Young writers and readers at St. Francis Xavier School in Winooski were recently treated to a visit from children’s book writer Jamie Gilson, author of twenty funny and nationally acclaimed books for elementary school age students. The visit was organized by School Librarian Kathleen Finn. Students in grades 2 to 5 at St. Francis Xavier [...]
Greetings from the Essex High School Library Media Center! Interested in some new ideas to help promote the Green Mountain Book Award? It’s difficult to get students to read beyond what’s required of them for class. We have been trying to get increased participation for years and came up with a new plan. We created [...]
Internationally recognized as an authority on medieval Cistercian architecture, Dr. Terryl Kinder recently spoke to students at Rice Memorial High School in a special visit sponsored by the Friends of Rice Library and supported by a grant from the Paul Post Foundation. Kinder’s presentation discussed how the Cistercian monks evolved from their Benedictine roots and [...]
If it’s January… it’s time to plan the Summer Reading for Kids list again! VSLA is looking for volunteer contributors to compose this year’s tips for terrific tantalizing summer reads. Traditionally, we divide the list into Picture Books and Easy Readers for K-4, Grades 5-8, and Grades 9-12, with a contributor or team providing 10-15 suggested titles [...]
Poetry Outloud Contest One of our favorite and best-attended events in the library this past semester was the poetry declamation contest initiated and planned by the English Department in honor of a former faculty member, Graham Newell. It was held on Parent’s Night, which brought more parents than usual to the library. Over ten English [...]
Last month I ran a contest where I raffled off a New Moon poster from the New York Times that I had laminated. Each student filled out slips with his/her name and the title of the book they were currently reading, and dropped it in the box. I ran it for about two weeks and [...]