Ask BHP: How Do You Determine Book Lengths?
January 11, 2019
Have you ever wondered about this? Interesting information on book lengths.
Author: janemouttet
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.
Christmas Reading Promotion
January 10, 2019
I don’t know about you but by the time Christmas vacation arrived, I was ready for a break from all things library (although I never stopped reading). This was our first week back – kids started yesterday. I realized I never gave you final update on our Christmas reading promotion. Over half of our elementary… More Christmas Reading Promotion
January 2019
January 7, 2019
Each month our library displays 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. For our display, I also include the birthdays of our students and faculty. Feel free to adapt the… More January 2019
Week by Week Series – Week 16
December 17, 2018
Things are starting to slow down and quiet down in the library. Teachers are finishing up units and starting review as it is almost exam time. I only had two extra classes this week for research and they were repeat classes so I just had to help students as needed. With my littles through first… More Week by Week Series – Week 16
Christmas Planning Help for Teachers and Librarians
December 14, 2018
If you are like me, you have one week left to plan for before the holidays. You know the kids will be “squirrelly” so you don’t want to do a skills lesson and you’ve got to have an activity of some sort to keep them engaged. I’ve done come searching and have come up with… More Christmas Planning Help for Teachers and Librarians
The Perfect Christmas Gifts for 10 Types of Bookworms
December 14, 2018
Some great ideas here for gifts for book worms. Thanks Bethany House Fiction for the suggestions.
Books to Give as Gifts
December 12, 2018
Are you looking for a list of titles to recommend to parents for them to give their children as gifts? Here are some lists I created – Books to give children.
Week by Week Series – Week 15
December 10, 2018
My regular schedule was disrupted this week for an annual Christmas luncheon our school hosts each December for the clergy of the community. So classes had to be moved around a bit and a couple of them even had to be shortened. Fortunately, the teachers were understanding and willing to cooperate as this is an… More Week by Week Series – Week 15
Creative Archiving: Holiday Makerspace Projects with Weeded Books
December 4, 2018
A fun activity for this month – a way to use your weeded books!
Week by Week Series – Week 14
December 3, 2018
I don’t know about your students, but ours seemed to forget how to behave after just one week off. Or maybe it’s because Christmas is just around the corner. During the break, two of my grown children came to the library with me to help decorate for Christmas. I enjoy having it Christmas-y when the… More Week by Week Series – Week 14