“
Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one. ”
—
Augustine Birrell, ~Obiter Dicta~ “Book Buying”
17th of November 2009
5th of November 2009
Mr. Martin’s classes are answering some “Essential Questions” on Islam by researching in the library.
3rd of November 2009
Mrs. Elerick’s class is the first winner of the “Erastosthenes Award for Reading Excellence”. They are the top reading Language Arts class at AJHS with 53.7 points per capita. They will be eating sweet, sweet donuts in the library, Wednesday at break.
Erastosthenes was the third librarian in Alexandria, and the man who calculated the circumferance of the world.
28th of October 2009
What is science? Everything is science! Mr. James and Mrs. Welles brought their 7th grade science classes in to learn how to find non-fiction books on science in the library.
22nd of October 2009
It was a lovely day to read on the library’s lawn.
13th of October 2009
“
Anyone who has a library and a garden wants for nothing. ”
—
Cicero
12th of October 2009
The “House of Flying Books” was a major undertaking. Setting up the bookfair, running students through, monitering the merchandise, and getting it all taken down in a weeks time. We did a fair amount of business, but I’ll admit that a midweek theft situation did take the wind from beneath my wings.
3rd of October 2009
KRLT members Sarah, Giselle, and Pablo stayed late on Friday to help set up the “House of Flying Books”. The Bookfair opens on Monday and runs through Friday, with Parent Night on Wednesday from 6-8.
1st of October 2009
Thursday after school in the library. We are busy doing homework and taking AR quizzes. The library is open after school until 4:00 except for Tuesdays and Fridays.
On Tuesday we had a meeting of the Reading is Fundamental Coordinators. Patty and Jan are holding book catalogs. This is our 23rd year of providing free books to the children of the Pajaro Valley.
