Library - Media Center
Aliyah Harris, Librarian
She attend University of Pennsylvania for double major undergraduate degree in Theatre and English and will receive her MLIS degree from San Jose State University. She has worked in a mix of public and school libraries before coming to Mansfield as a library assistant in 2021. She is also on the voting committee for the Mass Teen Choice Book Awards and the Rhode Island Teen Book Awards.
Outside of school she still participates in the performing arts, appearing in shows, singing in a town choir and taking voice lessons. She also loves talking about, cooking and eating food. Her favorites might be basic, pizza, burgers and chicken tenders, but she will try any new food at least once.
She is an avid reader and an advocate for the use of ebooks and audiobooks. With the magic of audiobooks, she can get through one or two books a week. She loves YA fiction as well as non fiction about people she finds interesting and animals. It brings her great joy to recommend a book to someone and hear how much they loved it.
Come to the library for a book, to study or just to hang out!
Hours:
Monday - Thurs 7:00 am -3:00 pm
Friday 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Links to more Information:
Enter code <0114790991> to access.
Its a "Digital World" out there;
Here are some links to digital library resources
News & Notes
Introduction to LIGO & Gravitational Waves
INTRODUCTION
Throughout history, humans have mainly relied on different forms of light to observe the universe. Today, we are on the edge of a new frontier in astronomy: gravitational wave astronomy. Gravitational waves carry information on the motions of objects in the universe.
Since the universe was transparent to gravity moments after the Big Bang and long before light,
gravitational waves will allow us to observe further back into the history of the universe than ever before. And since gravitational waves are not absorbed or reflected by the matter in the rest of the universe, we will be able to see them in the form in which they were created. Moreover, we will effectively be able to “see through” objects between Earth and the gravitational wave source.