Check out the eLibrary offered by Surrey Schools. The collection has over a 1000 titles and will continue to grow. To use the service from home, you will need a username and password: Visit us at the school library and we will give it to you!
In the meantime, you can browse the eLibrary. Simply visit our online catalog and click on the “FolletShelf” icon. Or search for FolletShelf through surreyschools.ca.
This inspiring Freedom to Read Week video was made by Julia and Danika from the Calgary Science School, who won the Calgary Public Library Teen Freedom to Read Week Video contest. (source: freedomtoread.ca)
What do the following titles have in common?
All of these are titles which have been challenged. Somewhere in Canada in the past 30 years, individuals or groups have tried to have these books removed from schools, libraries and bookstores. The list of challenged authors includes Canadian Alice Munro, the 2013 Nobel Laureate for Literature.
February 22-28 is Freedom to Read Week.
Celebrate and protect your freedom to read,
and stand up for intellectual freedom in all its forms.
Go to freedomtoread.ca for more information.
The Reading Buddies program at the Surrey Public Library is looking for volunteer reading buddies. Reading Buddies is a great volunteer opportunity where you can develop your mentorship skills. Being a “big buddy” is a rewarding experience, and counts towards CAPP hours. For more information, check out surreylibraries.ca. You can download an application form there. You can also contact the Youth Services Librarian at the Cloverdale Library to ask questions, and to apply.
The Orientation and Training Session at the Cloverdale Library takes place on March 25.
Why SSR? (Reason #8 of 3,487,659) Reading allows you to visit other times. You can experience life in other eras, whether it is historical fiction that takes you to the past, or speculative fiction that imagines the future. You can go back to your own past of the the last few years, or you can go back deep into history. You are physically stuck in this time and place but reading allows you to visit other times and places with your mind.
Of course, even better: (Reason #1) Reading for fun is fun.
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It is National School Library Day, part of International School Library Month and Canadian Library Month. It is also the day for the annual DEAR Challenge: Drop Everything and Read.
Explore this site online, or visit us in person to check out the space, to find out more about why school libraries are so vital.
Why SSR? (Reason #9 of 3,487,659) There are so many good books to read! There are more good books to read than you could ever possibly get to in your lifetime. Don’t waste the time for SSR that helps you get to a few more of those books!
Of course, even better: (Reason #1) Reading for fun is fun.
The annual DEAR Challenge is coming up: Monday, October 27, 2014. The BCTLA and the BCTF challenge all British Columbians to Drop Everything and Read for 20 Minutes. Most of Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary already does this every day, so this should not be a problem!
The DEAR Challenge is just one aspect of National School Library Day, Canadian Library Month and International School Library Month.
Why SSR? (Reason #6 of 3,487,659) The more you read, the better you get at it. When you get better at something you want to do it more. The more you do it, the better you get at it. And so on. SSR helps you read better and SSR helps you want to read more! You will get to the point where you sometimes have a book you just can’t put down.
Of course, even better: (Reason #1) Reading for fun is fun.
Why SSR? (Reason #4 of 3,487,659) Reading for fun improves your writing. The more you read, the more you see what good writing looks like (and bad writing too!) You can read about writing, but more importantly, whatever you read, non-fiction or fiction, you see examples of writing. You learn from the examples to make you a better writer. The more you read, the more you are exposed to a wide variety of writing genres, styles and methods. The more you read, the more ideas you get for your own writing.
Of course, even better: (Reason #1) Reading for fun is fun.
Why SSR? (Reason #14 of 3,487,659) Reading for fun increases your concentration. There are so many things that distract us all day long, requiring divided attention for shallow thinking. Reading longer texts for sustained periods requires greater levels of concentration for deeper thinking. The more you read for fun, the more you will be able to concentrate on other things for longer periods of time.
Of course, even better: (Reason #1) Reading for fun is fun.
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 