The winning bookmarks from the Bookmark Contest during Library Week are hot off the press!  They are limited edition copies – come and check out a book and pick up one of your friends creatively designed bookmarks.  You can click on the pictures below to see a larger image.

The library has been a very  busy place the last few weeks.  We had Library Weeks at the beginning of the month.  Last week was AOI Water Week.  It was a fun and educational experience for our teachers and students.  Pictures of both will be coming soon!

Middle School Book Club met today. We are working on bookmarks that give student recommendations on new books to read.

High School Book Club meets next week Monday.  We will be discussing “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore.  I can’t wait to hear what everyone thought of the book! Come and join us even if you haven’t finished the book.  Everyone is welcome!  Monday at 2:35 in the library.

It is sad that our Library Weeks have officially ended.  There was great student participation in all of the activities and generous donations from our parents!   We are already looking forward to next year and have received a lot of great suggestions from many of you students.

Congratulations to Alanna the winner of the last High School trivia contest.  Our library has 6,042 books.   The grand prize went to Devon.  I hope you girls enjoy your snacks and Borders gift card.

This week is Water Week for the 6-9th graders.  I hope everyone enjoys the daily activities and learns a lot about the Areas of Interaction.  I will see the 6-9th graders when they come to the library for Approaches to Learning.  Can’t wait!

Unfortunately, today is the last day of Library Week for High School. It was great week with visits from the 9th, 11th and some 12th graders. The 9th graders created some amazing vodcasts on books they have been reading. I was impressed by their creativity. Each one was very unique. I also got some great recommendations from them! I will post some of them to the library website.

Congratulations to the trivia winners on Wednesday and Thursday – Taylor & Graham. Maybe they will treat their friends to something from our concession stand! There is one last question for today. Check your email. The grand prize winner will be announced on Monday. All of the correct answers from this week will be placed in a hat. The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Borders. Good Luck!

The movie today will be “Iron Man.” Come by and enjoy it with some popcorn! Happy Friday!

Hey High Schoolers come and join us for a movie and popcorn again today at 3pm in the library.

Today we will be watching “21″ which is based on the book “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions” by Ben Mezrich.

Congratulations to Bryant who won yesterday’s trivia.  Don’t forget to check your email for today’s question – you could be eating a free lunch from our concession stand!

It was great to see the 11th and 12th graders yesterday in the library.  We talked about great books for young adults and played the Google game.  Today the 9th graders will be in with Mrs. Trout.  I love Library Week!

High School Library week is here!  Check your e-mail daily for trivia questions about the library and test your research skills.  The daily winners of the trivia will receive a $5 gift certificate to the new LJA concession stand.  At the end of the week, one winner will be drawn from all of the correct answers throughout the entire week for a $15 gift certificate to Borders.

There will be movies based on books shown in the library after-school each day.  They will start at 2:45 and 3pm depending on dismissal time. Popcorn will be served too!

Tuesday - “21″
Wednesday - “Yes Man”
Thursday - “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist”
Friday - “Iron Man”

Today Inkheart will be showing in the library from 3-5pm.  Come on over and watch book characters come to life when Maggie’s father reads a book aloud.

Congrats to Taylor who won yesterdays trivia contest.  She was able to identify the latitude and longitude of Mexico City.  Enjoy your gift certificate, Taylor.

We have another trivia question today.  Do you think you know who wrote the famous quote? Come in the library and submit your guess…it could get you a free lunch or Borders gift certificate!

Don’t miss out on all the excitement library week has to offer!!

For our second day of MS Library Week we will be showing the movie Twilight.  Come on over from 3-5pm and enjoy the movie with some popcorn. You can refresh your memory on all the characters and details before New Moon comes out next month.

The first day of library week was a great success!!  Many students entered our daily trivia contest.  Congratulations to Evan who won our trivia yesterday!

The question was “What year did the US Women Win the World Cup in soccer?”  The answers were 1991 & 1999.   Students found their answers in a variety of places: World Book Encyclopedia, an Almanac, online, non-fiction books in our library and online.

Today’s question is posted in the library.  Can you get the right answer!?!??

My favorite two weeks of school are starting this Monday – Library Weeks!   In the past we have only had one week, but this year we are having two weeks of contests, reading, movies, library visits with Language A classes, and other fun stuff in our library.  The first week will be for Middle School from October 13-16th and the second week for High School from October 20-23rd.

This week there will be daily contests, library visits during Language A classes,  come in and see if you can answer them – and win great prizes!

There will be movies after-school, with popcorn, starting at 3pm.

Tuesday - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Wednesday - “Twilight” *All MS students must have a permission slip*  Come to the library to pick one up.
Thursday - “Inkheart”
Friday - “Journey to the Center of the Earth”

The Middle and High School Library now has two Kindles for students to borrow. Kindles are wireless book readers that allow you to carry thousands of books with you in one thin and light wireless device. The library has designated one Kindle to the Middle School students and one to the High School students. It can be borrowed from the library for one week. In order to borrow it you must have a signed permission slip from you parents. Come by the library and see the Kindle and pick up your permission slip. There are about 10-12 books on each one and more will be added as new titles are released – especially the highly anticipated sequels to many of your favorite books!
Check out the article in our school newspaper.