It was a fun week in the library as students had their first week of check out. I absolutely love this week. Kids of all ages get so excited to explore the shelves and choose books for themselves. First graders are thrilled to choose two books, while fifth graders are just as excited to delve into the books their peers have recommended. 

I love it when students return with great new reads they think we should have in our library. We have a wish list in our library that students can add to when they are inspired. It's fun to have them recommend books to each other and also for our library. 

This year I tried something new and had our older kiddos model some of our library routines. They practiced them in a group and then they showed the rest of the class. While they demonstrated a routine, I recorded the demo. When the kinders and first graders came for check out this week, they got to watch the video demonstration modeled by our older students. They loved seeing people they knew and it gave them a short, visual model of our check out routine. Check out these student  below, modeling our check out routine. 

I am excited to welcome back Walterville students to a new school year! I had a fantastic summer filled with backpacking, cycle touring, car camping, and plenty of reading. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio and The Giver, by Lois Lowery (an oldie, but a goodie) were two of my favorite reads.

I am looking forward to seeing the great places students read this summer. It is always fun to hear about the fun activities kids participated in and the exciting places they explored. Please remember to send me pictures of your favorite, most creative places to cuddle up with a book.

Some of you may have noticed our new library website. Please explore it and let me know what you think and what might be useful to add. Hopefully, students and parents will find helpful links and tools here that will assist in checking out and downloading our ebooks, finding great books to read, and homework help. While the site is still "under construction", I hope you are still able to find most of what you need.

I am looking forward to seeing students this week and to greeting parents at our Open House on September 25th. See you soon!