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Barrington High School Library!

June 2023

Barrington HighSchool Library!June 2023

Happy Graduation & Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Best Wishes for Success! We will miss you!

Reading Across BHS - Summer Reading at Barrington High School!

It's Summer Reading for Fun! And Extra Credit!


Find a Reading Partner and Click here for information how to earn extra credit with your summer reading

For questions about summer reading please email Librarian Dr. Costa costas@barringtonschools.org or English Department Chairperson Dr. Blanchard blanchardk@barringtonschools.org

Special Thank You to Barrington High School Parents' Association for Library funding for summer reading books!

Click here to find copies of BHS Summer Reading books!

Click here for more information on how to access ebooks and audiobooks on BHS SORA!

Click here to sign up for a Barrington Public Library card online

Celebrating Reading with Ms. Pickford's Class & Virtual Author Visit for Reading Across RI book True Biz by Sara Novic

Free AudioBooks Available This Summer in SORA

AudiobookSYNC is a summer program of FREE audiobooks for teens 13+.
Two audiobooks are available each week through the Sora reading app until August 2, 2023.


Access Details

  • Titles are available worldwide and change every Thursday at midnight Eastern time during the season.
  • Titles are accessible in Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive.
  • Sora is available in your browser at SoraApp.com, or as an app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
  • Each SYNC audiobook will be featured in Sora for a window of 7 days.
  • Titles are yours indefinitely once you “borrow” them during their 7-day availability window in Sora.

Thanks SO MUCH to the BHS Library Assistant Ms. Gillam and BHS Technology Specialist Ms. Wind for all of their amazing help and assistance during the school year!

Congratulations to BHS Librarian! Dr. Suzanne Costa for first in RI PBS Media Literacy

"We are very excited for Suzanne to lead the way for other educators in Rhode Island to integrate essential media literacy skills throughout the curriculum. - Colleen Kenyon, RIPBS , Manager of Education Services

Barrington High School Library - Some Resources & Highlights!

Barrington High School Research Lessons & MLA Citation Information!

Barrington High School is first and foremost a teaching Library!

Students have many opportunities to learn about Library resources, research process, and how to evaluate sources for reliability, credibility, and scholarship! Students come to the BHS Library for instruction and BHS Librarian Dr. Costa also teaches students in their classrooms!

How to Find Resources From the BHS Library!

BHS on the Web

BHS online databases & subscription resources

Must be logged in with BPS Google account to view


BHS Library Catalog (print books)

Free eBooks & Resources check back for updates!

BHS Library MLA Samples

BHS Library MLA Checklist

MLA Supports from OWL Purdue

Check Out BHS Library Website!

Click Barrington High School Library

or

Go to www.barringtonhigh.org

Click MORE tab (on right side of page)

Click LEARNIG tab

Click BHS Library

Bookmark the website for easy access!

Audio Books for BHS students with Learning Ally! Ask Dr. Costa for more information!

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SORA! New BHS Library eBooks!

Watch Dr. Cost'a video and learn how to log in and access SORA here!

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New BHS Library print Books!

Reading is a way to relax and alleviate stress! Thanks so much to the Barrington High School Parents' Association for the Library Line-Item that supports our fiction collection at BHS Library!

Click here for BHS Library New Books!

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BHS Library Website!

Click here to access the Library website! and Happy Reading!

New Resource: Rhode Island Digital Newspaper Project - Here's Your Guide How to Access These Newspapers!

To learn more about historic newspapers in Rhode Island, please visit https://rinewspapers.org

The RI Digital Newspaper Project is an ongoing collaboration to make Rhode Island's historic newspapers freely available online via the Library of Congress' Chronicling America website at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Providence, RI, 1903. Silver gelatin print. Collection of the RIHS, RHiX3121