Stanwood Middle School Library Newsletter
Stanwood Middle School Library Newsletter
September 2024 in the SMS Library
September 2024 in the SMS Library
Ms. Byrum & Mrs. Palmer
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Library Hours:
Monday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
Tuesday: Open from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for book checkout and returns & lunch activities
Wednesday: alternating Wednesday's - Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) * see note below
On the alternate Wednesday 's- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
Friday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Ms. Byrum, Librarian
Free time activities in the library at lunch: Chess, puzzles, Uno card game, Battleship (plus other board games), coloring pages. Open during both lunches. No food or drink in the SMS Library.
Banned Books Week Sept 22 - 28th
Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books.
Banned Books Week was first launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries.
Click on the link to view the Destiny Collection on Banned Books.
What are the Sasquatch Awards?
What are the Sasquatch Awards?
The Sasquatch Awards are novels for grades 4-6, open nominations, committee selected, student voted. Twelve great books are nominees. But only one will win. Fourth, fifth, and sixth graders can participate in the voting process by reading at least two of the nominees. The selection criteria includes the following considerations: Reading enjoyment, reading level, interest level, Genre representation, racial diversity, gender representation, diversity of social, political, economic, or religious viewpoints, Washington State interest, effectiveness of expression, and imagination.
LUNCH TIME LIBRARY RULES: If you are going to be in the library during lunch time, you MUST be something such as playing a game (checkers, chess etc.), doing puzzles, reading, or drawing, etc. You may not just sit and "chat" with your friends. It creates a very noisy environment for the library, which is not conducive to a calm, relaxing, and quieter place where students can unwind. If your sole purpose is to "chat" with friends, you will be asked to leave and find an alternative place in the school to socialize. Thank you for making the library a great place!
LUNCH TIME LIBRARY RULES: If you are going to be in the library during lunch time, you MUST be something such as playing a game (checkers, chess etc.), doing puzzles, reading, or drawing, etc. You may not just sit and "chat" with your friends. It creates a very noisy environment for the library, which is not conducive to a calm, relaxing, and quieter place where students can unwind. If your sole purpose is to "chat" with friends, you will be asked to leave and find an alternative place in the school to socialize. Thank you for making the library a great place!
Check out Recently added books, popular titles and eBooks in the SMS Collection on our Destiny Discover Catalog!
Check out Recently added books, popular titles and eBooks in the SMS Collection on our Destiny Discover Catalog!
Destiny Discover Catalog: type in your search terms and get started!
Check out our eBooks!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Attention Parents / Guardians: Would you like to volunteer at Port Susan Middle School in the Library? We have a need for volunteers who would like to come help us organize the library shelves, ensure books are in order, and make books easier to find for students? If you are interested, please email the Librarian (click link).
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