Sunday, March 31, 2019
National Library Week, April 7 to 13, 2019
National Library Week is being observed from April 7 to 13. It, along with “School Library Month,” which is observed in April, is an opportunity to reflect on the significance of libraries.
School Library Month in April 2019
Every April, the Association of School Librarians observes School Library Month. The 2019 theme is “Everyone Belongs @ Your School Library,” and the 2019 spokesperson is Dav Pilkey. Learn more at http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/slm.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Reverse applique on ‘Big Bang Theory’ shirt
Sonoma County crafters, who else has visited The Legacy near downtown Sebastopol? It’s a great thrift-consignment shop that features crafting supplies.
Came away from my first visit to The Legacy with some great floral-patterned fabric, which I used to create a reverse applique for my “Big Bang Theory” T-shirt.
(Yes, even something as awesome as this shirt, depicting “Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock,” can become even more awesome through the marvel of customization.)
Best of all, the “fabric” was a no-longer-used cushion cover — thereby diverting something for repurposing that may otherwise have had no further use.
The Legacy is located at 789 Gravenstein Highway South. The merchandise has been donated, and it’s run by volunteers for the Sebastopol Area Senior Center.
‘Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas’
Fun, engaging story about a young girl, which was based upon author Juana Medina’s childhood in Bogotá, Colombia.
In this series installment, Juana is coping with changes that are brought by her mother's new relationship.
I see this book helping young readers who might face similar circumstances: Juana’s Mami becoming engaged, getting married, and moving the family to a new home.
Some especially nice touches: Juana’s preference for wearing pants instead of dresses is presented as valid.
(“Girls who want to climb trees without scraping their knees and girls who want their legs to be warm would much rather wear pants.”)
Juana’s relationship with her loyal dog, Lucas, is a stable constant in her life, and the book reassures that Mami will never stop being Juana’s mami, even if she does remarry.
I received an ARC of this book through LibraryThing “Early Reviewers”
In this series installment, Juana is coping with changes that are brought by her mother's new relationship.
I see this book helping young readers who might face similar circumstances: Juana’s Mami becoming engaged, getting married, and moving the family to a new home.
Some especially nice touches: Juana’s preference for wearing pants instead of dresses is presented as valid.
(“Girls who want to climb trees without scraping their knees and girls who want their legs to be warm would much rather wear pants.”)
Juana’s relationship with her loyal dog, Lucas, is a stable constant in her life, and the book reassures that Mami will never stop being Juana’s mami, even if she does remarry.
I received an ARC of this book through LibraryThing “Early Reviewers”
Friday, March 22, 2019
STEAM books in SRCSA library
One of this month’s highlights was a STEAM fair at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Here’s a display I put out in the library at SRCSA ... a variety of books on the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
SRCSA library, graphic novel collection grows
One of the books I’m reading, The Creativity Project (edited by Colby Sharp), features a fantastic argument for the validity of reading comic books and graphic novels.
Friday, March 8, 2019
FOSS hands-on science kits, prepped for delivery
The latest delivery of fresh curriculum from Santa Rosa City Schools brought Full Option Science System (FOSS) Kits to Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts.
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Successful end to Scholastic Book Fair
Another successful conclusion to Scholastic Book Fairs in the library! The books and merchandise are back in their boxes and cabinets at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Here’s a book-cart holding new books for the library, purchased with Book Fair dollars.
Of $4965.18 earned this past week in Scholastic Book Fair dollars, $3596.92 has been invested back into our school. (Figures supplied by Lissa Provost.) The money has gone to student Raffle prizes and books for teachers’ classrooms, as well as books for the library.
Thank you to everyone who made Literacy Week possible; you are greatly appreciated.
And what an experience for SRCSA students in fourth- through eighth-grades: an author visit and book-signing by Armand Baltazar (Timeless Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic). You’ll find copies of his book in all of the fourth- through eighth-grade classrooms, as well as in our library, thanks to the School for the Arts Community Organization.
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Subject Classifications (Partial list, via Dewey Decimal System)
- 006.754-Social Media
- 020-Library and Information Science
- 020.7025-Library Education
- 020.92-Cynthia M. Parkhill (Biographical)
- 023.3-Library Workers
- 025.02-Technical Services (Libraries)
- 025.04-Internet Access
- 025.2-Libraries--Collection Development
- 025.213-Libraries--Censorship
- 025.3-Libraries--Cataloging
- 025.84-Books--Conservation and restoration
- 027.473-Public Libraries--Sonoma County CA
- 027.663-Libraries and people with disabilities
- 027.7-Academic Libraries--University of Central Missouri
- 027.8-School Libraries--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 028.52-Children's Literature
- 028.535-Young Adult Literature
- 028.7-Information Literacy
- 158.2-Social Intelligence
- 302.34-Bullying
- 305.9085-Autism
- 306.76-Sexual orientation and gender identity
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa City Schools
- 616.898-Autism
- 636.8-Cats
- 646.2-Sewing
- 658.812-Customer Service
- 659.2-Public Relations
- 686.22-Graphic Design
- 700-The Arts
- 746.43-Yarn bombing (Knitting and Crochet)
- 809-Book Reviews