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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Stafford Going-Ons

So I am clearly already messing up on my goals for this year since I have not blogged six times this year, but if you have been in our library recently you probably know why. Here is what has been going on and is coming up:
  • Science Fair was held in the library and was a huge success! Congratulations to all the winners and good luck at Regionals!
  • We have had MANY gallery walks in the library! They have been awesome and there are many more to go.
  • Stafford is still one of the top schools utilizing Overdrive. This is one of the coolest things for use to use. If you want to know more about it, see Mrs. Lassley.
    • On a side note, every time you check out a book or audio book on Overdrive during the month of February, your name is put into a drawing to win a Sony ereader with touch screen and WiFi.
  • Spring Book Fair Crew has been announced. We have a great group of students this time and I cannot wait to get started!
  • Book Fair will start Feb 28th and go through March 7. We are going to do something really great this time and I will share that with you guys soon!
  • Mornings with Mrs. Lassley have changed. See the board for the new schedule.
There is a lot more going on, but I am trying to stick to the big things of the moment. I have been reading, but I will blog about that later!

Friday, January 11, 2013

Books that Touch Your Soul


There are some books that you read that you will never forget. In high school, I read Bridge to Terabithia. I remember finishing the last page, and just sitting there for an hour thinking and absorbing all that I had just read.


The most recent books I have read is Wonder by R.J. Palacio and Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman. Each of these really made me think and honestly changed the way I think.

 August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face.Wonder begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.


Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle—he can't even move his eyes. For all Shawn's father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable to communicate his true feelings to his father, Shawn's life is in danger.
To the world, Shawn's senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen—a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life.

Is there is book that has changed your soul??

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

New Year = New Goals


Last year I had the following goals:

  • To see as many students as a can each week in the library. (This goal is going to be easy in January because there are lots of big projects coming my way. ;) ) 
  • Read at least 2 YA books a week. (I know this does not seem like much but with an 8 month old and 5 year old at home, I will be lucky for this.)
  • To blog at least 2 times a week. This will not always be a review of a book, but it will always be library or literature related! 
Let's see if I met any of them. 
  • This past year the library has been a pretty happening place. On average I work with at least 6 classes a week which is awesome! 
  • I did not read 104 books this year. I read about 75. In my defense, I had to reread a couple of series in order to read the newest one. :-)
  • Looking back, I blogged about 64 times last year. So not quite what I had in mind. 

Here are my goals for 2013:
  1. To read at least 100 YA books this year. 
  2. To blog 6 times a month during the school year and 3 times a month during the summer. 
  3. To see every student at least two times a month, whether it be for book check out or a project.
Happy New Year!