The vision of the University Park library is to allow free and fair access to academic and cultural information so that all children can reach their intellectual and emotional potential.  All who enter our little library seek to become lifelong readers, critical consumers of electronic and print communication, responsible & creative users of technology and informed & ethical reviewers of data for the purpose of gaining knowledge in a twenty-first century world while demonstrating the highest level of integrity and modeling the tenets of the University Park touchstone.

Featured Author of the Month

  • Judy Blume The featured author for February 2012 is Judy Blume (born February 12, 1938).  Noted for her ability to tap into children's feelings about a wide range of issues without ...
    Posted Feb 4, 2012 6:02 AM by mister hernández
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Word of the Week

  • gimcrack \JIM-krak\ gimcrack \JIM-krak\, noun: 1. A showy but useless or worthless object; a gewgaw. adjective: 1. Tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy. Yet the set is more than a collection of pretty ...
    Posted Feb 19, 2012 7:23 PM by mister hernández
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Make a Note

  • Register now for B&B IV I'm now accepting registrations for our next Books & Breakfast on Thursday, March 22 from 8AM to till the morning bell rings.  Please contact me via e-mail and include ...
    Posted Feb 19, 2012 9:34 PM by mister hernández
  • Tales@Twilight You are cordially invited to spend an evening with me in the UPark library as part of our ongoing series of readings and repast.  Join me on Thursday, February 16 ...
    Posted Jan 28, 2012 4:49 PM by mister hernández
  • Scholastic book fair Our second Scholastic book fair is fast approaching.  Please mark your calendar now.  The fair commences Thursday, February 9 and concludes one week later on the 16th.  We'll close ...
    Posted Jan 20, 2012 9:07 PM by mister hernández
  • Books&Breakfast Returns Get ready for another B&B event!  I invite you to join me on Thursday, January 26 at 8AM in the UPark library for anecdotes and eats.  Please RSVP to ...
    Posted Jan 20, 2012 4:44 AM by mister hernández
  • Reminder: it's a short week next week With the Thanksgiving holiday break nigh upon us, we'll have only two days of school during the week beginning Monday, November 21.
    Posted Jan 19, 2012 4:05 AM by mister hernández
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What's happening in the library?

  • Week beginning February 22nd With the short week, I'll be presenting a book I first shared with the students during the Thanksgiving week.  Unfortunately, most of children didn't hear it because of ...
    Posted Feb 19, 2012 8:48 PM by mister hernández
  • Week beginning February 13th Shel Silverstein is one of the world's most beloved children's authors.  Millions have enjoyed his poetry collections and his picture books.  This week I'm presenting one of ...
    Posted Feb 11, 2012 4:43 PM by mister hernández
  • Week beginning February 6th As we move into February, we begin a new week with a book by another author.  Pete Seeger has been a progressive activist since his teens, but it is his ...
    Posted Feb 5, 2012 2:46 PM by mister hernández
  • Week beginning January 30th Patrick McDonnell is the creator of the well-respected comic strip "Mutts" and many popular picture books for children, including Just Like Heaven, which I'll be reading aloud to ...
    Posted Feb 2, 2012 7:39 PM by mister hernández
  • Week beginning January 23rd This week I'm presenting one of my favorite stories, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.  My introduction to the story came not as a tale told to me by ...
    Posted Jan 22, 2012 9:03 PM by mister hernández
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Thanks!

  • Food for Thought Tremendous thanks to the UPark moms and dads who provided the healthy food and beverages for our latest Books & Breakfast!  If you'd like to contribute to the meal portion ...
    Posted Jan 28, 2012 7:33 AM by mister hernández
  • Huge thank you to Bill Rejebian! One of the reasons we had so many books to choose from at our last Tales@Twilight and the previous Books&Breakfast is because William Rejebian and his cataloging team ...
    Posted Jan 20, 2012 4:47 AM by mister hernández
  • Barnes&Noble Book Buyers Bang the Drums! The Barnes&Noble book fair and concert was a big hit.  Thanks to the many, many families who attended and supported our library by buying books for our collection!
    Posted Jan 19, 2012 4:23 AM by mister hernández
  • Thanks to our Scholastic Book Fair Donors! At our first Scholastic Book Fair in October, several people donated books to the library from my wish list, including Julie Tremont & Ben Blackwood, Angela Dire, Julie & Adam Reeves, Kerri ...
    Posted Jan 19, 2012 4:22 AM by mister hernández
  • Thanks to Our Magazine Sponsors! At Back to School Night in September, several UPark moms & dads pledged to sponsor magazine subscriptions for our library during the 2011-2012 school term.  In the weeks that followed ...
    Posted Feb 2, 2012 7:48 PM by mister hernández
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"Bene legere saecla vincere"—To read well is to master the ages. (Latin motto inscribed over the north door of Loan Hall, Doe Library, University of California; from Emeritus Professor Isaac Flagg)

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