October News!

What a great month we have had in Library! We started off with the highly successful Book Fair. We spent the next three weeks participating in the Global Read Aloud, reading books by award-winning author/illustrator Yuyi Morales. Ask you student about her! They learned so much through her books. This week we've been enjoying classic Halloween books, and there may have been a visit from Pete the Cat! 😀 Thank you to the following students for donating books to the Library this month: Jack & Charlotte Clark, Gwen Hurley, Avery Lavoie, Abby Adams, Molly Hamilton, and an anonymous donor! Happy Reading, everyone!

Volunteers Needed!

The Library is in need of volunteers! Would you like to help process, sort, cover, and shelve books? Then I need you! It's very easy, and I will provide training and support. One and two-hour time slots available. Click here to sign up! Feel free to email me at khevenor@littletonps.org with any questions. Thank you for supporting the Library!

We're off to a great start!

Hello everyone! We are off to a great start in the Library this year! Please remember to follow me on Twitter @KrisHevenor and subscribe to this blog to stay informed on all Library happenings and news!

THANK YOU to the PTA - especially Laurel Shah and Jillian Anderson - for running a fabulous Book Fair this week! And thank you to all the Shaker Lane families who supported the Book Fair and your children's reading opportunities. A special THANK YOU to the following students for donating books to the Library - Teagan Francis, Katie Hesse, Richie Barrett, Gwen Hurley, Jack & Charlotte Clark, and Mai & Hana Marcucelli. Happy Reading!

Welcome to the Shaker Lane Library!

Welcome to the Library at Shaker Lane! I'm excited to be starting my second year as the Shaker Lane Librarian. I love books, and my goal is to encourage your child to develop a love of reading and an understanding of what libraries are all about. I hope you'll join me in this effort!

In the next few days, your child will borrow his/her first book(s) from the Library. All library books are due one week from the date they are taken out. Books must be returned in order for a new book to be borrowed, so please help your child to remember his/her library book on the day that it is due. When a book is two weeks overdue, I will send a reminder note home. Hopefully, the book will be found and returned. If you believe a book is lost, please let me know so that we can make arrangements for you to replace it. I appreciate your support in keeping our library stocked with books that the students enjoy!

The best way to keep books "safe" is to always place them in the same location daily and to put them in your child's backpack the evening before library day. Also, books and water bottles don't mix! Please put either the book or the water bottle in a ziplock bag, or keep them as far away from each other as possible. A soggy book makes for difficult entertainment and will need to be replaced by you. Thank you for understanding!

To stay updated on Library news, volunteer opportunities, and my Library book "wish list," please subscribe to my blog - www.shakerlanelibrary.blogspot.com. You can also follow me on Twitter @krishevenor.

I'm so excited to get the year going in the Shaker Lane Library! Books are fun - let's read!

Kris Hevenor
Shaker Lane Librarian
khevenor@littletonps.org

Year-End Notes

I can't believe we are down to less than five weeks left of school! What a great year we are having in the library. Thank you for reading with your children and helping them to return their books on time! As the weather gets warmer, we tend to have issues with leaking and sweating water bottles and our books. PLEASE pack your child's water bottle in a separate pocket of their backpack from their library book! Or, put their library book in a ziplock bag. We have had several water-damaged books in recent weeks, which requires that you replace the book with a new one for the library. Thanks for your help with this. The last week to check out books will be the week of May 27th. After that, all books will need to be returned or replaced. Thanks again, and HAPPY READING!

February news

THANK YOU to the following students for your book donations to the Library! They are appreciated! Ian Lennon donated “The Princess in Black.” Jacob DiFiore donated many well-loved books. Maddie and Kelsey Buck donated “Billie B. Brown - The Extra-special Helper,” “The Grapes of Math,” and “If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!” Book donations are always welcome! For ideas, just visit the Library blog. Have a wonderful February break, everyone, and keep reading!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Shaker Lane Library! And many thanks for all of your support over the first few months of the school year. The Library is hopping these days - kids are discovering new books, we're enjoying great read-alouds, and we're sharing books that we love with each other. Thank you to Olivia and Jacob Livingston for their generous donation of many well-loved books to the Library! I welcome donations of new and gently used books. For book donation ideas, check out my book wish list on the Library blog. Thank you also to my fall parent volunteers - Brittany Losee, Aaron Morse, and Laurie Merrill. If you have some free time on Tuesday or Thursday mornings, I would welcome your help with processing, shelving, and organizing our books. Visit my volunteer sign-up on the blog to schedule a time. Happy Reading!