Introductions, procedures, and expectations
Book care and shelf care
Review library locations and using signage to find books
Select “Just Right” books – purpose and five finger rule
Booktalk books nominated for Sasquatch Reading Award – need to have read or listened to at least two titles in order to vote in May, but not required to vote. (http://www.wla.org/wlma-book-awards)
Otter transitional chapter book award and Towner Nonfiction book award nominees
Review Fiction, Everybody, and Nonfiction sections and how each are organized – alphabetical by the author’s last name (Fiction and Everybody) and number order (Nonfiction)
Review fiction and nonfiction genres
Use Destiny Online Library Catalog to search for books
Introduce Dewey Decimal Classification System as the organizational structure for the nonfiction section
How to find books by call # in the appropriate section
Otter transitional chapter book award and Towner Nonfiction book award nominees
Poetry
Internet Safety – “Private and Personal Information"
Google slides tools and practice
Culturegrams (a Proquest Database - see Resources tab above)
FVRL Connect
Primary vs. Secondary resources – Lewis & Clark focus
Research (note-taking, text features, cite sources)
Screentime use and limits
Booktalks
Scholastic Book Fairs
Share information about the Sasquatch Book Award (http://www.wla.org/wlma-book-awards) and the Young Readers Choice Award for next year
Fort Vancouver Regional Library Summer Reading program (www.fvrl.org)
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading program (www.bn.com and search for Summer Reading Program)