Books are coming home....

Old books coming home....
Thank you to every one for bringing in your library books, some have been away for over a year, so it is nice to have them back again!!!!
There are still a few more books to come back, I hold out hope that all will return by the end of the week 
Remember if you think you have returned a book, please come and see me and we can look together - sometimes they find their own way onto the shelves before saying hello to the computer and letting it know they are back 
If students have lost a book, they are asked to pay the cost - so make sure they look everywhere including their classroom!!
Remember :Stocktake starts Monday- wish me luck - it's my first one!

New books finding a home.....
I also took advantage of the Scholastic Big Warehouse sale and free picks from the catalogue to choose some new books for the library. These include some old favourites and some that may become new favourites - I don't think you can have too many favourite books!!! Some titles include:

• extra copies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid [they are always on loan!]
• the Roald Dahl Collection [some of our copies are sooo well read they really shouldn't be repaired again!!!]
• more books in the 39 Clues series
• January to July in the Conspiracy 365 series [[they didn't have August to December!]
• Bear and Chook by the Sea 
• more books in the Mates series - very popular with year 1 & 2
• 14 books in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series [it was an absolute bargain!!!]

There are lots more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head! I will give a few more titles when I write again - or look out for the "new releases" on the shelves next year!

Welcome to Term 4

It has been a busy year in the library and it is about to get busier!....

Book-club
We are only doing one book-club this term and making it a special opportunity for parents to orders books for Christmas. If you would like to order books without your child know send an email to Peta O'Flynn by Wednesday November 3rd - her email address is available on the handout that came with the catalogues or you can check with me for the details.

Normal orders through your child are also due on Wednesday November 3rd to the class teacher.

Stocktake!
What does this mean for you...

• Students need to get all overdue books back by the end of week 6 Friday 19th November!
• Any lost books need to be paid for -refunds will be given for those that are subsequently found during stocktake (I have given one refund this year)!

I am happy to look on the shelves for "lost" books in case they have been returned and not recorded on the computer - occasionally this happens - children think they are being helpful putting them back - but forget they need to be scanned first!! 

Most books turn up at home -- even when the child has sworn they never borrowed that book!!

Already I have had a number of books brought back, some even from last year! Thanks you :) 

So if your child's book is "lost" have them start looking today :)

Places I suggest to look:

• under the bed
• on the bookshelf
• in the cupboard 
• behind their study desk
• behind/under the lounge
• at grandma's, aunty's, cousins...... 

Really just get them to look EVERYWHERE!

Happy searching!

Book week over for another year..

What a great book week !

Richard Tulloch was terrific. All the children enjoyed his story telling and were a great audience. A number of students also had a chance to ask questions (some of which were very thoughtful) and Richard gave really good answers. I first saw him when I started teaching in the early nineties and thought he was great then. It was terrific to see "he's still got it":)

Book Parade was lots of fun! It was great to see so many children put in so much effort for their costume and/or poster. We had a great variety of characters including Harry Potter, Pearlie the Park Fairy, a number of Wimpy Kids and some of the "Naughtiest girls in school". Some of the more unique characters included the "pea" from the Princess and the Pea and a very colourful "Very Hungry Caterpillar", even Grandma Poss from Possum Magic came ;)


Book Fair was very successful :). Lots of children bought a book and took advantage of a number of bargains. The most popular title by far was the new book from Dav Pilkey - the author of the ever popular Captain Underpants - Ook and Gluk - we sold 26 copies [including 2 copies for the library]- I think that means about 1 in 10 families now have a copy at home! Other popular titles included:

• the Freak Street books;  
• the journals for the girls - Dork Diaries to read and Follow your heart, Pink Cookies and Secrets to write in;
• the younger girls bought Buttons the Runaway Puppy;
• the younger boys bought Ben10;
• the art books - I expect to see a number of monster battles and terrible beasts as these "How to draw" books sold well;
• the Disney colouring books
• the joke books always sell well, as did...
• the 100 most disgusting things on the planet!

