Librarian's Notes http://secarney.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:04:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Nevada Reading Week http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/nevada-reading-week/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/nevada-reading-week/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:04:55 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/nevada-reading-week/ So, are you wondering why we’re  not celebrating Nevada Reading Week this week?   Due to the change in CRT testing dates, we’ve moved Nevada Reading Week.  We’ll be celebrating after Spring Break, during the week of March 31 - April 4.  Get ready, we’ve got lots of great activities planned, and we’re including some dress-up days.  Keep checking back for more info!


Authored by secarney. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/nevada-reading-week/feed/ Castles on Display http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/castles-on-display/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/castles-on-display/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:13:11 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/castles-on-display/ Come check out the castles we have on display in the library!  They are from Mr. Epling’s geography classes.  Please remember:  look, don’t touch!


Authored by secarney. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/castles-on-display/feed/ New Bluford and Bone series books http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/30/new-bluford-and-bone-series-books/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/30/new-bluford-and-bone-series-books/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:05:43 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/30/new-bluford-and-bone-series-books/ For those of you loving the Bluford High series, you’re in luck!  We just got brand new copies of many of your favorite titles.  We also received new hard-cover copies of the Bone graphic novels.  Come in and check them out!


Authored by secarney. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/30/new-bluford-and-bone-series-books/feed/ New Arrivals! http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/new-arrivals/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/new-arrivals/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:00:44 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/new-arrivals/ We just got a big shipment of new books in, and I see more boxes in the office hallway!  I’ll unpack those tomorrow for you.  We’ve got some great new fiction selections you guys have been asking about.  New additions to The Lightning Thief series, etc.  Come check it out!


Authored by secarney. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/new-arrivals/feed/ Award Winners http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/award-winners/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/award-winners/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:38:47 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/award-winners/ The Newbery Award winners for 2008 have just been announced! 

Newbery winner:  Good Masters!  Sweet ladies!  Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

Newbery honor titles:  Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, and Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson


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Authored by secarney. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> http://secarney.edublogs.org/2008/01/07/book-club/feed/ New Books! http://secarney.edublogs.org/2007/10/19/new-books-2/ http://secarney.edublogs.org/2007/10/19/new-books-2/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:37:28 +0000 secarney http://secarney.edublogs.org/2007/10/19/new-books-2/ An order of brand new books just came in today.    I’ll get these books on the shelf as quickly as possible.  Stop by the library and take a peek; we can reserve something for you!


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