Page by Page Library Newsletter

It's hard to believe we are now past the 100th day of school. There is still a lot of learning and reading to do!

During the 2nd trimester, learners in:

• Kindergarten have been learning about the difference between fiction and nonfiction and finding facts about penguins. We will soon begin author studies to learn more about authors and their books.
• 1st, 2nd, and Multiage are working on the Fact Finder badge with research on animals (1st), U. S. Symbols (2nd and multiage). Stay tuned for projects soon to be underway.
• 3rd grade learned about biographies, researched the life of Benjamin Franklin, and are just getting starting on our digital citizenship unit. Learners are also practicing their shelf searching skills to be able to independently locate books in a library.
• 4th grade spent several weeks preparing book talks highlighting our Sci-Fi/Fantasy collection. These projects will be used to share book suggestions with all learners at Baron. We are currently working on a new Who Would Win type research project.

In January, we welcomed Mrs. Garner as a Library Assistant. We appreciate all the things she is doing to learn about the library and helping our learners.

Mrs. Barbara Rule

ruleb@manheimcentral.org

Baron Library continues to have a problem with books that are lost, long-term overdue, or damaged by water, food, pets, and scribbling. As of February 16th, the value of these books is approximately $350.00. My assistants and I try to rescue as many damaged books as we can; however, some are beyond repair.

Please encourage proper handling of books and returning them on time. If an accident occurs, please let me know and return the book to school so I can take a look. Thank you for your help.

In the library, we use the Follett Destiny catalog which is accessible to you at home. The link to the catalog is https://manheimcentral.follettdestiny.com. Select your child's school to go to the school library page.

You can view the books available in our library using the Catalog tab in the blue band at the top of the page. Many of the web-based tools to which Manheim Central School District subscribes are available at school and at home. The links to these resources are found on the home page.

Should your learner need to access databases from the library home page, the 2023-2024 Online Resources brochure will be helpful to you. I've attached a copy below.