Library Information

Our library is open during school hours Monday through Friday.
Librarian: Karen Flynn
Librarian's Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am- 2:45pm.

Scheduled Library Times:
Tuesdays
8:15-9:15am - 7/8 classes

10:50-11:35am - 5/6 classes

12:25-1:10 pm - K/1 classes

1:10-1:55pm - 3rd grade

1:55-2:40pm - 2nd grade

Thursdays
12:25-1:10pm - 4th grade



Library Materials Circulation

Library patrons may check out up to 5 books.

Library materials are due 2 weeks from date checked out.

Please use Circulation Log (clipboard) to check out materials. If you like, you may login to Destiny and perform a self-check out of your library materials.

If you lose or damage a library item, you will need to do one of the following:

1. pay for the item.
2. donate something of equal value.
3. volunteer in the library to work off your debt.


Thursday, October 22, 2009

WOW!!! New Books! New Books! New Books!

Oh me! Oh my!  What a lot of books have arrived!  Here's a sampling!  Should be ready to check out in a few days -- I'm processing as fast as I can!

The Entire Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events FIC SNI
The Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey PICTURE BOOKS UNDER "P"
The Bone Series by Jeff Smith FIC SMI
Uglies the Collector's Set by Scott Westerfeld FIC WES
The Judy Moody Totally Awesome Collection by Megan McDonald ER MCM
The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer FIC MEY
Tracking Trash by Loree Griffin Burns (non fiction about why we need to protect our marine environment)
Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer (young adult vampire book) FIC BRE
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker (on the Lady Bug List) PICTURE BOOKS "B"
The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg   PICTURE BOOKS "A"
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (winner of the Scott O'Dell Award and a National Book Award Finalist) FIC AND
The Graveyard Book  by Neil Gaiman (Winner of the Newbery 2009) FIC GAI
Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems by John Grandits  811 GRA
Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer Holm FIC HOL
The Dog Who Belonged to No One by Amy Hest  PICTURE BOOKS "H"

Monday, October 19, 2009

Coming Soon To a Shelf Near You!!

Here is a sampling of new books here for you to check out!

1.  Ripley's Believe It or Not!  Special Edition 2010   031.02 RIP  Self explanitory!
2.  Cookie Dough Fun     641 COO  Great recipes!  Gorgeous photos!
3.  Three new Magic Tree House Books!  Easy Reader Section   Exciting adventures of Jack and Annie        that you can't put down.
4.  Two new Puppy Place Books     Easy Reader Section  Pugsley the Pug and Princess the Yorkie find homes.
5.   Fairest by Gail Carson Levine   FIC LEV   (Newbery author of Ella Enchanted)  Some readers argue that this novel surpasses Ella Enchanted and challenges conventional ideas of beauty.
6.   The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti  FIC BAR   (based on a true story of Hitler Youth)  Explores the life of a heroic German youth who dared to stand up agianst the Nazi regime.
7.   Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones  by Judy Schrachner   picture books under S  More adventures for the beloved Siamese Cat who likes to think he's a Chihuahua.
8.   Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron and Brett Witter    picture books under M  Okay, I almost cried reading this one!
9.   First Dog by J. Patrick Lewis    picture books under L  Based on the First Dog for the Presidential Famiily.
10.  Smiles to Go  by Jerry Spinelli  FIC SPI  About a ninth grade stargazing science geek/control freak.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

THE READ A HUNDRED BOOKS CHALLENGE!

It's never too late to take the challenge!  All you need to do is log your reading and turn in your reading logs for credit to a teacher or to the librarian. 

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