Digital Tips and Reading Info - August

Here is a link to the slides this morning regarding:

Our Library Catalog and eBook Access *logins complete by Sat, Sep 1.*

The Decatur Book Festival

The Great American Read

Welcome Back!

I am looking forward to another great year in the library here at the ANCS Middle Campus! Some upcoming events include:

• Summer Reading Book Club Lunches - to be held in the library during the last week of August. See photos on my Twitter Feed soon! --->
• BBB - Books, Buzzers and Breakfast! - formerly known as The Reading Bowl. We have taken this event in house and last year was a great success. We will begin meeting in October and will culminate with a Saturday morning meet in January of book discussion, book trailers, food, trivia and FUN! The reading list we use include ALL the books listed here.
• Spelling Bee - 5th annual spelling bee for ANCS students in Grades 4-8 will take place in early January. Spelling lists will be available soon. Lunch practice sessions with Ms. Linahan begin in December. 
• Jason Reynold's Track Series Book Club - fans of this summer read will enjoy finishing off the rest of the series together this school year.
• 10th Anniversary Hunger Games Book Club - Will include reading the book/series, a movie showing and possible trip to The Swan House - more details soon.

*image from http://www.panempropaganda.com/

SEE YOU IN THE LIBRARY!!

2018 Summer Reading and Math

FIND SUMMER READING AND MATH INFO HERE!

Book #1: Read at least one of the four required book options
Book #2: Read at least one of the other four required book options, the suggested reads or one of your own choice (must be a grade level book).

Please note, this list includes suggested age ranges. A few books may be more appropriate for 7th or 8th graders. Links to more thorough reviews are provided. It is up to the family to decide.


Amazon links are included for informational purposes. Books may be previewed, and other editorial reviews are available on this site. We encourage you to shop Little Shop of Stories and Barnes & Noble Edgewood, or utilize your neighborhood library, too.

Any questions, please ask.

tlinahan@atlncs.org

May Digital Tips - Great Ways to Spend Time Online

Feed the hungry:

Free Rice

BEANBEANBEAN


Volunteer with research and archiving:

Zooniverse


Games to train your brain:

GeoGuessr

The Wiki Game

April Digital Tips - and a Book!

Chromebook shortcut keys, printing tip - no roboto here! - and the wonderful Piecing Me Together

Books of Reading Bowls Past and Future!

I am always excited to see the list for the upcoming Georgia Children's Book Award Nominees. For next year, our newly adopted and revamped Reading Bowl - aka The BBB Society (Books! Buzzers! Breakfast!) - will read, discuss and quiz on the ten books in the 6-8 category, but all 20 will be available for reading in our library.

As for last year's nominees, ANCS middle kids voted on these books as their favorites:

L to R - 1st, 2nd & 3rd place!

The majority of kids throughout Georgia thought differently, with the middle years book winner being Projekt 1065:

A Wrinkle in Time Book Club Sign-up!!!

*Deadline for entries is 5pm Thursday, February 15.
*Winners will be given their books by Friday, February 16.
*The matinee will be Saturday morning, March 10. Awaiting movie times to be posted.
*The book/film discussion date will be determined once the group is formed

Note: Any ANCS student, staff member or parent/guardian may join our club by reading their own copy or a library copy and paying for their way at the matinee. Just let me know if that is what your family intends to do.

The 15 middle campus students who are selected from this entry process will win a book, admission to the film and an $8 concessions credit. Selection is based on entry responses regarding a significant book the student has read. It should be concise, but meaningful. Shoot for around 100 words.

This is an example response - Ms. L's very own (108 words):

When I was nine years old, I moved to a new town and a new school for fourth grade. I had a difficult time time making friends and turned to books for company. It was then I stumbled across A Wrinkle in Time (by Madeleine L'Engle) in our school library. This was the first science fiction book I had ever read.  The idea of time travel and good versus evil blew my mind! I was hooked. I continued to read all of Ms. L'Engle's other books and started a lifelong quest in looking at my own humble place in the universe and learning about different religions and faiths.

SIGN UP HERE!

A copy of the morning meeting slides are here!