Mother Lode List of 2011 Reading Lists and Awards, for Middle School Readers!

A BIG

M • A • H • A • L • O

to Susan Thomsen of Chicken Spaghetti (what a great name for a blog) for this fantastic list of lists and awards!

(which I was thrilled to tweet)

Mother Lode Middle School Reading List! «2011 Best Children's Books» bit.ly/xEpGF1 #engchat

— Castle Library (@castlelibrary2) January 24, 2012

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The Joy of Paper Books ~ What do YOU think?

Thanks to Julie Greller (aka @cybrarian77) for finding this animation GEM created by Type Books, a bookstore in Canada.





Read Julie's article: Nothing Quite Like a Real Book

Yes, I agree with Julie!

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What do YOU think?

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Christmas Storytelling at Our Library, ala Dr. Seuss

Our Third Annual Christmas Storytelling Hour for our alumni keiki was a huge success!

Here are some photos for you to enjoy ---

Keana, Austin, and Julian volunteered to read The Cat in the Hat.

The Whos performed a choral reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The keiki enjoyed the stories.

Afterwards, Kaulu served Who pudding, made by the Whos' leader Jos Reber Akoi '84.

I look forward to this little event every year! Reconnecting with alumni is such a joy.

And meeting their children? I can't even begin to describe how wonderful that feels.

I have the best job in the world!

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