Did you know that as a parent or guardian of an Oak Grove student, you can get a library card and take out up to 10 books at a time to supplement your child's reading? Reading to and with your child is the BEST way to support literacy at home. For parents of older students, there are hundreds of fabulous middle grade and young adult titles in the library that you may enjoy reading on your own. Setting a time each evening when the whole family is reading together either silently or out loud, is great modeling and can help foster a lifelong love of books. As I often tell my students, if you can read, you will NEVER be bored!
Cards are free and there are NO overdue fines! If you have books checked out for a long time, you might receive a phone call or a note from me reminding you that you still have the books. You may keep them for as long as you need them, however we do ask that if you lose a book you replace it with either a copy you buy yourself or money to buy a new copy.
Feel free to contact me at the school if you have any questions or need some good recommendations. Stop by during Open House and get a card if you don't already have one. And if you do, check out some books!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
E-Books
Just a reminder that there is a collection of ebooks that can be read online. All you need is a computer or other e-device at home and you can access the books from anywhere. To get there, go to the main library page, look at the choices on the right of the screen and click on ebooks. It will take you to the district follettshelf login screen. The username and password are right under the link, so take note of them before you click on the link!
There are currently 188 titles to read. These books can not be downloaded. They are read-on-line only. When you click on a title and open the book it is automatically "checked out" to you. The checkout period lasts for 2 days after which you will need to re-check it out by clicking on the title. As long as you keep the page open the book stays checked out to you. As soon as you close the book it becomes available for someone else.
For many books, there is a read-to-me button on the bottom left of the screen. If it is working for that title, a computerized voice will read to you as soon as you open the book. You can go into the system preferences of your computer to change the style and speed of the reading voice.
Happy Reading, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions! My e-mail is andra_horton@wsesu.org.
There are currently 188 titles to read. These books can not be downloaded. They are read-on-line only. When you click on a title and open the book it is automatically "checked out" to you. The checkout period lasts for 2 days after which you will need to re-check it out by clicking on the title. As long as you keep the page open the book stays checked out to you. As soon as you close the book it becomes available for someone else.
For many books, there is a read-to-me button on the bottom left of the screen. If it is working for that title, a computerized voice will read to you as soon as you open the book. You can go into the system preferences of your computer to change the style and speed of the reading voice.
Happy Reading, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions! My e-mail is andra_horton@wsesu.org.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Library News 9/6/13
Students in grades 4, 5, and 6 have been hearing book talks this week and checking out the new 2013/14 Dorothy Canfield Fisher books. There are lots of GREAT reads this year. Two fabulous non-fiction selections are a biography of Temple Grandin and the story of the race to build the Bomb during WW II.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World is they biography of an autistic woman who explored (among other things) humane ways to handle cattle. She had a difficult childhood because of her differences, yet grew up to be a brilliant inventor, speaker and teacher at the college level. Her story is inspirational. There is also an HBO video about her starring Claire Danes that is well worth watching in conjunction with this book.
Bomb: The race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon is the ultimate spy story and a piece of non-fiction that reads like it can't be true. But it is. It's the history of how the atom bomb was invented, the enthusiasm of the scientists who were engrossed in inventing something so huge, the politics around keeping it secret, the spies who were sent to steal plans so other countries could have a bomb too, and, finally, the aftermath of finally dropping the bomb on Hiroshima. There is so much to think about in this book. We have one copy in the library, and there is already a long wait list. Another copy is on order. So, if you want to read this amazing book, get your name on the reserve list, or try the public library, or better still, buy it!
I have copies of the new DCF list with annotations for all books. Feel free to pick one up in the library. And remember, if you are a parent, you can get a FREE library card and check out up to 10 books at a time. Reading to or with your child is the number one way to help them be better students. If you don't already have a card, come on in and get one. And if you do have a card, come check out some great books. We have THOUSANDS!!!
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World is they biography of an autistic woman who explored (among other things) humane ways to handle cattle. She had a difficult childhood because of her differences, yet grew up to be a brilliant inventor, speaker and teacher at the college level. Her story is inspirational. There is also an HBO video about her starring Claire Danes that is well worth watching in conjunction with this book.
Bomb: The race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon is the ultimate spy story and a piece of non-fiction that reads like it can't be true. But it is. It's the history of how the atom bomb was invented, the enthusiasm of the scientists who were engrossed in inventing something so huge, the politics around keeping it secret, the spies who were sent to steal plans so other countries could have a bomb too, and, finally, the aftermath of finally dropping the bomb on Hiroshima. There is so much to think about in this book. We have one copy in the library, and there is already a long wait list. Another copy is on order. So, if you want to read this amazing book, get your name on the reserve list, or try the public library, or better still, buy it!
I have copies of the new DCF list with annotations for all books. Feel free to pick one up in the library. And remember, if you are a parent, you can get a FREE library card and check out up to 10 books at a time. Reading to or with your child is the number one way to help them be better students. If you don't already have a card, come on in and get one. And if you do have a card, come check out some great books. We have THOUSANDS!!!
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