'Books' Category
Sharing Books
Who has ever heard of a librarian who did not share books? Well, I had a wake up call the other day from my soon to be three year old son. Rowen and my daughter Lucy were attempting to unshelve my books, which they often do with their own stash of literature. Of course, I scolded them […]
Book Order
Attention Students and Staff: If you have any book suggestions please let us know! We hope to put in a book order before Christmas Break! This is your chance to have some real input on what we purchase!!
Read On,
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 […]
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. […]
Banned Books Week
The American Library Association sponsors a “Banned Books Week” every year (this year Sept. 29-Oct. 6). They do this for a couple of different reasons: it increases circulation and it brings up the subject of censorship for people to debate. I don’t promote banned books because I feel that it is something my community doesn’t […]
Into Thin Air
I began a new book this week called Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. He is the same author who wrote Into the Wild, which I have been promoting! I promise after this one I will branch out to a different author! I think one of the things I like most about Jon Krakauer is […]
Into the Wild
It comes out in theaters today!!! This movie has been in the works for a decade! Directed by Sean Penn, this should be as accurate of account as we are going to see!
Read on,
Lloyd the LibrarianKite Runner
“There is a way to be good again.” You will see this quote from the book Kite Runner displayed on many of the posters promoting the movie, which comes out this November. Kite Runner is a heavy read, but is worth the emotional struggle on the part of the reader. It provides a glimpse into […]