News for end of the school year library dates!

Please see THIS LINK for a Voki telling you about due dates and an opportunity to visit with someone from the Anythink Library for summer reading information! Happy reading!

Mackin VIA!

Students throughout our school are learning how to access ebooks in our library/learning commons through Mackin VIA. Check out this video made on Animoto to see a sample of how they are being used! :)
Mackin VIA Animoto

TCAP Begins Today!

Alright students! Today begins the day to show your stuff...Let the TCAPing begin! Good luck...we believe in you! Now, Rock that test!

Voki!

Have you heard of Voki? Wow! It's fun and easy to use! Studnets can create their speaking avatar without an account! Their voice can be recorded through a microphone or even via cell phone! Up to 60 seconds of voice time is available and they save their creative character in a link! So cool! Here is a link to my practice Voki! Check it out!

Book Fair is Here!

Hi Everyone!
The Book Fair is well underway! We have lots of amazing great titles to share! Come by and see us for our last 2 days in the school.

Our Hours are:
Tuesday, February 5th 8:00am-8:00pm
Wednesday, February 6th 8:00am-3:00pm and 4:00pm-8:00pm

We will have cookies in the library for evening visitors and their families who come to Parent Teacher Conferences!

We are also giving away more $5.00 gift certificates to students Tuesday and Wednesday.  Stop in to enter into the grade level drawings. 6 winners will be chosen each day! Listen for your name at the end of the announcements each afternoon. Gift Certificates must be redeemed by Thursday at 8:00pm.

You can also shop for books through out online book fair linked to the Library Website. Orders can be placed up until February 16th. The Link is: International School Online Book Fair 2013.

Thanks for supporting literacy events at The International School. We hope to see YOU at the book fair! Happy Reading!

Book Fair and Kindles are coming soon!

We have some exciting news for 2013 to share with you! To begin, we are looking forward to the Scholastic Book Fair that will be in the building just before and during conferences in February! Stop by and see us. Our wonderful 8th Grade Ambassadors will be available during the evenings to help you and your family find some great titles! (They are also helping us set up and pack up the fair...THANKS a BUNCH to our Ambassadors!)

Book Fair Dates and Hours:
Friday, February 1st 12:00-4:00
Monday, February 4th 8:00-4:00
Tuesday, February 5th 8:00-4:00 and 4:00-8:00
Wednesday, February 6th 8:00-3:00 and 4:00-8:00 


Next up...Kindles for check out! Wait...Did you catch that?!?!  Yes, you did! The library recently purchased 18 Kindles that will be available for student check out! We still need to get accounts set up and books downloaded. Interested students will need to return a special permission form signed by parents in order to be responsible for the e-readers. We are hoping to have these ready just after conferences for students!

And...Have you seen our new and improved World Language Section in the library?  We have received some new picture books in a variety of languages and just placed an order for more than 30 German picture books to be added to the library. Please come in and check out the new titles we have to offer!

See you soon in the library,
Mrs. Lott and Mrs Bender

It's November Already?!?!

Can you believe that half of the semester is already over? Wow! Where has time gone?

We have been busy as ever in the library. On average, we see about 65 walk in students each day and we are circulating SO MANY of our brand new books! In fact, this year we have checked out 4,032 items so far! We feel honored to support our staff and students with the resources they need to be successful in school!

Speaking of resources...Did you know that we have many resources available online now? You have access to these 24/7! Every day, all day! You don't just have to be in school to use them! Here is a list of fabulous resources you can access through the library website!

• World Book Online databases
• World Book Kids-for slightly younger audiences
• World Book Discover-middle school audience with a slightly easier reading level
• World Book Student-middle school audience with average reading level
• World Book Advanced-middle/high school with advanced reading level
• World Book Ancient Peoples-explore ancient cultures!
• World Book Inventions and Discoveries-research ideas and tools that advance us!
• World Book Living Green-topics related to our environment and conservation!
• Hallazgos-World Book database in Spanish!
• CultureGrams-Explore the world through this incredible database!
• Mackin VIA-our main portal to the library's 220+ ebooks!
• Most of these titles are non-fiction 
• We have 30+ that are fiction
• ALL are simultaneous access--many people can read them at the same time.
• Link to Anythink Library's TumbleCloud and TumbleBooks!
• Great options for a bigger selection on fiction titles
• NetTrekker-log in and browse the internet! This AMAZING site includes readability levels for the sites you find!
• You can save your searches so you can come back to them at a later date too!
• Many other links to web 2.0 tools and other great sites!

• If you need access to these tools at home, stop by the library and pick up a bookmark with usernames and passwords. :)

As always, we are here to help you be a successful student! Please ask us if you have any questions!!!

Mrs. Lott and Mrs. Bender