Library week

Now that our Minecraft Book Setting Contest is over (congrats Shaine B!), it's time to kick off another contest! With this contest, students will match the teacher to the bookcase. Forms are available at the display; please turn them in at the library desk when complete. The contest ends on Thurs. Feb. 19, and the winner will be announced on Mon. Feb. 23. The winner will receive a gift certificate for the upcoming spring book fair. Good luck!

The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information. “The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.” – Julie Andrews The library is a wonderful place for children. From an early age […]

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Next week marks the start of National Library Week!

Ten most stupid reasons to ban a book, #s 1-5 Ten most stupid reasons to ban a book, #s 6-10 Another little display I did for the upcoming (September 24-October 1) Banned Books Week is something I got from ALA's website, which has lots of great info and ideas. Here's the list they provide: Ten most farfetched (silliest, irrational, illogical) reasons to ban a book. “Encourages children to break dishes so they won’t have to dry them.” ( A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstien) “It caused a…

The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information.Kids ages 8 to 12 are often too busy with scheduled activities of their own to make it to library programs in the afternoons or evenings. For librarians who wish to increase attendance at programs for this age group, this can be very frustrating, […]

More reasons to hide out in a library all day!

In celebration of National Library Week (4/13-4/19), here is an homage to a group of greatly misunderstood and underappreciated professionals.

A fun bookshelf idea for librarians -- turn your the shelves in the children's book section into blanket forts!

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