Winter Break

Have a wonderful winter break. Students return on January 6th, which is a Tuesday. All library books checked out before break will be due on the 6th. We will kick off our book of the month program as soon as we come back. If you want to get a headstart over the break, the book for January is Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. Happy Holidays!

Battle of the Books

North Arvada is going to host its first Battle of the Books! Teams of 3-4 students will compete against other student teams from North Arvada and Arvada Middle School. Teams will answer questions based on the books on the Battle of the Book list. The list is available at the NAMS library. Grab a few friends to form your team and come to the library to sign up and get your book list. The Battle will happen in mid to late May. The winning team will earn a trophy and bragging rights for the year and everyone involved will have tons of fun. Join us in battle!

Library Closures this Week

The library is usually open at 8:15 in the morning and after school until 4. This week we will be closed Tuesday, the 9th, after school and Thursday, the 11th, before and after school.

Book of the Month

The North Arvada community is going to start a book-of-the-month program in January. We will get out word at the very beginning of the month what the book is. Our library will have multiple copies and we'll warn the Standley Lake and Olde Town Arvada libraries so they'll be prepared with lots of copies as well. Students, staff, and parents will all read the same book during the month and be able to talk with others in the community about what they are reading. At the end of the month we'll have a 'doughnuts and discussion' to wrap up that month's book and reveal the next one. Please join us in reading and discussing some great young adult books!

Barnes and Noble

Our 2nd annual Barnes and Noble night was a success! We had 16 teachers attend and too many students to count. Our chamber orchestra and Sounds of the Knights choir were fabulous. People in the store who weren't associated with North Arvada commented on how great our music programs are! We even had some brave souls sing solos and duets. The school still gets profits if you buy books through this weekend and mention North Arvada - so keep shopping! Some students will be there Sunday afternoon from 3-7 doing gift wrapping to raise money for a summer trip. Come out and support us!

New Books - Yet Again!

We have another new shipment of books. Come in and see what's new. We've got new fiction that's just good fun. We've got fiction and non-fiction that ties in to what you're doing in your classes. We've even started a graphic novel collection. Come check it out!

We've Reached 1000!

North Arvada students have now read over 1000 books this school year. The actual count as of Oct. 29th is 1,027. Congratulations and keep on reading!

Happy Fall!

Hopefully you are enjoying the colorful leaves and cooler weather. Remember there is no school for students Thursday, October 23rd, Friday, October 24th, or Monday, October 27th. Relax and have a wonderful break! Next week in the library we will have more new books. As soon as they come in, we'll get them posted to this blog and the library webpage, so check back - it might even be later today. Next week, there is a district meeting in the library on Thursday (the 30th), to the library will be closed all day.

Banned Book Week

Celebrate your first amendment rights this week by reading a book you love. One of the great things about living in America is that we have rights of intellectual freedom. We, and our parents, get to decide what we should and can read. Some great books have been challenged or banned through the years - including a lot of classics that are a big part of our culture. Don't read a book just because someone challenged it, but read something you enjoy, and enjoy that you have the freedom to pick what that is.

Happy Fall!

Fall is definitely on its way. Leaves are changing and nights are getting cooler. North Arvada students are still reading - and reading a lot. We're up to almost 50o books and over 30 million words read so far this year. Keep on reading! Next week is Banned Book Week. Celebrate your freedom to read by choosing a great book.

Keep Reading

Our ice cream cone is growing - we are now over 300 books already read this year by North Arvada students!
There are some closures this week in the library. We will be closed before school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and after school on Thursday due to meetings.
There is a PTSA meeting Tuesday at 6 pm in the library - come join us.
Remember Friday is no school for students - enjoy the long weekend. :)

Ice Cream

You may have seen our growing ice cream cone in the hallway outside the library. We are tracking how many books North Arvada students have read this year. We are already over 200! Every time you pass an AR quiz, you help add to the cone. Keep reading and watch our yummy measure grow!

This Wednesday (September 10th) is early release. As always, the library is not open after school because the teachers are all in professional development meetings. Have a great long afternoon!

New School Year

So the beginning of the year craziness is finally starting to settle down and it's back to routine on the library blog. A few changes in the library this year - we're open before school from 815-8:30 and after school until 4. On Fridays, we close at 3:45. We're still open at lunch too. Students need passes to come in before school and at lunch. After school, just come on in. We've already got in some new books, so check out the covers on the right and come by the library to read 'em. The year is off to a good start and I look forward to meeting all our new students and seeing the familiar faces from last year spending some time in the library.

Last Week of School

Here's the schedule for the last week.
Monday, May 26th - No school
Thursday, May 29th - closed after school - yearbook distribution and signing
Friday, May 30th - closed after school - yearbook signing

Have a wonderful summer!
Keep reading!!

Summer Reading

Looking for something good to read over the summer? Check out the list of nominees for the 2009 Blue Spruce Awards. These books are nominated by kids and voted on by kids - no teachers involved!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Maximum Ride: School’s Out-- Forever by James Patterson
Midnight (Warriors: The New Prophecy, bk 1) by Erin Hunter
People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Physik by Angie Sage
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
The Quillan Games by DJ MacHale
Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

Schedule for May 19th-23rd

8 am-4:15 pm unless listed below.
Monday - closed after school - go to running club!
Wednesday - early release, library closed after school
Thursday - closed after school
Friday - closed before and after school

Schedule for May 12th - 16th

As always, we're open from 8 - 4:15 unless noted otherwise.
Tuesday, May 13th - closed after school
Wednesday, May 14th - closed before school
Friday, May 16th - closed after school

Our SmartBoard is coming on Friday! Stay tuned for news of how it's being used in our classrooms...

Schedule for May 5th-9th

Oops! Looks like I forgot to post this week's schedule. Here's the schedule for next week. We're open 8 am til 4:15 pm unless noted below.
Monday, May 5th - closed after school - go running with the Bolder Boulder group!
Wednesday, May 7th - closed after school
Friday, May 9th - closed after school - Mrs. P out of town

The new books have been processed and are on the shelves and ready to go. Come see what's new!

New Books

We've just gotten in a big shipment of new books! We're getting them all labeled and out on the shelves. Come see what's new!

Schedule for April 21st-25th

The library is open from 8am to 4:15 unless noted below.
Wednesday, April 23rd - closed after school
Thursday, April 24th - closed after school - go to Running Club instead!
Friday, April 25th - No school for students

Getting a SmartBoard

The North Arvada library is getting a SmartBoard! We applied for a grant from the district and got it. The SmartBoard will be installed May 16th. We are very excited about this new addition to our school!

Library Schedule 4/14-4/18

The library is open from 8 am -4:15 pm unless listed otherwise below.
Monday, April 14th - closed after school (teachers' book study meeting)
Tuesday, April 15th - PTSA meeting in library @5:30
Wednesday, April 16th - Early release - library closed after school

Library Schedule 4/7-4/11

Here's the schedule for the week. The library is open at 8 am and closes at 4:15 unless listed below.
Monday, April 7th: closed after school
Tuesday, April 8th: closed after school (Mrs. P is out of the building all day)
Wednesday, April 9th: closed before school (staff meeting)

New to the Blogging World

So, I just set up this new blog that we can use to get out information about the North Arvada library and I'm testing it out. This is just a sample blog to see what it looks like and get started.