Book Fair and My Secret Lair

The Scholastic Book Fair is in full swing! Here is a picture of me in my secret office behind the book cases. In between sale times, this is a great opportunity for me to catch up on cataloging, ordering, document updating, and other things that are hard to do when the library is open.

But getting back to Book Fair, come and visit the Book Fair before and after school and during lunch recess this week and buy some books. Books make great gifts! Especially for teachers so be sure to look for your teacher's wish list. Also, tonight (Monday) is Family Night at the Book Fair. There will be special guest readers including Dr. Andrews and a real live fireman from the Santa Clara County Fire Department! Come down and get your copy of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth, they are selling fast! Also, we have lots more copies of Duck! Rabbit!, a Marshall Lane Library favorite.

Library Transformation!

Okay, Thanksgiving is over, and Scholastic Book Fair has moved in to the library, so we are now a book store. Classes started previews today and will continue tomorrow and kids are making their wishlists. We have lots of copies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (the fifth book in the series) so be sure grab one of those! Lot's of other Marshall Lane favorites such as Judy Moody, Geronimo Stilton, Fancy Nancy, Star Wars, and Fly Guy. This is a great opportunity to buy some terrific books for holiday gifts. Plus, the proceeds of the book fair directly benefit the library so be sure to drop in and say 'hi' and buy some books for your favorite readers or for yourself! Also, the Book Fair Committee (Saskia Choudry) could use some volunteer help next week so please come down and give us a hand. It's easy and fun!

Now I've noticed - and you probably have, too - that I haven't reviewed many books or audio books recently. This is because the material I've been consuming lately has been more on the adult side and involving things like zombies, dream lords, and the dystopian future. However, I have some audiobooks cued up on my ipod ready for listening as soon as I finish one more thing. So, if you've read something recently that you think is worth sharing, post a comment about it here so the blog won't be totally devoid of reviews.

"This is so awesome!"

I overheard a student say this today when his class came for their first library visit of the school year. The library opened for checkouts this week and, boy! Marshall Lane students are really enthusiastic about checking out books! They swarmed the library at morning and lunch recesses and checked out all the Star Wars books and all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books plus loads of other books, magazines, and audiobooks. Another student told me that she loves the library. It makes me happy to see the kids get so excited about books!

I got a big surprise today. My sister came all the way from Tennessee to visit me for my birthday! Mr. Richards was in on it and he brought her to the library today where I put them to work shelving books. It was a great surprise! I also enjoyed a birthday song from Mrs. Hunt's class. Good times!

ETA: I forgot say that I also learned from a student that a fifth volume in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid is due out soon. In fact, it will come out on November 9th! Here is a link to the website where you can read more about the author, see the new book cover, play the 'Cheese Touch' game, and wimp yourself!