Contacts & Hours
HOURS Mon through Fri 7:35 - 2:08
HEAD LIBRARIAN Claudia Palframan cpalframan@cpsge.org
Mrs. Karen Tosoni
ktosoni@cpsge.org
Library
2025-2026 MCBA for 6th Grade, MTCBA for 7th and 8th
Dupont students can take part in two reading challanges, one for 6th graders and one for 7th and 8th. During the summer, the books will be available at Chicopee Public Library and Libby (e-and audio books).
The Massachusetts Children’s Book Award is an award chosen by the students in Massachusetts. Click here for the list of books. The books are available at the public library and via SORA. Listen to an audio book during road trips!
* Voting takes place in April. Students must have read 5 titles to be eligible to vote.
Click here to see the 2024-25 winner, Dupont's three-way tie and runner ups. Click on the image of Hoops for a message from the author.
Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Awards for grades 7-12. Check out the list for books you may enjoy so you can add your vote in September. SORA has all the titles, many are available as both audio and e-books. Look here for more information about the books.
If you have any questions, please contact me, Ms. C. Palframan, teacher librarian
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE NOW DUE!
The last day to check out books is May 16th. All books need to be returned by June 6. This year we seem to have more overdue books than normal. Please check lockers, home, car, where ever for any library books that should come back to Dupont's library.
If you have any questions or concerns about overdue library books, please contact Ms. Palframan:
413-594-1881
cpalframan@cpsge.org
Sora - free eBooks and audiobooks
Students and staff at Dupont have access to Sora, provided by the Massachusetts Library System. Sora is specifically for schools and allows our students to access ebooks, audio books and magazines to their Chromebook or other device. Sora has 50,000 titles that are shared among participating schools. Students can also download the Sora app to a personal device and log in using their school email. This will allow them to always have a book at their fingertips. Please contact me if you have any questions.Click here for an informational video.
Graphic Novels are “Real” Books
20 hours ago
Graphic Novels are
“Real” Books
Graphic novels are increasingly popular with both students and adults, and are very different from the comic books many of us have read and remember fondly. Graphic novels are longer, have more complex story lines, and cover a wide range of genres, including both fiction and nonfiction. Like a standard novel, a graphic novel tells a story in a sequential manner, using both text and images. The text and images support each other and add to the complexity or richness of the story. According to researchers, the reader is using more of his or her brain while combining both the text and images into a complete story.
Graphic novels increase a reader's comprehension and interpretation of a story or topic. They engage both reluctant readers and visual learners. This is wonderful, as reading should be a pleasurable activity. Students who read more develop increased background knowledge and vocabulary, which leads to greater ease in reading more complex texts.
At our library at DMMS, graphic novels are extremely popular and we cannot keep them on the shelves!