LET'S TALK BOOKS....

The cool winds of November have many people thinking of comfort food and snugglies. How about adding a great book to that mix?  Have you been reading a good book that you would like to share with others? Do you need to find a great book to read? What kind of genre do you like? These are questions we ask our students, but do we set a good example for them?  My thoughts were to create a space for our staff to reccomend and share their book ideas and titles. They do not have to be children's books, they can be whatever you like to read for enjoyment.
If people are willing, I would like to take a picture of you reading your book and make them into posters to hang in the library. ( if we have to slip a different cover over your book we can...) LOL 
Hope you will consider. If interested, please let me know.

IMTS information:   When you have time, please logon and complete the short user profile. I was told that this helps keep track of the usage and also creates a file for your streaming and video accounts. If you need help with using the new portal or have misplaced your numbers, please let me know.

November is:
                         11-1  National Family Literacy Day
                         11-2  General Election Day
                         11-3  Sandwich Day
                         11-7  Daylight Savings Time Ends
                         11-11  Veterans Day
                         11-14  American Education Week
                         11-21  National Games and Puzzle Week
                         11-25  Thanksgiving
             

This is the season for SPOOKY, SCARY, GHOST TALES..

 A Special SHOUT of Thanks to all that helped get the message out and this Resolution moving forward.

 On October 5, 2010, the Pa. House of Representatives unanimously passed HR 987, a resolution asking the State Board of Education with Pa. Dept. of Education to conduct a study of public school library services for K-12 students. The study will measure and compare access to print and electronic resources, support and instruction in the use of information and research and evaluate how resources are allocated for school library services in relation to student and community circumstances. The official position of the House as stated in the resolution is that “Students and teachers need high-quality school library services and related educational resources in order to meet this Commonwealth's academic standards for research and learning in all core academic subjects." Rep. Mark Longietti of Mercer County was the lead sponsor of the resolution, supported by the Education Law Center and the Pa. School Librarians Association.
Locally John Hornaman-Patrick Harkins and Curtis Sonney also supported this House Resolution
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HALLOWEEN READS

Here is a list of some of my Favorite Spooky, Scary. Ghost Tales:
       The Ghost's Grave   Peg Kehert
       Ghost Town             Joan Lowery Nixon
       Anything by              Mary Downing Hahn   (Especially Old Willis Place)
       Coraline                   Gainmen
       Widow's Broom       VanAllsburgh
        Monster's Ring         Coville
        Dark Pond               Bruchac
 

Also Check out the new Book Trailer Link on our Library  Homepage.