Author Katherine Paterson was born on this day in 1932. She is the author of two Newberry Medal winning novels, Jacob Have I Loved and Bridge to Terabithia. She has also written many other fine novels for children and young adults.
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IGD@YL: International Games Day @ Your Library!
Your School Library Learning Commons is hosting its 2nd Annual “International Games Day @ Your Library” on Friday, November 15th. All day long you can come down to celebrate the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Join with thousands of people all over the world who will gathering to game in school libraries on Friday, November 16th, and in public libraries on Saturday, November 16th. Ask your teacher if your class is coming! Stay posted for more details.
November 16 @ Your PUBLIC Library
The Fonz
Henry Winkler was born on this day in 1945. While he may be known to young readers as the author of the Hank Ziper books, he is best known in pop culture for portrayal of Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days. “Fonzie” or “The Fonz” was a pop culture superstar during the 1970’s. Since then Winkler has appeared in wide variety of television, movie and stage roles. He has also been a director, producer and writer.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen was published on this day in 1811. The novel was published anonymously, “BY A LADY.” Few people knew the identity of the author, and she was never famous in her lifetime. However, over time her fame has grown and she has become one of the most beloved authors of all time.
Sense and Sensibility has been adapted many times for television and film, and has also been the subject of a “mash-up,” Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
Other novels by Austen include Emma, Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice (my personal favourite.)
Allegiant
You have been asking for it. If you were impatient you went and bought your own copy last week. For those who were able to wait a few days, your patience is rewarded. We now have some copies ready to lend to you… FOR FREE!
For those who want to start from the beginning, check out Divergent by Veronica Roth. This dystopian YA novel was followed up by Insurgent. Many fans claim that the trilogy is superior to the “Hunger Games” series. Read them and decide for yourself.
Check out our Sci-Fi & Fantasy section, with all sorts of related titles including Dystopian, Time Travel, Steam Punk, Alternate History, Fairy Tales, Mash-Ups and more.
Not Just a Place…
On School Library Day, it is important to remember that the School Library is not just a place. More importantly, it is the people who are a part of the School Library who give it life. Everyone who works in the school library, in the physical space, or online, contributes to the vital role of the school library in education.
Thanks to Mia MacMeekin for this wonderful infographic on the role of the Teacher Librarian (left). Every school needs a Teacher Librarian working with the students, staff, administration, parents and other stakeholders in the success of a school library program. Without a Teacher Librarian, a school library is just another room after all.
- Source: Mia MacMeekin; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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National School Library Day
Today is National School Library Day in Canada. Today we recognize the vital role of School Libraries in education. The Province of British Columbia has joined in, declaring that today is School Library Day with the following proclamation:
SafeTeen
SafeTeen is a tremendous program that covers a variety of topics including conflict resolution, healthy relationships, bullying, sexual health and more.
Once again we are very pleased to host SafeTeen seminars in the school library. Grade 8 girls will be attending SafeTeen seminars on October 21, 23 and 24. As such, the room will be closed to all drop-in and study block students, as well as to all male staff.
Why SSR?
(Reason #2 of 3,487,659) Many students do not have a regular time in a quiet space at home for uninterrupted reading. SSR may be the only time and place in the day for many students to have the chance to focus on reading a good book, without all the usual noise, distractions and interruptions. Hopefully many more students have that opportunity at home, too. But for those that don’t, we need to be sure to give them that opportunity at school!
SafeTeen
SafeTeen is a tremendous program that covers a variety of topics including conflict resolution, healthy relationships, bullying, sexual health and more.
Once again we are very pleased to host SafeTeen seminars in the school library. Grade 8 girls will be attending SafeTeen seminars on October 21, 23 and 24. As such, the room will be closed to all drop-in and study block students, as well as to all male staff.
Persons Day
“The historic decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons” was handed down by Canada’s highest court of appeal – the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of Great Britain – on October 18, 1929. This gave women the right to be appointed to the Senate of Canada and paved the way for women’s increased participation in public and political life.” (From Status of Women Canada: Persons Day.)
It may seem incomprehensible to us that women were not considered to be “persons”, at least under a strict definition of Canadian law prior to 1929. The “Famous Five” led the fight all the way to the highest courts of the land to include women in the legal definition of “persons.”
“The exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word “person” should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?”
–Lord Sankey of the Privy Council, 1929 (source)
Today we can celebrate that victory, and the slow but steady change in Canadian society towards equality for women. We still have a long way to go, and sadly, in much the world, women are still denied equality, a “relic of days more barbarous than ours.” Persons Day is a chance to celebrate how far we have come, and to reflect on how far we still need to go.
Reading is a Beautiful Thing
Drop Everything & Read is just eleven days away! National School Library Day is Monday, October 28.
As part of the celebration of school libraries, the BCTLA and the BCTF have issued the “DEAR Challenge” to EVERY PERSON in BRITISH COLUMBIA. All over the province, people are challenged to put down the work, turn off the TV, set aside the iPad,iPod or iPhone, pause the video games– you get the idea– and just read!
October is International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month. October 28 is National School Library Day. Be sure to stay posted for news and special events happening to celebrate your school library!
“Reading is a beautiful thing. Today.
Every day.
Read for twenty minutes.”
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 