Monthly Archives: December 2013

Libraries Can Be Anywhere!

from BookRiot _________________________ We usually think about libraries as staid and steady buildings, safely immobile on our city streets. Like, say, this rather pretty one: But they don’t always stay there. One of the most fascinating things about bookmobiles, for … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

This is for all the students who go on the blog just to watch the videos (I’m talking to you 4th and 5th grades!). Here is a little vintage cartoon from 1944 about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Merry Christmas to … Continue reading

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Reader of the Week!

Heeeeeere’s Johnny! Johnny is in fifth grade and he spent his entire library time today reading Gary Paulsen’s, Mr. Tucket. This wonderful adventure is about a boy named Francis Tucket who, while in a wagon train heading to Oregon, is kidnapped … Continue reading

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Reading!

Here are some wonderful vintage ads on libraries and reading from brainpickings.org.

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The Christmas Story

Back by popular demand, here is our favorite video from last year:

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Power Hour

At St. Eugene we have a Power Hour every day for the middle school. At 11:00 classes split up into groups and go to different classrooms for 30 minutes of “extra”.  For example, some groups might go to math, some … Continue reading

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Birthday Book Club!

Joseph just donated a new copy of Rascal by Sterling North to our library collection! We love this Wisconsin author and his real-life story of how a baby raccoon became part of his family. Check out this heartwarming book about … Continue reading

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