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Our National Poets Laureate and Ambassadors for Literature

As espoused on its website, “The Library of Congress promotes poetry and literature year-round through our online and in-person programs, our honors and prizes, and our ambassadors.”

February 18, 2022 · Leave a comment

WhoDunIt? Not us! We have an alibi!

The “WhoDunIt” is a classic genre of storytelling, usually involving a detective who sets out to solve a case. … Here on the Serra stage, Tri-School Productions will be performing The Alibis for three nights only, November 18-20.

November 7, 2021 · Leave a comment

Summer Reading

Jump into summer reading! This wraps up the Zoph Library blog for the school year. We offer our congratulations to the graduating class of 2021! For the rest of you, we will be back with a welcome post in August. To all of the Serra community… have a healthy, safe and fun summer!

May 21, 2021 · Leave a comment

Pick a genre, any genre!

Many libraries separate their fiction collection by genre, which simply means that fiction is shelved by the type of story within the pages of the book. Larger libraries will even have sub-genres within the genres. This makes it easier for us to find a book that is most likely to appeal to us. Perhaps we love Science Fiction stories, but within that Science Fiction genre we particularly love Post-Apocalyptic novels. In a large library those books would be grouped together.

January 22, 2021 · Leave a comment