Books on Hold

Classes that completed today's activity quickly had time to browse new books (right now, the WWE Encyclopedia has no fewer than TEN holds) and place older ones on the hold shelf for first checkout next week. As you can see below, our students LOVE series.

 

A new Amulet comes out next month, and the new Wimpy Kid hits stores in November. I will do my best to get both ... kids, if you lost books last year and still need to pay for them, why not do that now so the library has the money for them? Maybe I'd even let you be the first one to take them home. Just don't lose them!

Mo Willems Love

Second graders got to browse today after finishing a short assignment; the most popular books were by Mo Willems. And the WWE.

NPR Backseat Bookclub: Wonder

Have you read Wonder by R.J. Palacio? Not only is it a Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee, but National Public Radio (NPR) picked it as the September read for its runs a virtual book club for kids.

source: npr.org

As the NPR site says, Wonder "tells the story of 10-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with such a serious facial deformity that children and adults avert their eyes or twist their faces in disgust when they first see him. He's a tough, sweet kid who's been home-schooled and protected by his close friends and family, and Wonder follows his entry into the rough-and-tumble world of kids who aren't accustomed to Auggie."

You can send in your questions for R.J. Palacio by emailing backseatbookclub@npr.org, or tweeting them @nprbackseat. OR you can type them in below, and I can submit them on your behalf. NPR might ask your question during an interview!

Elephant and Piggie Have Arrived!

Three Simple Rules

Getting the Library Ready to Open

Lots of teachers are already back at school, working to get our rooms ready for the students' return. In the library, I've finished arranging the lower-grade section.

While the library is not very big, I created two new call numbers last year to help kids find what they're looking for, make shelving a little easier, and better track what is getting checked out: NF for early nonfiction and BD (blue dot) for readers and early chapter books. A HUGE THANK YOU to Kristina Paetow, who relabeled and recatalogued all of the books in these sections during the spring! Without her help, this would still just be an idea.

This section used to have the same call number as the picture books
and was shelved with spines out. Now students can easily flip through a bin
and see the covers (by which they do judge the books).

 

Common Core requires students to read more informational text.
We pulled factual books from E, BD, and the regular nonfiction section to
give younger students the chance to browse different subjects.

And speaking of informational text, I decided to move a bookshelf over to where the shelving cart used to live and use it for magazines and the 000s-200s. This will give the rest of the nonfiction section a little more breathing room as well as give the kids easier access to favorites like Weird But True, Guinness World Records, and World Almanac for Kids. Now I just need a home for the cart ...

New Wimpy Kid Title and Cover Released

It won't be out until November 5, but here's what the new Wimpy Kid book looks like:

source: wimpykid.com

Most-Read Books Last Year

We cannot keep Wimpy Kid or Bone books on the shelves! The kids love graphic novels, adventure, and lists of facts. It will be interesting to see how much (if at all) the Top 20 changes this year.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney 
• The World Almanac for Kids 2006
• I Spy Fantasy by Walter Wick
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney 
• Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn  
• Big Nate Strikes Again by Lincoln Peirce 
• Bone : Rose by Jeff Smith

  

  source: scholastic.com

• Bone [1] Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith 
• Bone [7] Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith
• The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid by Geronimo Stilton 
• The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen (RICBA)
• Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
• I Spy Treasure Hunt by Walter Wick
• Sidekicks by Dan Santat (RICBA)
• Babymouse: Queen of the World! by Jennifer Holm
• Bone [5] Rock Jaw by Jeff Smith 
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• I Spy Christmas by Walter Wick
• I Spy Mystery by Walter Wick
• Marty McGuire by Kate Messner (RICBA)
• Guinness World Records 2005
• Bone [2] The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
• Bone: Tall Tales by Jeff Smith
• Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft, and Spacecraft by Lee Ames
• Guinness World Records 2013

Public Library Fun This Week

If you have been participating in the Summer Reading Program, the week of August 5 is the last week to check in days read. If you are between the ages of 6 and 12, pick up a Pawsox All Star Reader entry form for your chance to represent your library at a Pawsox game on August 20. One lucky reader from RI will win a trip to Disney World! Visit your local Cranston library branch for more details. And in the meantime, you can attend some other FREE events:

Auburn Branch

• Percy Jackson The Sea of Monsters movie celebration week & movie ticket raffle (age 10 and up) - every day
  

source: CPL eventkeeper.com

Central Branch

• Shark Week: Take & Go Crafts & Fun Activities (grades 5 and up) - every day
  
• The Great Baldini - Monday 6:30 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
  
• Miss Minoes movie - Tuesday 6:00 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
  
• Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters Party - Thursday 3:00 (registration required; grades 4-8)
  
• Dinosaur movie - Friday 10:00 (pick up tickets 1/2 hour in advance)
  

Knightsville Branch

• Pencil Toppers Drop by craft - Tuesday 12-4
  

Oak Lawn Branch

• Create-a-Craft - Friday 11-4
  
• Make a Backstage Pass - Friday 2:30 (grades 3 and up)
  

William Hall Branch

• Fused Glass workshop - Thursday 3:30 (ages 10 and up)
  
• Joe's Backyard Band - Thursday 6:30