New eBook Collection at Constance Rulka Library

Constance Rulka Library has its first collection of eBooks.  The eBooks can be accessed by going to the Follet Sheff eBook Library on the Library Home Page.  Instructions for signing eBooks out 24/7 are listed below.


1. Go the Library Web Page at www.hsslibrary.com

2. Click on the link "Follet Sheff eBook Library".

3. Click on "Sign Out an eBook on Follett Shelf".

4. In the upper right hand corner, click on Login.

For the User ID and Password use your Student Identification #.

5. Click on the book you wish to sign out. You will be given various options. You can "Read Online". You can "Check Out" the book either "Online" or you can "Download" (if the book is available for download).

The lending period is for 2 weeks. You can sign your book in early is you wish. At the end of the 2 week period, you book will automatically check itself in.

6. If you wish to download the book to your iPad or Android (3.0 and above) tablet devices, you will need to download the following device:

Follett Digital Reader app

The Follett Digital Reader app is currently available for iPads running iOS 4.0 and newer and Android tablets running Android 3.0 and newer

The iPad^® App can be found in the Apple App Store. Download it today.

The Android™ App can be found in Google Play. Download it today.

See our Mobile App page for more details on the app.

BC Book Awards 2012 Winners

The winners (and nominees) of the 2012 BC Book Awards are available at the following website:

http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/

Two of this year's winners are available in the library:

Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan

Paris, 1940. A brilliant jazz musician, Hiero, is arrested by the Nazis and never heard from again. He is twenty years old. He is a German citizen. And he is black. Fifty years later, his friend and fellow musician, Sid, must relive that unforgettable time, revealing the friendships, love affairs and treacheries that sealed Hiero’s fate. From the smoky bars of pre-war Berlin to the salons of Paris – where the legendary Louis Armstrong makes an appearance – Sid, with his distinctive and rhythmic German-American slang, leads the reader through a fascinating world alive with passion, music and the spirit of resistance. Esi Edugyan’s work has appeared in several anthologies, including “Best New American Voices 2003.” Her debut novel, “The Second Life of Samuel Tyne,” was published internationally to critical acclaim; and “Half-Blood Blues” won the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

In a wild and lawless future, eighteen-year-old Saba lives with her father, twin brother Lugh, young sister Emmi and pet crow Nero. The family resides in a secluded shed and the lake, their only source of water and main provider of food, is gradually dying from the lack of rain. But Saba’s father refuses to leave the place where he buried his beloved wife, Allis, who died giving birth to Emmi. While Saba has never forgiven Emmi for their mother’s death, she adores her twin brother Lugh. So Saba’s small world is brutally torn apart, when a group of armed riders snatch Lugh away. Saba’s rage is so wild, that she manages to drive the men away, but not before they have captured Lugh and killed their father. And here begins Saba’s epic quest to rescue Lugh, during which she is tested by trials she could not have imagined. Moira Young was born in New Westminster, BC, where she attended the UBC before heading to the UK to study drama. Moira Young lives in Bath, England with her husband.