Advanced preparation will improve your chance of getting hired!  Start with the ManeMedia Info Blog post Resume Help for Teens so you will be ready with all the information required for applications.  A printed resume offers a concise summary of your experience and qualifications, have a crisp copy available to hand a potential employer or attach as a PDF to job inquiries that you email to prospective employers.  Watch for hiring signs in the area where you hope to work and take a picture with info on how to apply, then be thorough and thoughtful when completing your application to make a good first impression.   

Our local Walmart is hiring.  Info on the image below will lead you to the application.  You may be able to find online resources that will familiarize you with the application process for a larger company, such as Walmart.  Smaller businesses will have a less formal process.  If you plan to apply to Walmart take a look at these links so you will be prepared for the process:

• Quick Overview Video about Walmart's Application Process
• The Walmart Hiring Process: From Application to Interview to Orientation

​Starting prepared with information about yourself and the prospective employer will help you interview with confidence.  Good luck with your job search!

​Developing your resume before you start applying for a job will make the process easier and give you confidence when you meet a potential employer.  KMHS Media Staff are here to help you compose and format your resume.  High school students starting their first resume may be confused by using a template designed for professionals, so try ManeMedia’s Resume Starter for High School Students (more at end of post).  Adapt any template to best represent you, by adding or removing section headers; see a list of suggestions below.  Keep formatting consistent and have someone assist with proofreading your final copy to make sure that it is error free!

High School Resume Starter Docs:  HS_Resume1.doc, HS_Resume2.doc, HS Resume Google Doc
    Find Word files (.doc) in your downloads after clicking the link)

The KMHS Media Center has a new printer designed to print 4”X6” photos on glossy photographic paper.  Save the photo that you want to print on a flash drive, and you will be ready to head to our Canon SELPHY printer.  Photo prints cost 25 cents each. Ask library media staff if you need assistance with file format or saving on a flash drive.   

​​Place your photo of a special occasion or person where you will see it regularly to lift your spirits!

​The latest book display in the Media Center highlights books about summer, beaches, and keeping cool!  The Have a Cool Summer popsicle banner and Beach Reads displays were created using our new Makerspace tool, the VariQuest Cutout Maker 1800 which allows you to make die cuts of 25 fonts and hundreds of programmed shapes using the VariQuest content guide software.  The fonts and shapes are scalable to fit from 2-12 inches on heavy construction paper.  Fonts can be cut as single letters or linked together.  Shapes of different colors can be layered to create more colorful and dynamic displays or bulletin boards.  Please ask us for guidance on starting a project and using the simple software.  Get a head start by viewing the VariQuest Content Guide.

Let us know!  Take our Print Magazine Purchasing Survey so we order magazines that you would like available in Kennesaw Mountain High’s library next school year.  Please provide input by the end of April.  We are required to enter our order for the following school year during the first week of May.

Interested in digital magazines you can download on the go?  Learn how you can get free access to over 200 eMagazines from our previous post. 

If you would like to receive information about joining next year's team, please complete the KM’s HRRB Interest Form or talk to Dr. Bryan in the Media Center.  Learn more on our introductory team info page.

​​View the status of your KM library account:

1. Log on to a Cobb County computer or login to Cobb Office365 on a personal device
2. Select the Book Catalog (found on ManeMedia.info’s home page)
3. Click Log In (upper right) 
4. Click blue button, to log in with Cobb County Schools  
5. Select My Info from the top menu 

Once you are logged in, you may:

• View the Due Date for items that you currently have checked out
• Select Renew to add 3 weeks from the current date
  (Renew only works prior to the original due date) 
• See if any Fines are on your account for late returns, lost books, or printing charges
  • Fines for late returns are discounted by 50% or more for those who clear the fine promptly
  • Discounts are not available for lost materials or printing charges
• Select View History in the upper right to see previous checkout data for your account  

To check the status of a Cobb County Public Library account, use your Library PASS login.

