Today I had a student who wanted more books by an author she had read last year…but the problem was, she only remembered the author’s first name: Sharon. I asked her if she remembered the name of the book she read last year. No luck, but she did remember that there were two books: a dog poetry book and a cat poetry book. Do you know the author?
That’s right, it’s Sharon Creech! We found her books and checked them out today!
We had a great time in the library today. We “hung out” with Smith Elementary students today via Google Hangout. Mrs. Pelias, Smith Elementary librarian, and I took turns reading The Hair of Zoe Fleenfenbacher; it was so much fun to share a story with another school! After we read the story, students got to design their own crazy hair bookmarks. Check out our cool artwork!
We celebrated International Dot Day with some great books and awesome experiences. We connected with other campuses through Skype on Tuesday, and celebrated in other classes throughout the week with the app Quiver and by creating collaborative Dots. It’s been a great week so far, and we look forward to making our marks this year in the library.
Calling all Wimpy Kid and Big Nate fans; we have two new series that you’re going to love! Check out Stick Dog by Tom Watson and Timmy Failure by Stephan Pastis. Filled with zany plots and cartoons throughout, these series will have you laughing out loud. Be sure to visit the authors’ web sites and watch the book trailers to learn more.
I’m starting the 2015 school year with a few library upgrades; we are getting to a new automation system (LS2), new Chromebooks, and some great soft seating furniture as well. Change is good! I can’t wait to start painting soon too; stay tuned for a look into our library make-over.
Now it’s Back to School season, and I’m hoping to use this cute book by Kate Messner to ring in the school year:
And of course we are all looking forward to the sequel of The Day the Crayons Quit:
And this book by Richard Brynne will make a fun companion to our annual reading of The Book that Eats People by John Perry.
To get my students up and exploring the library, I’m excited to try out a digital photo scavenger hunt using the app Klikaklu. Now I just need to get my library ready for the camera!
