FIRST DAY OF SPRING

First, I would like to apologize for the horrible smell emanating from the library yesterday and today. The microwave and I had a small disagreement yesterday, and the result was an extremely overcooked Hot Pocket, a panicked librarian, and lots of smoke. I have learned my lesson and will not be using the microwave again for a long long LONG time.

In other, more important, news, we have some Spring displays up in the library! The display as you come in is full of Spring books and covers a variety of subjects, from earthworms and frogs to rain and umbrellas. We also have a "Reading Helps You Grow" display, which contains books about gardening, flowers, and seeds. Last but certainly not least is a poetry display, which is in the back of the library. It contains poetry for all grade levels, in various forms (free verse, haikus, etc), and covering a variety of subjects (monsters, princesses, animals, etc). Hopefully the kids will grab one of these books.

 

And on the horizon for next year....I am thinking about starting a book club for interested 5th grade students. I still have to get permission for this and speak with other teachers about ideas, but I think the student interest for it is there. I recently went to a conference, and one of the presenters had some great ideas about how to run an elementary school book club. More to come on this later.

 

Have a great first day of SPRING!