Getting to know the library!

It's been a great week here in Maury's library. Students have started really getting to know the library space, and we've been learning how to treat our library books. Here's a quick breakdown:

Preschool and Pre-K read about bears and toys this week, with a special visit from a furry friend. We're starting to explore the picture book section of the library, and each student has had a chance to choose a book to read in the library.

Kindergarten through Second Grade learned all about book care. We talked about dos and donts for using our library books to make sure every book comes back in great condition!

Third, Fourth and Fifth grade are learning how the library is organized. We've gone on a hands-on tour of the library as a prelude to learning how to find books. (Some of this was done last week, since I didn't see Fourth or Fifth grade this week.)

Finally, a few classes have started checking out books! Classes that didn't check out this week will check out for the first time next week.

Week 1 - Welcome to the Library!

I'm gearing up for a great first week in the Maury library.  This week, all classes will be reading books about the library and learning library procedures.  We'll talk about why libraries are important and why we come to the library.  Here's a list of great books we'll be reading this week:

Preschool/Pre-K
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
Maisy Goes to the Library by Lucy Cousins
It's Library Day by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Kindergarten
Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian by Jessica Spanyol

First, Second and Third Grades
Library Lil by Suzanne Williams

Fourth and Fifth Grades
Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora

To continue this theme at home, here are some other great books dealing with libraries:
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (PS-K)
Library Lion by Michelle Knudson (K-3rd)
The Boy who was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris (3rd-5th)