5 Justifications For Having More than 30 Books in Your House
January 17, 2019
Love this! I can’t imagine having only 30 books – We have at least 10 book shelves in our house and they are all full! How many books do you own?
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.
Week by Week series – Week 18
January 14, 2019
Welcome to second semester. Our administration always tries to have a first week be a short one, so we started on Wednesday. The first day is always a little chaotic in the library – students with new independent studies, students with schedule issues who need a temporary home, etc. As first days go, this one… More Week by Week series – Week 18
Ask BHP: How Do You Determine Book Lengths?
January 11, 2019
Have you ever wondered about this? Interesting information on book lengths.
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