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David & I have 5 beautiful children; Ashlee, Britanee, Colby, Austyn & Linzi. We have a wonderful son-in-law, Brian; a lovely new daughter-in-law, Kelsey; and three beautiful grand-daughters! I work full-time as Stacks Manager at the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) on the campus of Brigham Young University. I was previously an Elementary Media Specialist (librarian) and I loved it! I love EVERYTHING cinnamon, READING, and always sing along with the radio (sometimes too loudly :)

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

summer library!

Express Yourself This Summer!
Be Creative @ Your Library

Summer library will begin on Monday, June 8! We will be open from 12:00-2:00 pm each Monday through August 10th. I hope you will be able to come by and visit, check out a GREAT book, and read this summer.
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Some ideas that may help you keep reading...

Read for 20 minutes each day, five days a week from June-August. That's at least 20 hours of reading time throughout the summer!

I will post activities on this blog throughout the summer, choose a few to spark your imagination, and let the adventure begin.

Keep track of your reading by coloring in the art pallets on the bookmarks available at our library.

Place books throughout your home. The library is a great resource to keep an ever-changing collection of great reading materials in your home. Investigate the library as a family.

Stay on track. Set challenging, reading goals. Appreciate the books you (or your child) reads, even those that look too easy.

Read everyday things such as traffic signs, billboards, cooking recipes, cereal boxes, magazines, and newpapers. Sing songs together, memorize a poem, or tell a fun story.

Research new words. Keep a notebook to record the words and exciting things you discover and learn during your summer reading.

and REMEMBER...reading aloud is ALLOWED.
~ from The Governor's Summer Reading Challenge 2009

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Reading time is important time!

See you this summer! Mondays, from 12:00-2:00 pm here at the Cascade Media Center!

Monday, May 18, 2009

bananas!

our final banana count...

1,687

keep up the GREAT reading during the summer!

summer library will be each Monday, beginning June 8. We will be open from 12:00 - 2:00, so come visit and READ!!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

end of the year

the end of the year is drawing near,
do YOU have lost library books?

if so, please look,
in all the crannies and nooks,
and bring them to us here.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

spring break

happy spring break everyone! remember to read, read, read! see you on monday!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

new additions

we have some new additions to our media center!

Fiction:
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Charlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny Nimmo
Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker
Diamond of Darkhold (City of Ember #4) by Jeanne DuPrau
Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Curtis
Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman
Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Maze of Bones (39 Clues #1) by Rick Riordan
My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
One False Note (39 Clues #2) by Gordon Korman
Savvy (backordered :( by Ingrid Law
Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler
Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler
Incredible Journey by Sheila E. Burnford
Meet Julie (American Girls) by Megan McDonald
Julie and the Eagles by Megan McDonald
Julie Tells her Story by Megan McDonald
Julie's Journey by Megan McDonald
Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Bradley
Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5) by Rick Riordan
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (#3) by Jeff Kinney
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan
Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanan Smith

Non-fiction:
Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone
Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste D. Mannis
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Length by Henry Pluckrose
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home by Robert Burleigh
The Boy Who Cried Wolf adapted by B. G. Hennessy
Lady Liberty: A Biography by Eoreen Rappaport
United Tweets of America by Hudson Talbott

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

very hungry caterpillar

march 20th is the 40th anniversary of "the very hungry caterpillar" by eric carle! celebrate this by reading one or all of eric carle's books!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

happy birthday dr. seuss!

(you have to sing this out loud... :)

happy birthday to you!!
happy birthday to you!!
happy birthday dr. seuuuss,
happy birthday to YOU!!

photo from www.circusmcgurkuscasting.com

some of MY favorite dr. seuss books . . .
oh, the places you'll go!
i'm NOT going to get up today!
the cat in the hat
i can read with my eyes shut
the sneetches
horton hears a who
dr. seuss' abc's