An Author is Coming!!! An Author is Coming!!!
Gordon Korman, author of over 40 books for children and young adults, is coming to OBL in May. He will formally visit with all 4th and 5th grade students at the school. He will talk about his writing process and the world of publishing. Korman's forte is HUMOR! His books are fast-paced and funny. Some of the most popular titles are "No More Dead Dogs," "Schooled," "The 6th Grade Nickname Game," and "Liar, Liar Pants of Fire." He also has several series of adventure books such as the "On the Run" series, "Kidnapped," "Dive," and "Everest." Whatever your interests, Korman is sure to please!
Everyone is welcome to hear Korman speak on Tuesday, May 13th at Waters Middle School. He will be signing books before and after his talk. Books are available to order through the school at a discounted price. Look for more information coming home soon!
We would like to thank the follow restaurants for participating in our fundraiser night on Thursday, Feb. 26th. We raised over $2,000 to put toward the visit cost! Thank you so much!
- Applebee's on Route 40
- Friendly's on Route 40
- Pat's in Middletown
- Tom Foolery's in Middletown
- Applebee's in Middletown
- Nino's in Middletown
- Buffalo Wild Wings on Route 40 and Middletown
- La Matesina in Townsend
National Book Festival Fun!On Saturday, September 29th, over 90 people from the OBL family traveled by bus to Washington D.C. for the 7th annual National Book Festival. Over 70 authors were on hand to speak and sign books. Some highlights from the day...Mercer Mayer, author of
There's a Nightmare in My Closet and the Little Critter books (some of my personal favorites!). He has been writing since 1967! Jennifer Holm, author of last year's Newbery Honor,
Penny from Heaven and the Babymouse series was fun and personable. She took the time to chat with us and was very funny. David Weisner, author and illustrator of Caldecott winners such as
Flotsam and
Tuesday was also there. The weather was perfect and the authors were fascinating! It was a very memorable day. Visit the
Library of Congress website to get see the webcasts of author or download the podcasts.
The Delaware Book Festival is holding it's second annual gathering on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, on the mall in Dover. Again, all authors and activities are FREE! Check out all the events and read author bios
here. In the line up this year is the very celebrated, award-winning Avi! Don't miss this incredible opportunity!
Hannah Cho, Ryleigh Kutcher, Moushmi Patil, and Caroline Jadick show off their Judy Moody books. The girls got to meet author Megan McDonald and have their books signed. |
Ryleigh Kutcher gets her picture taken with award-winning author, Jennifer Holm. Ms. Holm is author of Penny from Heaven, the Babymouse series and Ryleigh's favorite Middle School is Worse than Meat Loaf. |
Author Mercer Mayer signs his Little Critter books. |
Sean Henry gets his festival poster signed by Sheila P. Moses, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor book, The Legend of Buddy Bush. |
New and Exciting News:We have a new online catalog. Destiny is web-based which means you now have access to not only the OBL catalog, but every school in the district! The catalog will tell you where books are located, whether they are available or not, and now even has AR quiz information for all titles. Click on the link to the left to check it out!
Lit Circle Crazy! Once again 3rd - 5th grade classes (and this year we are even adding a 2nd grade class) will be participating in literature circles. This is a great way to get students to really think about what they've read and employ higher level reading strategies for comprehension. Connect, predict, infer, question, and observe- then discuss your thoughts and feelings!
Children's Choices- We are continuing the project for a second and last year. Books leveled K-2, 3-4, and 5-6 are nominated by publishers for this nationally recognized award. Students will have baskets of these books in their classrooms and they will read and vote for their favorites. We are one of only five teams in the whole country who participate in the project. And, this is the only award chosen just by students! Make your voice be heard... read and vote! Last year's winners can be found in the latest issue of
The Reading Teacher. The article includes a short annotation of each book.
It will be a very exciting year in the OBL library. Stop in and visit anytime!
Staff:
Christine Payne
Library Media Specialist
Open Library Times:
Monday 8:45-9:15 and after 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday 8:45-9:15 and after 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:45-12:00 p.m. and after 1:00 p.m.
Thursday 8:45-12:00 p.m. and after 1:00 p.m.
Friday 8:45-12:00 p.m. and after 1:00 p.m.
Olive B. Loss Library Mission Statement:
The mission of the Olive B. Loss Library is to enable students to become effective locators, evaluators, and users of information by first understanding when and why they need information as well as the multitude of resources available to them. It is my responsibility as the Library Media Specialist to foster a collaborative relationship with teachers to develop student-centered, authentic learning experiences that integrate information literacy and technology literacy into standards-based units that support the state and district curricula.
The mission of the Olive B. Loss Library is to instill a love of reading in all students by recognizing the variety of materials available and the varying range of abilities in students. We strive to understand student interests and develop their desire to read for pleasure.
The mission of the Olive B. Loss Library is to teach students the value of free access to information through libraries and that by having the skills to use a library, they possess a priceless tool that will help them throughout their lives.
