Great day in the library with author Alicia Hogan Murphy!

Happy November! 

The library is hosting 2 exciting events next week:

Scholastic Book Fair: Monday – Friday (November 9-13)  8AM – 4PM

• ·       Wish List days Friday (Nov. 6) and Monday (Nov. 13)                                                                       Please let me know when you would like to bring your students.
• ·      1^st, 3^rd, and 4^th Grades will shop at their normal library time.
• ·      PK, K, and 2^nd Grade will need to pick a time to shop.

Local Author Visit and Presentation – Tuesday – Novmember 10

Alicia Hogan Murphy – The Muddy Foot Prince

• ·      9-9-45       Grades PK—4
• ·      10-10:45   Grades 5-7

A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Thompson (Lucia - Grade 5), who is chairing this year’s fall and spring book fairs.

Halloween Mystery Reader

Margery Covello, grandmother of Maeve Martinelli, and first grade teacher of Mrs. Scholl, the librarian, came to Sacred Heart today. Mrs. Covello was our mystery reader and read The Little Old Lady Who wasn't Afraid of Anything to the PK - 2nd grade. The girls participated in the reading with props brought by Mrs. Covello. Fun was had by all!

CDSSH Library June 2015

PSLA 2015

I attended the 2015 Pennsylvania School Librarians Conference in Hershey last week. Last year I came back to my library invigorated and ready to make some changes that included: moving the lower school non-fiction books to shelving that is easier to access; taking inventory and weeding; teaching more research lessons in 6th and 9th grade; consider a curating tool like LiveBinbers or LibGuides; and using Moodle more to flip some lessons and promote online learning. I was able to make most of my goals. Moving the non-fiction books proved to be an excellent decision with many young students opting to check out both non-fiction and fiction books. This next school year, I hope to once again try to purchase LibGuides to curate digital resources for students and teachers. I also plan to blog and tweet more about what is happening in the library. The students and I may also do some self publishing using the iPads. It is always wonderful to attend professional development and come back to school with some fresh ideas for learning!