August was filled with the usual getting to know you activities, like going over and turning in computer usage agreements, infinite campus instruction for all, and some much needed updates to our technology/building wireless network.
In September we focused on ALAs annual Banned Books Week with displays and interactive lessons where students became detectives searching for evidence (or books they have or might want to read) in our Banned Books crime scene.
GoogleDocs was our focus area in October. Everybody learned how to access their hillsborohawks.net Google accounts and some of the cool features of GoogleDrive. Library Reading Review logs were created and shared so that students may submit Truman nominee reviews in a paperless fashion.
Our Scholastic Book Fair was in November and it was a big hit. In fact, it was such a success we are thinking of having another one this spring. Keep your eyes and ears open for more information.
In December the library became our very own Winter Wonderland. It was a lot of fun bringing out all the lights, greenery and decorations.
The final Truman Reader Award nominees for next year were announced this month, too. We are busy getting library and classroom copies of each of these amazing teen/YA novels for your reading pleasure. The twelve nominees were chosen by 6-8 grade student readers, teachers and librarians over the course of the past year.
We will be voting on our favorite Truman nominee for this year early in March, so keep reading and reviewing.
Hopefully this upcoming semester is as fast paced and fun as the first. We have had a great time and are ready for more.
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