Have a Great December Vacation

Next week is a shorter week because of holiday break. Get your books for vacation now! While you're at it, think about which books might be good choices for next year's Flume List or Isinglass list. You can nominate books for the Flume list by using the online form at the Nashua Public Library, or by filling out a form in the library. You can nominate books for the Isinglass Award by downloading a form at the Barrington Public Library, and turning it in to Mrs. Zecha or Ms. Moore. Nominations for next year are due by January 14, 2011.

Podcasts for the Isinglass Awards are ongoing. How many of the nominated titles have you read so far?

If you need suggestions for what to read next, remember that Mrs. Zecha and Ms. Moore are happy to help. Have a great vacation!

Happy Teen Read Week

Hello everybody! I have been maintaining two blogs, and have not updated this one in far too long. This week is Teen Read Week, so grab a book for the fun of it. If you check out a book from the library, you'll be entered in our drawing for Borders Gift Cards. Also, stop by and get a READ poster form, and you could be featured on the next READ poster!

We will have school-wide reading on the following days/times:
Tuesday, October 19: beginning of Z block
Wednesday, Oct. 20: beginning of block 4
Thursday, Oct. 21: beginning of block 2
Friday, October 22: beginning of block 2

Pageturners meet during lunch on Friday, both lunches.

Happy Summer Vacation

This school year is drawing to a close, and we hope you have a fun, sunny summer vacation. Congratulations to our seniors who graduated on June 18th. If you are looking for something fun to read, why not try something from the Isinglass or Flume lists?
See you in August, 2010, and keep reading!

Welcome back

Welcome back from vacation, everybody. Come to the library to see all the new titles we've just put out on display. There are lots! Also, thanks in part to our wonderful PTA, the library has just upgraded our quiz buzzer system to a wireless system. We now have 16 wireless buzzers for our students to use.

Finally, check out this fun video, featuring middle school students from Ocoee Middle School in FL, in conjunction with Full Sail University. It's called, "Gotta Keep Reading." As of right now, the embed code is not working. If I fix it, I'll embed the video here instead. For now, just click on the link to get to the video. Enjoy!

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159726&title=Gotta_Keep_Reading

Second Skype Session with Susan Campbell Bartoletti

In December, our 8th grade book club had the opportunity to Skype with author Conor Kostick. Mr. Kostick has written two books for young adults: Epic and Saga. Our book club read Epic, and we had lots of questions for Mr. Kostick. It was an excellent conversation, and a wonderful opportunity for our students.

Yesterday, we completed our second Skype session with author Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Ms. Bartoletti has written several books. Our book club read The Boy Who Dared, a historical fiction novel about a German teen during Hitler's regime.

Using Skype has given us the opportunity to have conversations with these authors, asking questions and gaining insight into the stories we have read. We look forward to more sessions with our favorite authors!