​March is Women's History Month!  The CHS Library encourages you to celebrate and study the vital role of women in American history by checking out one of our great books.
February is Black History Month!

In February, we celebrate, recognize, and remember the achievements and history of generations of African Americans, many of whom overcame a variety of obstacles and challenges to achieve full citizenship and integration into American society.

Learn more about our nation's history by reading a book!  Or try putting yourself in the shoes of someone from a different cultural background by reading a novel with diverse characters.
New Year's resolutions may not last long, but books do! 

Instead of making resolutions for 2025, have you considered choosing a one word intention for the year?  A one word intention is a word or phrase you want to focus on to guide you for the year.  Some examples include Present, Peaceful, Kind, Healthy, and Grateful.  What's your intention for 2025?  Stop by the library to check out our one word intention-inspired book display!

​Would you like to challenge yourself to read more in 2025?  

Ms. Wheaton and the CHS Library can help with that!  Whether you want to start small and read just one book, read a book a month, read a book a week, or read 100 books this year, we have challenges forms with ideas to get you started and keep you motivated to reach your goal.  We even have a 2025 Reading  Challenge bingo form, and you can win a prize if you read just four or five books!  Whether your favorite genre is fantasy, romance, mystery, horror, sci-fi. action, or something else entirely, stop by the CHS Library for advice or inspiration.  We have so many amazing books that are waiting just for you to give them a chance and check them out.  What are you waiting for?  Come in already!
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The CHS Library may be closed over the break, but our ebook library is always open!
Curl up this winter with an ebook or audiobook.  You can read on your phone or computer with the Sora app (it's free!).  
If you've never used our ebook library (or if it's been a long time), you log in using your school email and the password for your school email.  If you have trouble logging in to Sora, try both your new and old password.
Try Something New and Fun in December!
​12/7 Letter Writing Day
12/8  Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
12/9 Christmas Card Day
12/10 Dewey Decimal System Day (Go to the library!)
12/11  Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day
12/12 Gingerbread Decorating Day
12/13 Cocoa Day
12/15 Cupcake Day & Ugly Sweater Day
12/16 Underdog Day
12/17 Device Appreciation Day
12/18 Bake Cookies Day
12/20 Go Caroling Day
12/21 Winter Solstice & Crossword Puzzle Day
12/22  Cookie Exchange Day
12/23 Roots Day
12/26 Thank You Note Day
12/27 Make Cutout Snowflakes Day
12/28 Call a Friend Day & Card Playing Day
12/30 Bacon Day
12/31 World Peace Meditation Day
Fall is a great time to cozy up with a good book and get some quality reading in.  Do you like spooky, spine tingling stories?  Whether it's zombies, ghosts, vampires, or serial killers, we've got you covered!  Here's a list to get you started, but you might just want to search our print book and ebook libraries.  Maybe romance, mystery, or adventure is more your cup of tea?  Whether you like sports or superheroes, history or fantasy, our library has something for everyone.  Check out our online resources or drop by the library and see Ms. Wheaton for a personalized recommendation.  We'd love to see you in the library this fall!
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Every year during the last week of September, libraries across America celebrate our freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment by highlighting Banned Books Week.  

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources in 2023. The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by OIF in more than 20 years of tracking: 4,240 unique book titles were targeted for removal from schools and libraries in the United States.
See the video below to find out which ten books were most challenged in schools and libraries last year.  Then come to the CHS Library and exercise you freedom to read by checking out a great book today!
Want to know even more about banned books? Watch the video below to learn about the history of book bans and challenges.
September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month.  During this month, we celebrate the many generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched our country and have had a positive impact on our society.  

We have many amazing library books and ebooks that celebrate the diversity of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.  Stop by and check on out today!

August

Welcome back to another exciting school year at Coalinga High School!  I hope you did a lot of reading over the summer, but if you didn't, stop by the library to see all of our new and enticing books.  Or just just stop by to say hi.  Mrs. Young and I would love to see you!

CHS Book Club

 
CHS Book Club is back again for a new school year!  Do you like to read and talk about books?  Do you like snacks, hanging out, making crafts, writing, and pontificating about anything and everything (but especially about books, movies, shows, graphic novels, and webcomics)?  If so, the CHS Book Club might be the place for you.  Come meet kindred book-loving spirits.  We meet Wednesdays at 3:15 to 5:00 (or whenever you want to leave if you don't ride the bus). Email Ms. Wheaton for details at [email protected].  We haven't picked our first book of the year yet, so come help us decide what to read.  Also, I give away a prize (usually a book) at each meeting -- but you must be present to win!

California Young Reader Medal Program

The CYRM program will return in January with a new batch of books, but you can still read these three awesome books any time!