Wow it is great to be back!

I didn't realize until lately that students did not have access to my library blog.  So now the fire wall is down and we are in business.

What is Happening?

February is the month of love and friendships.  I have several romance and friendship books available on the display shelf.

We will be voting soon for our favorite books for the Truman and Mark Twain nominees.  Let me know what four books you've read, and we will celebrate the winning book in April.

Don't forget about the "Reading Challenge."  If you've completed a challenge you will be allowed to celebrate with us in April!

New books are in and located on the new book shelf.  Looking for our more popular books?  Stop by the check out desk, and put in your reservation!!


B.A.M. has been meeting on Wed. nights.  I hope to have a list up soon of what they have been reading.  We usually have 12-15 students in attendance.  I have at least 20 names on my list of those who have participated.

Author's Pen has been working on a novel.  We hope to have that published soon for your reading pleasure.

Feel free to stop by anytime to visit these groups.

School has started and so have the clubs!

B.A.M.  Books and More will be meeting on Wed. after school

Author's Pen the Writing Club will be meeting on Thurs. after school.

B.A.M.  would like to host its first book fair for the year.  Unfortunately, we have a few obsticles that we need to work through. 

This year we will be hosting our first Teen Read Week.  This will be held from Oct. 16th-22nd.

Author's Pen had it's first meeting on Thursday.  We have started our first collaborative story, that we hope to have published.

All are welcomed to join, when they can!

Welcome to our newest Blog and Reading Challenge

As it says, in this blog you will find information on the great things that are happening in our library.  You will also find web tools that you can use for the  Reading Challenge.

Take the Reading Challenge

Read 4 books and participate in one activity to complete a challenge.

Choose Your Challenge

v  Truman Nominee List:  Read 4 and vote for your favorite.

v  The Time Machine Challenge:  Read 4 fiction or non-fiction books from any time period.

v  Reading Around the World Challenge:  Read 4 books whose setting or character is from another country.

v  Reader’s Choice Challenge:  Read 4 books of your choosing.

v  But I Love This Type of Book!”  Read 4 books from one genre. (genres can include mystery, fantasy, ghost, historical fiction, or from one Dewey Decimal Area—all 100’s or 800’s etc.

v  Seriously Series Challenge:  If the series has less than 4 books, then you may read more than one series for this challenge.

Books should be on your reading level

One Title is good for only one challenge

Choose your Activity

Create a project or join a reading discussion group (B.A.M. dates to be determined)

Project Ideas

Ads	Commerical	Newspaper
Travel Poster	Brochure	Poster Ads
Diorama	Movie/Book Trailer	Cartoon Strip
Scrapbook	Powerpoint	Collage
Model	Poetry	List of favorite quotations
Webpage	Newspaper:  Front Page	Masks
Dolls	Banner	Set of Trading Cards
Word Game or Puzzle	Map	Collection of objects
Family Tree	Timeline	Calendar
Letters	Interviews	Postcards
Diary/Journal	Cookbook	Magazine Article

If you have your own idea, share your idea with Mrs. Buchanan, and we will talk about how it will work.

Check out Mrs. Book-in-hands blog to find books and project ideas.

All work should be submitted to Mrs. Buchanan