We love to build our collection based on student suggestions.  If you do not find what you are looking for when you search our book catalog,  please complete our suggestion form so we may add your request to a future book purchase.  We can acquire eBooks quickly; however, print books may not arrive until the semester following submission of your request.   

Start your search to find the right audiobook for you at www.ManeMedia.info/audiobooks.   Use your student ID as the library card number and your four-digit birthdate (MMDD) to borrow a book.  Then enjoy, by using the Sora or Libby app on your phone.  For assistance contact staff in the KMHS media center or call the CCPL support phone number listed on MMI’s audiobooks page.   

Research studies indicate that listening to an audiobook has many of the same advantages as reading, plus some additional benefits.  Enjoy free access to 1000’s of audiobooks in our collections and suggest a purchase if we do not already have what you want.

You will never be bored if you have a book that interests you.  Fortunately, we all have access to an abundant collection of eBooks and audiobooks that we can download for free.  Use Library PASS to access collections from Cobb Public Libraries or explore other options listed in the Leisure Reading and Listening section of ManeMedia.info or on our Audiobooks access page.  If you are looking for books to help you learn about a topic of interest try searching the eBook Collections under the research area of ManeMedia.info. 

Use unexpected quiet time to read, reflect, and relate!  Non-fiction and fiction books help us learn when we take time to reflect.  A novel may help you relate to people living in a different environment or those with perspectives or character traits you have not previously considered.  Informational texts enhance learning even more when you think about how the presented material relates to concepts that you already understand.  

Use your spare time to read or listen to books so you will return to school with strengthened literacy skills and new insights.  Let me know if I can assist you with accessing resources linked from ManeMedia.info. 

Supporting a Culture of Learning and Student Success,
Dr. Bryan

See ManeMedia.info's More for Students - Test Prep section for a link to the official DOE study guides.  You can also try the online test format or find other resources for a variety of test prep needs.  Stop by the media center for assistance with any of these resources.  

​A fan of Kiera Cass’ The Selection series says “if you watch the TV show The Bachelor you will love The Selection books!”  All five books in the series are available in the KMHS Media Center, or you can borrow the eBook or audiobook versions by searching with the author’s name in our Sora App.

Looking for something different?  Browse books available in our print collection by selecting your favorite genre in using Destiny Discover, or explore eBook and audiobook options linked under the leisure reading section of our library website at www.ManeMedia.info/#ebooks.

If you do not find what you want, you may request that we purchase a new book or series using our suggestions form.  Student suggestions are our favorite way to build the KMHS library collection!  

We currently have a free trial for MLA Handbook Plus, a rich resource for finding citation examples and learning more about MLA Style.  I have permission from the company representative to share my temporary login with students and staff. Students can find the login information in their CTLS Learn Announcements Feed, or stop by the Media Center for assistance.  

Not sure where to start?  My favorite page is Appendix 2, which has an extensive list of citation examples, use Ctrl+F and search a term, like post, or a phrase, like social media, to find relevant examples.

Please let us know if you would like ongoing access to these resources!  Feel free to email Dr. Bryan with any questions.  

The KMHS Media Center has all the materials that you need to create a handmade card to express your thanks to someone special.  Ask library staff for assistance and we will show you the supplies at our Makerspace Workbench that will make your card unique.  Supplies available for use in the Media Center include: colorful card stock paper, craft scissors with decorative edges, calligraphy pens in various colors, and fine quality art markers used for free-hand coloring.  You may also use our Brother ScanNCut machine to produce cut shapes like the KM Monogram to add to your card. 

​Pictured are some examples of the supplies and techniques you may use.  The Thanksgiving card examples are black and white print outs of images which were colored in with art markers.  Layering paper and shapes also makes a nice effect for cardmaking.  Checkout our issues of Cardmaking magazine for more inspiration.  Stop by the circulation desk for assistance getting started!  

If you use GALILEO for research, this is your annual chance to let developers know what works and what changes you would like to see.  Participants will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card!  The GALILEO Survey will be open starting Thursday, November 3 through the end of the month.  The password for the survey is displayed on a banner in GALILEO, if you need help logging into GALILEO off-campus, see the KMHS library password list.

