New Books!!! Oh my!

I love getting new books and each time a new box of books comes to the school for the library I'm like a kid at Christmas!  I can't wait to open the box and see all of the new and wonderful titles.  Here is a preview of a few of the new books we just received.  I did not put in every title because some of them were replacements or second copies of some of the popular titles we already have.  This time I purchased quite a few books that are of the poetry and verse genre.  I think these books are a great segway into more books.  There just isn't as many words on the page therefore students can finish the book faster.  These seem to be a big hit.  So watch the video and see what you think.

Bulletin Boards that Engage

Sometimes people do think that bulletin boards are that big of a deal or don't really think that they are that important.  Well I have totally changed my thinking on that and here is why.  I am always trying to find ways to get kids to connect with books.  I created a bulletin board for our front hallway in hopes that I could get  a couple of kids interested  in some books that are available in our library. 

Well what do you know it worked!!!  I had a student come up and when I said oooh that one is a good one she said she saw it on the bulletin board and thought she would try it!  I told her awesome and to tell her friends because nothing gets more kids reading than when other kids can recommend books to them.
Here is a picture of another one I created.  I still love it!

This is another one that I just liked and at least it is perfect for the season