distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. Tinkers by Paul Harding
Poetry: For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. Versed by Rae Armantrout
General Nonfiction: For a distinguished and well documented book of nonfiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman
Biography or Autobiography: For a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
History: For a distinguished book upon the history of the United States . Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
Drama: For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life. Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music: For distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year. Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon
Michael L. Printz Award:
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. Books published between January 1 and December 31 of the year preceding a January announcement and designated by its American publisher as being a young adult book, or published for the age range that YALSA defines as young adult (ages12-18),regardless of previous publication in another country in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology are eligible. In addition to the winner, there may be as many as four Honor Books.
2009 Printz Awards Winner: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Honor Books:Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 by John Barnes
