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Book Fair! May 10, 2018 6:30-7:30 pm
Book Fair -One Night Only- 5/10! Where: Decatur Elementary Library Partner: Phinney Books http://www.phinneybooks.com/ When: Thursday, May 10th (Open House Night!) Open: 5:30pm-7:30pm I am excited to partner with a local bookstore, Phinney Books, this year for our book fair! The Decatur library receives a percentage of sales in bookstore credit, which is integral to keeping those new releases stocked in our library! Since you will … Continue reading Book Fair! May 10, 2018 6:30-7:30 pm
New Arrivals 5/2018
We have all of the books shown above in the Decatur library. They were just release on May 1st, 2018. Read the descriptions, watch the trailers and/or listen and decide if you want to read one. If you do, put it on hold in the green notebook! I’ll randomly select someone to be the first one to check it out! Endling #1: The Last by … Continue reading New Arrivals 5/2018
It’s Time to Vote! 4th and 5th YRCA/Sasquatch/Towner Awards!
If you are in 4th or 5th grade, you may vote for your favorite book on the Young Reader’s Choice and Sasquatch lists! You must have read at least TWO books from each list to vote. Voting closes on April 15th. The deadline for the Soda Float challenge of reading 6 books (at least 3 new ones) is Monday, April 30th, there is still time to … Continue reading It’s Time to Vote! 4th and 5th YRCA/Sasquatch/Towner Awards!
Mock Caldecott Award
The Caldecott medal “is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.” The Caldecott award winners (and also the Newbery, Sibert, etc…) will be announced on Monday, Feb. 12th at 7AM PST. You can watch the results live here or visit www.ilovelibraries.org/yma for more information. This year first … Continue reading Mock Caldecott Award
Hour of Code™ 2017
The Hour of Code™ learning event officially takes place during Computer Science Week Dec. 4th-8th, 2017. “The ‘Hour of Code™’ is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org] to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.” Check out these video introductions. More resources and tutorials can be found at the bottom of this post. You do not … Continue reading Hour of Code™ 2017
Global Reading Challenge 2018
See the books! Get the permission form! (Due Nov. 15th) This year, Decatur’s 4th and 5th graders have the option to participate in the Global Reading Challenge sponsored by Seattle Public Library! 4th and 5th grade students will be introduced to the Global Reading Challenge when their class comes to the library in November. The program is similar to “Battle of the Books”: teams of seven students read … Continue reading Global Reading Challenge 2018
Time to Turn in Summer Reading Bingo!
If your student participated in our annual Summer Reading Bingo challenge, please return the form to library by Thursday, October 12th. Be sure to include first and last name, as well as this year’s teacher or room number. You may print out another form here http://decatureslibrary.org/summerreading/readingbingo/ Participants earning at least one Bingo will be entered in a drawing to win a gift card to a local … Continue reading Time to Turn in Summer Reading Bingo!
Library Books Due Friday, June 9th
It’s that time of year again, to return books back to your library! We’ve discussed the end of the year and returning books during library sessions, so students should not be surprised. On June 5th, an automated email with all of the books currently checked out on each student’s account will arrive so that you know what to look for and … Continue reading Library Books Due Friday, June 9th
It’s Time to Vote! YRCA/Sasquatch 2017 – 4th and 5th
If you are in 4th or 5th grade, you may vote for your favorite book on the Young Reader’s Choice and Sasquatch lists! You must have read at least TWO books from each list to vote. The deadline for reading 12 books is Friday, April 21st, there is still time to read 12 from either list or a combination of the lists and be invited … Continue reading It’s Time to Vote! YRCA/Sasquatch 2017 – 4th and 5th
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