Wanted: Library Volunteers!

The library has many opportunities available for parents and community members to support the maintenance of a thriving library and technology program. We need help shelving books, checking books in and out, assisting students with locating materials, book repair, book covering, labeling of books, creating library displays, organizing library materials, and assisting students while they are using computers in the library.   If you think any of these might be of interest to you, please contact Kristine McLane by email or call the library at 252-1527 and let me know what you are interested in doing to support the library. Thank you!!

Upcoming Author Events

Providing children with the opportunity to meet authors and illustrators sparks an excitement for reading and writing. There are several opportunities for students to meet and interact with authors coming up at the Secret Garden Bookstore. Laura Numeroff (If you give a pig a pancake), Tad Hills (Duck & Goose), and Michael Wright (Jake goes peanuts)are all due for visits in early October. I am also excited to tell you that Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery, co-authors of The Two Bobbies, are visiting the store on October 13th at 7:00 p.m. I shared their book with many of our students during the bookfair and it really struck a chord with many of them. Since I heard from so many parents about how much the students enjoyed this true story of a dog and cat who survive Hurricane Katrina together, I wanted to pass the information about Mary and Kirby's presentation on to you. For more information on author events, go to the Secret Garden website.

Search the library catalog from home

Half of the intermediate classrooms have begun to learn how to utilize our library catalog to search for and locate books they are interested in. The rest of the 3rd-5th grade classes will begin to learn this skill next week. Students can use this resource from home as well. Just click here and begin your Quest for a great book to read!

Shelfari books

The books featured on the right side of the blog are nominated for the 2011 Sasquatch and Washington Children's Choice Awards. These awards provide K-5 students from across Washington State the opportunity to enjoy quality literature and to vote on their favorites. During the book fair I shared many previous winners with the students and they especially enjoyed the 2010 Washington Children's Choice winner, The Two Bobbies, by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery. I look forward to sharing this year's nominees with North Beach students and learning what their favorites will be!

Book fair thank you!

I am overwhelmed with the generosity of the North Beach community. Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who gave their time to make the Secret Garden Bookfair such a success. I would also like to thank the many generous donors who purchased books to add to the library collection. The students will enjoy these for a long time. It was wonderful to meet so many parents and family members during the book fair week. With the proceeds of the book fair the library will be able to update several areas of the collection, purchase award nominated books, and add titles that are in high demand by the students. Thank you for the warm welcome to North Beach!

NetLibrary

The library has many online resources that are available to our families. One of the newest resources is NetLibrary. Through NetLibrary, we have access to the entire catalog of children’s and young adult audiobooks that are part of NetLibrary’s (Recorded Books) collection. After creating an account (this must be done at school), users can check out up to 10 audiobooks for a 3 week period. You can listen on a home computer, transfer audiobooks to a portable listening device, or burn audiobooks to compact discs. If you would like to establish a NetLibrary account, please contact me in the library and I'll set one up for you.

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