We will be able to buy lots of books with the commission, so we have - a very happy librarian and very happy students who will be able to enjoy the new books!

Thanks you everyone for making book week so great!

Book Reviews

As it is coming up to book week, I thought I'd share some a site I recently discovered it is an Australian site called

• The Book Chook 

The Book Chook is the work of an Australian teacher, writer, editor, reviewer, Susan Stephenson, who seems passionate about helping children read! - Must be a nice person :)

Check out her site, she has helpful hint for parents and lots book reviews, including one for Jeannie Baker's new book Mirror which has just arrived in the library!

Happy Reading

Book Week Update

The excursion for year 2 was cancelled for Monday 23rd August :(

However, Monday will see the library open at lunchtime for any students who would like to come up and borrow one of our many new books :)

I've found that if popular new books are borrowed first in class time, only the students in that class ever get to see the book! So I've decided to do a "stock up" of new books and I am opening the library for those who would like to borrow one of these new books.

There are special conditions for borrowing from the "stock up"

• students can't have any overdue books to borrow at lunchtime - so get hunting and find those missing books
• students can only borrow one in a series - so only one
• Freak Street book
• I Spy book
• TinTin or Asterix book
• students need a library bag with them [a plastic bag will be fine:)]

Don't forget Book Parade Thursday 26th August at 2.30pm.

Come as your favourite book character - and..

Don't forget to tell us who you are, so make a name tag or a poster or just bring along the book :)

I am sorry that the library will be closed  on Wednesday and Thursday for lunch, as book fair books will be out on display on the tables. Don't forget to bring your money on Thursday if you want to buy a book!

See you then

Book Week is nearly here...

Book week is fast approaching!

This year's theme is Across the Story Bridge.
Many students will be helping me make a "Story Bridge" in the library by including a "stone" with their favourite book, be sure to visit if you can make it to our Book Parade and Book Fair on Thursday 26th.

Monday 23rd of August sees the beginning of Book Week.
Marrickville library is hosting a special Book Week performance at the Town Hall.
As there are only 55 places for us, we have offered this to year 2 children to enjoy :)

Wednesday 25th of August sees a very special author visit. Richard Tulloch is coming to share some of his great stories with us. There will be three sessions, so he will be able to cater to each group. Richard Tulloch is a well known author who has written a range of great stories for kids. These include

• many episodes of Bananas in Pyjamas
• Danny in the Toy Box
• Cocky Colin
• Rodney's Runaway Nose
• Stories from our Street and Stories from our House
• Beastly Tales
• Twisted Tales
• Weird Stuff
• Awesome Stuff and 
• Freaky Stuff

Wednesday 25th of August is also Book Fair viewing day. Children will have the chance to come in and look at the books we have on sale at this year's book fair. 

Thursday 26th of August: Book Fair buying day. The books will be on sale from 9 am until 4 pm. Parents are welcome 

• in the morning and 
• again at recess and 
• after the Book Week Parade.

If one or two parents are able to help with selling in the morning or in the afternoon (the particularly busy times), please contact me in the library or leave a message at the office.

Thursday 26th of August: Book Week Parade after recess. Come and enjoy the parade of students dressed as one of their favourite book characters.

We look forward to seeing you in book week!

Happy Reading :) 

Premier's Reading Challenge coming to a close...

Time is running out for the Premier's Reading Challenge.

At school, we need to sign off on all students participating by the end of August, so we need to have all record cards in by Monday, August 16th. This allows us to enter the details and follow up any problems.

Some people have started entering their books themselves, please have this finished as quickly as possible so they can be validated too. Well done to those who have already finished doing this! We will be validating your books soon.

Do you still have five or more books to go?
Then you will need more than your normal borrowing allowance, so you can

1. borrow an extra book or two, and
2. you can come in and change your books over at lunchtime.

All the best and..

Remember, even when the challenge is over -
Keep reading :)