January 17, 2020

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A HUGE thank you to Mary-Jo Smith and her mother, Mary Selvoski, who made slipcovers for our well-used library camp-style chairs! I am so grateful for these as I can now wash the covers as needed! Click HERE to a one of the library chairs before one of the slipcovers was put on and click HERE to see one of the new slipcovers. Mary-Jo and Mary, THANK YOU! A big thank you as well to Sonya van der Meer and the Bedford PTG for putting me in touch with Mary-Jo Smith! 

I am happy to report that our school library just acquired 54 new books! As soon as they are processed, they will be available for students to borrow. Many have already been put on display or have been checked out. These new purchases include fiction novels, picture books, graphic novels, as well as nonfiction titles, including biographies. The McKelvie Library strives to get high-demand books into the students' hands. 

Click HERE to see an image of students who created a structure using our Keva Planks in the library! They were very proud of their creation.

I had to share a quote made by a 5th grade student about the library. Last Friday, Jack came and said, "Mrs. Cote, you should decorate the library like a tropical island because it is like paradise in here!" This warmed my heart as I strive to create an atmosphere of "paradise" for our readers and researchers.

Have a great weekend! ~Mrs. Cote 📚

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