Allamakee Community School Libraries 

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LIterati Book Fair @ East EL. Small Gym

Monday, March 17 & Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Open for Families & Friends 3:45-7:45 PM


Classroom Visits to the Fair


 Day B Students Thursday, March 13      Day C Students - Friday, March 14     

Day D Students - Monday, March 17       Day A Students - Tuesday, March 18

Library Website Slides

Mrs. Lisa Snitker

PreK - 12 District Teacher Librarian

lsnitker@allamakee.k12.ia.us

Allamakee Community School District Library Program

The mission of the ACSD Library Program is to meet the information literacy and research needs of all diverse members of our school community while supporting the curriculum through teacher/student collaboration, technology, life-long learning skills, and desire for reading.

Fall Book Fair 2024.mp4

We had a very successful Fall Book Fair and would like to give a special thank you to all parents, students, and staff for making this such a great event. We have received many new books and earned funds to go towards an in person author visit in April for East & West Elementary and the middle school. Here is a highlight video from our book fair with each class stating what they love about books and the fair.

Thank you for supporting our school libraries and the love of reading!

Lisa Snitker - ACEA District Teacher Librarian

Spring Book Fair Video 2024.mp4
Derek Anderson Author Visit Nov. 6 2023.mp4

Field Trips to Robey Memorial Library - WE LEARNED ABOUT GREAT READING ACTIVITIES and Programs!

Robey Memorial Library     .     Robey Online Catalog  

Robey Library Visit May 2023 Trimmed - Copy.mp4
Julia Cook Author Visit 2023.mp4
Spring Book Fair 2023.mp4
Book Fair Winners Spring 2023.mp4
Read Across America 2023.mp4

Waukon Middle School students in grades 6, 7, and 8 read the following books by Marsha Skrypuch: Stolen Girl, Making Bombs for Hitler, and War Below. We will be reading Winterkill with the whole middle school. We had the pleasure of a Zoom author visit with Marsha Skrypuch all the way from Canada. Enjoy our highlight video and pictures!

Marsha Skrypuch Video Highlight.mp4

East Elementary Visits Robey Memorial Library

East Elementary Visits Robey Library.mp4

Congratulations 8th Grade Book Trailer Winners.

New trailers are under the 2022 Book Trailers tab.

PLEASE USE OUR SITE TO:

> Locate great book titles in the Alexandria Library Catalog <

> Visually link to Keystone AEA and Web resource sites <

> View book trailers and slide shows of happenings in our libraries <

Iowa Department of Education School Library

Read Across America 2022 for Library Website.mp4
Right This Very Minute Read Aloud FFA 2022.mp4

We are COOL BEANS at West Elementary!

IMG_2771.MOV

Making words on the library light table!

West Elementary Collaborative Read Aloud

I Walk With Vanessa

Fall Book Fair Highlight Video

and Winners 2021

Allamakee Fall Book Fair 2021.mp4

Click on the Icons for Free Picture eBooks and Reading Activities

Click on the Links for Copyright

Kindergarten Lesson:  Parts of a Book

Kindergarten students used the app Puppet Pals 2 to made a video showing what they learned about the parts of a book.

Parts of a Book Kindergarten.mp4

First Grade Lesson:  Parts of a Book

First grade students used the app Tellegami to show what they learned about the parts of a book.

Parts of a Book First Grade.mp4

Speed Dating with Books


Students in English 11 enjoyed a class period in the library Speed Dating With Books.  Tables were set up with selected books by genres.  Students were given 5 minutes at each table to meet and explore their future book date.  At the end of the period students choose the book that they had the most in common with and felt would be a great book to date.



Dot Day

International Dot Day is a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration centered around the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds.

The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of  self-discovery and sharing.

ACSD Dot Day 2015.mp4

Mike Mullin Author Visit

Ashfall Trilogy author Mike Mullin visited Waukon Jr./Sr. High Library on Friday, April 4 to meet with Honors English students in grades 8-11.  Students read the book Ashfall.  Mr. Mullin discussed the process of writing his books and demonstrated some of his Taekwondo skills. 

Click on the link if you would like to visit his website.

http://mikemullinauthor.com/

Dot Day iPad Art