What a good kid. He found a book to read and then he sat down to read it! This is exactly what we want libraries to inspire children to do! And no one told him to do it either!
Friday, September 18, 2009
I hope no one else finds out about this chair
What a good kid. He found a book to read and then he sat down to read it! This is exactly what we want libraries to inspire children to do! And no one told him to do it either!
We are completely absorbed in the new books!!
These are the books from the Laura Bush Collection Development Grant. They arrived the first week of school, just in time for me to process them and make them available to the kids. I purposely leave them on the tables before the classes come in. The kids are immediately drawn to them. These boys were so absorbed in what they were reading that I had to take a picture of them. I know I am successful when kids are reading and not even bothering to ask if they can use the computer. This is exactly what I wanted to happen!
There are too many books to choose from!!!!
This young man was so excited about the new books that he kept pulling out every book he wanted to read. And he couldn't decide which one to take. He eventually brought a pile of no less than 20 books to me and asked me to hold them for him. He wanted to read every one of them. He made such a mess, but what do I care? He's READING!!! And he's excited about it too!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Damrosch Library wins a grant!
The Office of Library Services is pleased to offer to NYC DOE middle school libraries, the Eight Million Reasons to Read Grant.During the middle school years, when students are focused on developing personally, socially and academically, reading is paramount in enabling students to achieve success. Students who develop a love of reading and an ability to read with comprehension are more likely to be engaged in their learning and empowered to meet the academic and personal demands of their future – both in school and in the workplace. To ensure that all middle school students in New York City are prepared for high school, college and careers, the Department of Education has developed the Campaign for Middle School Success.
As a part of that initiative, the Office of Library Services has developed the Eight Million Reasons to Read campaign.
The overall goal of this campaign is to:
· Connect middle school students with real-life reasons to read, as demonstrated every day by the eight million residents of New York City.
· Enable middle school students to build a pathway to their future through exploration of dynamic nonfiction books.
This yearlong campaign will validate the reading experiences of the students and their families, communities, and cultures so that students recognize that reading is a “life skill” that surrounds every area of life and is the key to future success.
Activities at the school level will include:
Book clubs;
Addition of a collection of engaging nonfiction books to the school library;
Collection of “I read because. . .” post cards from family and community;
School-wide reading motivation campaign and assembly;
Family literacy celebration.
Grant recipients will receive:
A collection of engaging, readable young adult non-fiction titles that will be processed for the central library collection;
Three of these titles provided in sets of 10 for book discussion groups;
One-day professional development for the librarian on how to conduct a book club using non-fiction titles and utilize Web 2.0 technology to encourage students to interact with the books and each other.
“I read because…” postcards for family and community to fill out
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Stay tuned for the transformation!
This is the magazine rack that came with the library. However, it does not fit the gorgeous decor of the library. So it is going to be transformed by the students under the direction of the art teacher. Stay tuned for its transformation!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Menagerie Revisited
The monkeys, a Christmas gift from a thoughtful colleague and friend.
The giraffe is the newest member of the menagerie.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
From the collection: Gorillas and Their Infants
Everyone loves baby animals. This new Pebble Plus series highlights the lives of animal offspring, including how they are born, what they look like, how they compare to mature animals, and how they eat, play, live, learn and grow. Pebble Plus offers the same high-quality nonfiction topics and low reading levels of Pebble Books in an enlarged, graphically enhanced format. This series explores and supports the standard "The Living Environment: Diversity of Life, Heredity, Cells, Interdependence of Life, and Evolution of life," as required by Benchmarks for Science Literacy: Project 2061.
From the collection: The Chimpanzees I Love
Jane Goodall might be a household name for most grownups, thanks to her pioneering work with chimpanzees and more recent efforts at habitat preservation. But many kids don't know the Goodall story and will love this chance to hit the ground in Tanzania and learn about the remarkable scientist and her beloved chimp friends. With dozens of vintage photographs, Goodall recounts her early research in Gombe National Park, including a recap of her childhood and how she came to know Louis Leakey and first enter the bush. With clear and careful prose, Goodall explains her findings about chimp communities and communication, the role of hierarchies, and what sort of threats chimpanzees face today. Best of all, Goodall's account always keeps curious young readers in mind, even relating some of her mistakes, such as when she became too close to her subjects and interfered with her own research.
New DVD : Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe
World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall makes her annual RETURN TO GOMBE in this exciting and somewhat heartbreaking visit to the chimpanzee research station she made famous. It seems a revolution has broken out among her favorite group of chimps and its brutal and bullying leader, Frodo, has been overthrown. With a power struggle imminent among the other chimps, Jane searches for Frodo and reminisces about the groundbreaking research, thoughts, beliefs and emotions she has invested in these wild chimpanzees and protecting primates around the world. RETURN TO GOMBE makes for a fascinating and unforgettable journey.
New DVD : Gorillas - From the Heart of Darkness
As seen on National Geographic Romain Baertsoen, A Belgian Diplomat, arrived in Rwanda in 1966 and started to film one of the country's most closely quarded secrets - the gorillas of the Viruga Mountains.. He had to learn to behave with these enormous animals. He filmed the gorillas as well as the Congo's erupting volcanoes. A thrilling view of fantastic flora and fauna.
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