I am a K-12 librarian at Mesilla Valley Christian School. I have a masters degree in Children's Literature and hold a NM teaching certificate with a Library Media Endorsement.
I do a lot of reading for my book review blog Library Lady’s Kid Lit found at janemouttet.wordpress.com. As librarians we do a lot of reading – some for our library and some for ourselves. In these Tuesday posts I’ll be sharing what is currently on my TBR (To Be Read) pile with you and if… More Tuesday’s TBR
Maker Mania 1 2.5 hours Cost $17 (I will charge more next time to better cover supply costs) For my Maker Mania days I have a number of stations set up for the students. Because not all students arrive at the same time, I may have something like a Marble Run Set out for the kids… More Maker Mania 1
A lot of bloggers do this and I thought it might be fun to give it a try myself this summer. Each week I will pick one of the books I am currently reading and give you the first lines from the book. Not only does this give you a look at what I am… More First Line Friday – Married to a Stranger
Lego Mania 1 2.5 hours Cost $13 1 – Free Build – build whatever they want using the Legos in their bag. – 20 minutes after official start of camp. Allow students to start on this while children are… More Lego Mania 1
Getting children to write is one of my passions. That is why I started the annual Young Authors Day at our school over 10 years ago. Another of my loves is wordless books – they are so great for language development. One of my fundraising activities this summer is a Story Writing class. This class… More Story Writing
As you may know I have a book review blog. There are at least 25 posts each month – books I’ve read as part of book tours, books I’ve read to my students in the library, and books I have previewed for the library or the Land of Enchantment Award. Once a month I share… More Favorite Books from May 2019
There are several activities that my library sponsors in order to raise funds for our operating expenses. Each year my budget covers the annual subscription to our automation system and the annual subscription to World Book Encyclopedia with maybe a little left for processing supplies. In order to add books and other materials requested by… More Fundraising Ideas
What will you celebrate in June? As I’ve mentioned before, our library likes to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations, as well as the birthdays of famous people and authors/illustrators. I know many of you are on summer… More June 2019
As promised – Each year I allow the fifth grade students to tell me what their favorite picture book in our library is. I use those titles for read-alouds the last couple library times. Here is this years list. They are listed in order of number of students who choose the title. Seuss, Dr. The… More Fifth Grade Favorites – 2019
Our last week with the kiddos. This week is all about sharing favorite books and getting books returned. I missed the library time with the littles – had a medical appointment so my assistant handled the lesson. The favorites I shared with the kinders were The Snowy Day, Peter’s Chair, and A Hat for Ivan. The story time… More Week by Week – Week 34