Archive for October, 2007
Artwork in the Library!
Thanks to Mr. Bennett for sending Hans and Katie over to the library with some awesome pictures to display! Come in and check out some of the artwork Logan Elm students have been working on!!!
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Lloyd the LibrarianNew Books!!
After some cataloging difficulties, we finally have our new books available for our wonderful students to checkout! We purchased several new Sarah Dessen, Jodi Picoult, and Meg Cabot books! Other new titles include: Abundance of Katherines, Eagle Blue, and Waiting for June. Our next order for books will go in before Christmas, so you can […]
Pumpkin Show
We are only a couple of days away from the pumpkin festivities! A couple of years ago I was watching the Travel Channel and was excited to see a ten minute segment about the Pumpkin Show! (I forget exactly what show it was) I did not grow up in this area so experiencing this festival for the […]
The Elements of Style
A person’s writing can always be improved! There are always new ways to convey a story, words to learn, and constructive criticism to accept. Because this is true I have decided to read William Strunk’s The Elements of Style. I first used this book in college and have since filed it away, but I came across […]
JuJo by Mark Ludy
I picked up a children’s book yesterday for my son Rowen. The book, Jujo, is by Mark Ludy who resides in Colorado, but has made some author visits to the Portsmouth area. I heard another librarian from East Portsmouth Elementary talk about Mark and I was so impressed I purchased one of his books! His […]
Mr. Peloquin’s Classes Research the Middle Ages!
Lately, Mr. Peloquin (the legend) has been bringing his classes in to do research on the Middle Ages. The kids are choosing topics such as: crime & punishment, weapons, Shakespeare, Elizabethan fashion, the Crusades, etc. One of the books that the kids were using caught my eye the other day - God’s War by Christopher Tyerman. […]