Continue Learning at the Library

Feel like you have some gaps in your knowledge? Maybe it’s something you know you learned in school, but at the time, you didn’t think you’d ever need it again. Now, you’re stuck. What do you do?

Come review at the library! This month’s second floor book display highlights the basics, subject by subject.

Start with “Study like a Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to ‘Grade A’ Study Habits” by Regan A.R. Gurung and John Dunlosky (371.3 Gur). It can be easy to overlook these basic classroom skills, but they form an essential foundation for anything you want to learn!

Latin may be a dead language, but knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary will help in any of its many derivatives. The quintessential textbook is “Wheelock’s Latin” by Frederic M. Wheelock (478.2 Whe) with its workbook by Paul T. Comeau (478.2 Com).

“Science: The Definitive Visual Guide”, edited by Adam Hart-Davis (500 Science), covers discoveries from the dawn of science to today in rich detail. In my school library, this kind of book rarely made it to a chair. Kids would pull them off the shelf and just sit down where they were to marvel at the pictures. So, enjoy, but please try not to block foot traffic.

Lawrence Potter’s “Mathematics Minus Fear: How to Make Math Fun and Beneficial to Your Everyday Life” (510 Pot) is not the snoozefest you might expect. Using humor, puzzles, and plenty of examples, it explains essential, practical skills.

Any questions you didn’t work up the nerve to ask in health class are answered in Cara Natterson’s “This is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained” (612.6 Natterson). In addition to the physical effects, it also discusses the social and emotional elements of puberty.

Whether you want to patch drywall or a pair of pants, Sharon and David Bowers cover all the essentials in “The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop” (640 Bow).

If you skimmed your way through English class, “The New Annotated Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley (823.7 She) and similar resources are perfect for makeup work. Annotated editions, reading guides, and modern English adaptations offer essential context to understand not just the classics themselves, but everything they’ve influenced.

For a broad topic like social studies, get a broad overview from Lonely Planet’s “The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World” (910.202 Tra). Also, visit the A to Z World Culture Database on the digital resources page of our library website! It’s one of many opportunities for lifelong learning you can access for free with your library card.

Learning doesn’t have to stop after school. The library’s shelves are full of materials to help you continue learning and growing. Whether you are seeking information for a job or just curious about life, come see what you can discover at your library. If you don’t have a library card yet, stop at our first floor circulation desk and find out what you need to get one. Now is the perfect time to get or renew your library card because September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. When you check out an item with your library card this month, you can be entered to win one of our Book Lovers prizes.

Check out what else is happening on our website or call us at 765-362-2242. The library is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.