Important Schedule Changes for March and the NC Children's Book Award
This month is a VERY busy one in the library, so we are not going to be on our regular schedule. Next week, I will have book fair previews March 6th-8th. Please sign up HERE for your preview time. Remember to stay with your class so you can make your wish lists, and also help them with their wish lists. (K-2 classes are encouraged to bring their iPads to snap photos of wishlist items. 3-5 can make paper/pencil wish lists as we have done in the past.)
I will be opening up some circulation times for classes to come and trade books the week AFTER our book fair, but we don't have enough days in this month to complete normal rotations, so these will only be open circulation, no regular class. (Be on the lookout for a signup for those dates soon!)
Mr. Daniels has generously offered to help keep the circulation desk open on days/times when he is not covering other classes or responsibilities, so during my absences, he will keep you updated if he is able to open the library as he is able. (Thank you, Mr. Daniels!) 😊
Library Schedule:
March 6-8--Book Fair Previews (no regular classes)
March 9-10--Golightly and Daniels at NCTIES Conference in Raleigh (library closed)
March 13-17--Spring Book Fair
March 20-23--Open Circulation ONLY (Sign-up Schedule Coming Soon!)
March 24--Golightly off-campus for Battle of the Books Competition
March 27-28--Golightly Presenting at NC Reading Association Conference (Limited Library Availability Based on Volunteer Support)
March 29--Early Release--Open Circulation Only
March 30-31--Golightly Off-Campus (Limited Library Availability Based on Volunteer Support)
If you want to share any videos or eBooks of the remaining titles prior to voting, check out these resources! If you would like to see which NCCBA winners and nominees we have in our library, check out this collection I've compiled in Destiny. You can also read ALL of these books as eBooks through the NC Kids Digital Library! (Click HERE for the link to this collection of eBooks.)
Follow the NC Children's Book Award on Twitter! (@NCCBABooks)
CLICK HERE for the link to vote on the NC Children's Book Award nominees. (You can vote as a class, and just count up how many of each title, or let each individual student vote, depending on age/ability.) Voting ends March 31st, so please try to do this with your classes prior to then if possible. Our students are so excited to have a voice in picking a real book award!
Battle of the Books Update
We only have TWO practices left before our county competition for Battle of the Books! Our team represented our school well at the middle school competition and learned a lot, so we are ready to dominate the competition when our turn comes! Please remind your students on the team to always be reading at least one BOB book to keep them fresh in their mind. Each team member also has access to battlequestions.com, which helps quiz them on potential questions that may be like the ones at competition, so if they have any extra time during the day, that is a great tool to use to help them sharpen their skills!
Remaining Meeting Dates:
3/9/2023
NO Mtg 3/16--no school
3/23/2023--Last mtg
3/24/2023--Countywide EBOB Competition at Newport Middle School!!
Our county-wide competition will be held March 24th at Newport Middle School.
More details to come soon!
STAFF BOOK CLUB--Yay!!
The first book club meeting was awesome, and we are eager to read the next title on our list! If you haven't joined in yet, but you have been thinking about it, it's not too late. Our March meeting will be March 29th from 6-8pm at Floyd's in MHC.
CLICK HERE for more information about the books and the NC Reads Grant.
40 Book Challenge!!
Contact Me!
Email: emily.golightly@carteretk12.org
Website: bit.ly/golightlyreads
Location: 219 Chatham Street, Newport, NC, USA
Phone: 252.223.4201 x324426
Facebook: facebook.com/nesmediacenter
Twitter: @EmilyGolightly3
Contact Me!
Email: john.daniels@carteretk12.org
Location: 219 Chatham Street, Newport, NC, USA
Phone: 252.223.4201 x324501