September 24th- End of the Month and Open House

The end of September is almost here and everywhere we are starting to see signs of fall. The leaves are turning, fall sports are heating up and events are starting to get scheduled here in the library. This week we have open house on Tuesday at 6:00 and starting next week students can sign up to be library helpers. I've got some great ideas for the library, but I can't wait to hear what your ideas are! So if you are interested in helping out in the library, keep an ear out for the announcements next week and then stop by the library to sign up! 

Book of the Week:

This week's book is another one I stumbled across in my office. I have to say, I sat down and read through it cover to cover. It's an awesomely fun book that lets you really interact with the story! 

The Secrets of Deltora by Emily Rodda

Uncover the secrets behind the legends in a lavishly illustrated new addition to the hugely successful Deltora series.

A book for old and new fans of the popular Deltora Quest series, this travel guide is told from the perspective of Doran the Dragonlover, the greatest Deltoran explorer ever and a friend of the dragons. Readers will travel with Doran through the seven gem territories, learning the secrets of Deltora-from its many dangers to its special places and magical creatures (from goodreads.com)

Check out this great book or one of our other books featuring Dragons.

Week Three!

Welcome to week three at Lincoln Library! The library is now fully open and classes are being scheduled throughout the day. Stop in to browse for a new book, check out the new magazines that are coming in every day or to use the computers. If you need help with anything, all you have to do is ask! 

I came across a great article today about Common Core and the Library. It does a great job of highlighting what the library can do in terms of supporting the classroom curriculum and get kids the access they need to be successful. I'm still learning the ropes (and figuring out where everything is!), but if you'd like to collaborate I'd love to work with you! If you have projects coming up and would like me to start looking at what resources we have and what resources we need, let me know. 

Book of the Week:

This week we have not just one book to highlight, but an entire series! While looking through the office I stumbled across a great series by Jon Scieszska, The Time Warp Trio. I have several of the books and they have awesome titles like: It's All Greek to Me and Your Mother was a Neanderthal. these are not new books, but they are new to me (and you) and are worth a look! Admittedly I wanted to start reading several of them right away, but instead I'm putting them out for all of you. Make sure you check out the display of Time Warp Trio books when you stop into the library this week!

A little taste of what you might find....

 The Knights of the Kitchen Table

What would happen if three regular kids from Brooklyn got a mysterious blue Book with silver designs that could transport them anywhere in time or space? What if these three guys met up with King Arthur, the knights of the Round Table, Merlin the magician, one burping and gas-leaking giant, and a fire-breathing dragon? The Time Warp Trio series would happen. (from Jon Scieska's website)

Your Mother was a Neanderthal

The good news about the Stone Age is that there are no homework assignments or tests. The bad news is that there are hungry saber-toothed tigers, rampaging wooly mammoths, a tribe of cavemen who love rotten meat, and a tribe of cave women who look like they are getting ready to sacrifice the Time Warp Trio. If this book costs $14.99 in hardcover, $4.99 in paperback, and there are 3 members in a trio, would you do your math homework if you were a wooly mammoth?

Welcome to week two!

It's week two and the library is officially open for business! Students are welcome to come in and take out books and teachers can start signing up to reserve the library.

Love Graphic Novels? Adventure? Monsters? I want to hear from all of you! There is a suggestion box on my desk. If you are looking for a specific book and we don't have it, let me know. If you've finished every book by an author that we have and you want more- tell me about it! If you simply can't get enough books about dinosaurs, suggest I buy some more. I want to know what you guys like to read, so stick your suggestions in the box and when it comes to book ordering time I'll do my best to get the books that you guys want to see!

Book of the week:

Variant
By Robison Wells

This is another fantastically creepy book. It's full of twists and turns and by the end you're not sure who you should be rooting for! I know that when I read I try to figure it all out before the end, and this is one of the few books that when I got to the last page I was totally wrong! It's a wild ride that will leave you wanting more... which is good, because the second book in the series, Feedback, comes out next month and I've got it on my list for the library!

More about Variant:
Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life.

He was wrong.

Now he's trapped in a school that's surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive.

Where breaking the rules equals death.

But when Benson stumbles upon the school's real secret, he realizes that playing by the rules could spell a fate worse than death, and that escape--his only real hope for survival--may be impossible.

Day One!

Happy First Day of school! Things are kicking off here in the library with orientation. If you would like to bring your class down to see the library, and play a game or two, please contact me to schedule a time. The library schedule is posted to the right in the calendar if you want to look ahead to see when it is available.

We have some great books ready to be loaned out, including Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver. She is one of my favorite authors and this book is a great read! For my 5th graders who said they love book with magic and adventure, this might be the one for you.

Want to know more?

Liesl & Po
By Lauren Oliver

Summary:

Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice,until one night a ghost appears from the darkness. It is Po, who comes from the Other Side. Both Liesl and Po are lonely, but together they are less alone.

That same night, an alchemist's apprentice, Will, bungles an important delivery. He accidentally switches a box containing the most powerful magic in the world with one containing something decidedly less remarkable.

Will's mistake has tremendous consequences for Liesl and Po, and it draws the three of them together on an extraordinary journey. (from Goodreads.com)