McKelvie Library News Blog

Happy Valentine's Day,  McKelvie ! 💙It was a short but productive week in the library. I continue to be amazed by the number of students who use our Destiny Library Catalog to be "search savvy." We have a large number of patrons who continue to place books on hold and then proceed to check their account or school email to see when the hold is ready!  Click  HERE  to see an Adobe Spark of the newly purchased and catalogued books purchased with the $500.00 donation from  Worthen's  Mobile in  Bedford ! We are so grateful for this donation and know that these books will be checked out soon. Thank you! Click  HERE  to see Dexter using one of the pyramid Rubik's Cubes.  Have a great weekend! Just one more week until vacation! I expect that the library will be very busy next week with students building their reading stacks for vacation. ~Mrs. Cote

The library was busy this week with fiction book tastings and classes coming to learn to cite  TrueFlix  ebooks and print books. Many students have found that the subscription library databases have been helpful with a unit about Westward Expansion!  We continue to add new titles to our school library collection! Be sure to have your child check out the ribbon in Destiny Discover to see the "Recently Added Books." It is also helpful for the students to check their holds and checkouts, to make sure holds (books that have been placed on hold if they are currently out of the library) are checked out and returned on time. Last Friday, the 5th "Search Slip" raffle was held for the month of January! The "Search Slips" are filled out with the title of the book, the author's last name, and the call number. This is done when students are looking for a book using the online catalog. The student then has an opportunity to write his/her name on the back...

This week has been very busy in the library! Several classes came for various learning opportunities. These opportunities included learning how to properly cite print and electronic books using the Modern Language Association version 8 (MLA 8), note taking, and book tastings with fiction and nonfiction books. Click  HERE  to see 6th grade students browsing nonfiction texts to help them explore topics to use as they write a nonfiction essay. After selecting a topic of interest to them, the students then checked out print books and in some cases accessed our online databases. As a concluding activity, the students completed at "long write" to refer to as they continue to research and learn using nonfiction.  This is a friendly reminder that if your child(ren) are participating in the Fisher Cats 2019-2020 Reading Challenge, forms need to be mailed to: NH Fisher Cats, Attn: Reading Challenge, 1 Line Drive, Manchester, NH 03101 ...

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...

The new year brings new books to our school library! Please click  HERE  to see some new additions to our library. Many of these have already been checked out and are circulating among our patrons. It is so affirming when purchases do not even make it to the shelves or a display case before you hear, "Is that something I can check out?"  In addition to our new purchases, we also have a  StickTogether  mosaic that students have been collaboratively completing along with broken crayon art!  HERE  is an Adobe Spark of our before and after snowflake sticker mosaic and  HERE  is an example of broken crayon art based on the samples provided by Debbi  Ridpath   Ohi  (children's book illustrator). Students are creating so many interesting mixed media illustrations based on Debbi's art examples.  I hope everyone enjoys the winter warm-up  forecasted  for this weekend! ~Mrs. Cote 📚

Happy 2020,  McKelvie ! During vacation, the 4th "Search Slip" raffle was held for the month of December! The "Search Slips" are filled out with the title of the book, the author's last name, and the call number. This is done when students are looking for a book using the online catalog. The student then has an opportunity to write his/her name on the back of the "Search Slip" and enter a monthly raffle! December's raffle winner was from Mrs. Ramsey's homeroom. Meagan received a $5.00 gift certificate for a sweet treat. Click HERE to see Meagan. Is it too early to think about spring and baseball?  McKelvie  is registered to participate in the 20 Fisher Cats Reading Challenge presented by Velcro companies!  Look for the bookmark/form coming home with your child next week which promotes reading for enjoyment! On the perforated bookmark, there is a spot for your child to write  5  reading-level- appropriate book titles. Follow the instructi...

Season's Readings from the MIS Library! I just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season. Cherish the time with your family, child(ren), and good friends. Enjoy all the magic that the holidays bring. Be sure to take some time to curl up with a good book! Click  HERE  to see our door decorated for the winter season. Books have a lot to say! Click  HERE  to see Gus, our certified therapy dog who visits on Fridays, posing for a holiday photo! Happy 2020, McKelvie! Have a wonderful break! ~Mrs. Cote