Category: Literacy

Summer Reading

The summer holidays are almost here.  Make sure you take advantage of your School Library to gather some books and magazines for summer reading.

Make an appointment to visit us in person to browse through our collection of print materials, including lots of new fiction and non-fiction, graphic, and more.

If you prefer to stay at home and visit us online, you will find that we have growing collection of eBooks, as well as digital audiobooks and other online resources.

Find out more! Visit us online at tweedsmuirlibrary.ca or make an appointment to visit us in person.

Online Magazines

Students, teachers, and even parents can read online magazines with access from Surrey Schools. There are many different titles to appeal to different age groups and interests.

Go HERE to see the general interest magazines


Go HERE for teen oriented magazines.

If you are reading on a computer in the school,  your usual district login will suffice. However, if you are at home you will need a username and password.

Go HERE to find out more about PASSWORDS for District Sponsored Online Resources.

Go to SurreySchoolsONE for “One Place” for access to online resources.

 

World Press Freedom Day

May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day, as established by UNESCO / United Nations. The freedom of the press is essential to the establishment and health of democracy.  In our world of social media, misinformation, disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories, we need a free, independent, professional and ethical press more than ever.

As the [COVID-19] pandemic spreads, it has also given rise to a second pandemic of misinformation, from harmful health advice to wild conspiracy theories. The press provides the antidote: verified, scientific, fact-based news and analysis.

Source: UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Find out more:

Champions of Free Expression

 

Learn about Alivin Schrader and other “Champions of Free Expression” at freedomtoread.ca .  These people and countless others lead the fight for our rights and freedoms.  Find out more about them and get inspired to join the fight.

February 23 – 29 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada.  This week we celebrate  our freedom to read. More than that, as citizens of Canada, we must recognize the ongoing fight to protect our freedom to read, and our other rights and freedoms, and to extend those rights and freedoms to all of humanity.

source: freedomtoread.ca

 

Freedom to Read Week

February 23 to 29 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada.  Come down to the School Library to find out more.  We have a display of books and other resources related to our freedom to read, our right to have access to information, and our responsibility to exercise those rights and freedoms as informed, free-thinking citizens.  We will will also feature online resources, so be sure to check out our site, tweedsmuirlibrary.wordpress.com.

Freedom to Read Week 2020

International School Library Month

As October draws to a close, so does International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month.  We hope you learned something about the vital role that libraries play in our country, and that school libraries play in education around the globe. Most importantly, we hope you were able to celebrate the wonderful gift of libraries by visiting some, including your local public library, and especially, your school library.

Come down to see us in person, or visit online– even though October is ending, you can make use of your school library all year long.

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Drop Everything and Read

Today you have been challenged by the BCTF and BCTLA to Drop Everything and Read!   The DEAR Challenge is issued every year for BC School Library Day, in conjunction with Canadian Library Month and International School Library Month.

Every person in British Columbia, including every student and every teacher, is challenged to drop everything else and read a book.  Read for pleasure. Read for entertainment. Read for knowledge. Read for escape. Read for experiencing other places, other times, other lives. Read for the joy of it.

There are so many reasons to read.

Drop Everything and Read!

Library Themed Links

In keeping with the continuing celebration of all things library during International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month, here are some links to some interesting library themed content. Enjoy!

source: Neville Johnson / Mental Floss

October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.

Why read for pleasure?

Why read for pleasure?

Reason #1: Pleasure

source: iamse7en

There are countless reasons why people read.  And there are countless ways that reading for pleasure can bring you pleasure.

People read to be entertained.

People read to escape.

People read to be pulled into a story.

People read to laugh.

People read to cry.

People read to be scared.

People read to be amazed.

People read to experience other times.

People read to experience other places.

People read to share in the experiences of other people.

People read to learn something.

People read to relax.

People read to get motivated.

People read to be inspired.

People read to be thrilled.

People read to understand.

People read to be challenged.

People read to be reassured.

People read to see something new.

People read to see something familiar.

People read for so many reasons.

People read and they don’t know why, they just like it.

Visit your school library to find a book to read for pleasure–  that is the #1 reason we are here!

October is International School Library Month
and Canadian Library Month.