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Do Not Read This
What would your day be like if you didn’t know how to read?
You’re not going to believe it, but I have the reading challenge to beat all other reading challenges for you…
I CHALLENGE YOU TO NOT READ FOR AN ENTIRE DAY.
Someone Read Them, Now Someone Has to Shelve Them
Summer Checkout Success!
The bookshelves are looking mighty bare in the ASIJ Elementary Library. After three days of patrons visiting the library to checkout books for summer reading, the checkout statistics are phenomenal this year. Without bribes, prizes or golden stickers, over 2x as many books were checked out this summer than last summer.
Total Summer Checkouts 2015 3,944 books
Total Summer Checkouts 2014 1,806 books
My goal this year was to support and encourage independent reading and wild readers. I do not think I could have ended my first year as the ASIJ Elementary Librarian on a happier note.
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We’re Ready for Summer Checkout!
Summer Checkout
Drew Daywalt Wearing His 2015 Sakura Medal
NEW Titles You Cannot Miss
Take a look at the titles by genre that will be available in the ASIJ ES Library in August. If you are at a local library or at a bookstore this summer, I strongly recommend these NEW titles.
HUMOR
ACTION/ADVENTURE
REALISTIC FICTION
FANTASY
SCIENCE FICTION
MYSTERY
HISTORICAL FICTION
Beginning Chapter
GRAPHIC NOVELS
NON-FICTION
NEW Picture Books
Below is a sampling of picture book titles that will be available in the ASIJ ES Library in August. If you are at a local library or at a bookstore this summer, I strongly recommend these NEW titles.
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