Winners have been selected from the students who entered the correct citation for the APA Formatting for a Journal Article  - Drawing Entry that was available in CTLS assignments from October 18-26.  The correct entry appears below, along with the general formatting guidance for an academic journal from the APA7 References Quick Guide that is available on www.ManeMedia.info/#citations, where you can find a variety of citation formatting help.

Lackmann, G. M., Miller, R. L., Robinson, W. A., & Michaelis, A. C. (2021). Persistent anomaly changes
     in high-resolution climate simulations. Journal of Climate, 34(13), 5425–5442. 
     https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0465.1

​Most of the entries were submitted by students from Mr. Kienel’s Freshman Magnet classes who visited the library for lessons on formatting APA citations for different types of sources.  Other students who noticed the assignment in CTLS and submitted correct citations were also entered in the drawing. 
The following students who submitted correct entries have won a pair of ManeMedia.info headphones.  You may stop by the media center to pick-up your prize, or Dr. Bryan may surprise you in class with a delivery.  Congratulations!
     Deborah A.
     Odinakachi I.
     Kim P.
     Veeral T.
     Isabella V.
Additional ManeMedia.info headphones are available in the library for students to checkout.  Find them by the audiobooks or ask at the circulation desk.  

​Our Welcome Back display at the start of the year had a beehive theme and we invited students to write their favorite books or authors on hexagon shaped post-it notes.  Students and a few teachers filled up the board with many suggestions and the results are contained in an interactive word cloud produced on WordArt.com. Click the image below to view the Beehive Hexagon Cloud on WordArt.com, then move your mouse across the image to scroll through titles (best viewed on a computer).  Thanks to Mrs. Matuszek for the engaging welcome back display and analyzing the data we collected.  Manga is always popular as are Fantasy books!
 
Many of the titles we already own, but the titles we don't own will be evaluated for future book orders.  If you ever want to suggest a new title for the Media Center, go to the Suggest a New Book form on ManeMedia.info under Leisure Reading and Listening.

For more information and to contact WCRL about the D&D events go to  bit.ly/WCDND.  

Stop by the Media Center to see Mrs. Matuszek’s creative display with a selection of books that relate to enchanted forests, woods, fairies, and a few creepy Halloween stories as well.  Many of these are the original classics of your favorite childhood stories, like Snow White and Grimm's Fairy Tales, that have inspired so many popular Fantasy movies and modern books.  Many of the tools in our Makerspace, along with upcycled materials were used to create the display.  It's amazing what you can do with cardboard boxes, craft paper and tape!  

​The trees were cut out of old cardboard boxes with an X-acto blade and matte on our large-surface Makerspace Workbench. The manual die cutters were used with craft paper for the leaves on the trees.  The big storybook was hand drawn with colored pencil, and words printed in Old English font.  On the back we used our new Calligraphy pens to write the title. The electronic Brother ScanNCut machine was used to scan the exact shape of store-bought glitter leaves to die-cut matching leaves out of the pages from a weeded book.  An old branch from outside, colorful yarn and some store-bought twinkle lights give us all the Fall Feeling we've been waiting for.  Check out all the digital Makerspace tools that are accessible on ManeMedia.info at www.ManeMedia.info/technology#makerspace or ask us about the tools we have at the Makerspace Workbench. 

Many thanks to Mrs. Matuszek for her inspired design and thoughtful work with our student aides to bring us her enchanting display! 

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl membership is growing and there is still time to join the team!  For more information about team activities, find the team info page linked from www.ManeMedia.info/more, or through the HRRB digital session in the ManeMedia class on CTLS.  Start by reading one of the HRRB books over the Fall Break!

Say goodbye to the flowers and bees that brightened our space to begin the school year and look forward to a new themed display that is evolving.  Ms. Matuszek is working with student aides to bring us something special for fall.  We hope you have a great break and look forward to a new look and new books in October!  Need something to read now?  Stop by the media center before the break to check out a book or magazine or take a look at some of our digital options while we are off.