Friday, May 30, 2025

SRCSA library ‘Top 25’ for 2024-2025

What books are students most frequently checking out from SRCSA library?

Most popular types of books in SRCSA library

More than 4,000 items were checked out from SRCSA library during 2024-2025. Among those 4,049 items circulated between August and May, what were the most popular types of books checked out from the library?

Most popular types of books in SRCSA library

More than 4,000 items were checked out from SRCSA library during 2024-2025. Among those 4,049 items circulated between August and May, what are the most popular types of books checked out from our library?

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Collage-art from book dust jackets



Books’ dust jackets can be used for a variety of artistic and educational projects. I created a collage using dust jackets from books that were retired from the school library.
https://youtu.be/IpWiWGdyJtQ

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Book haul : Open Books donation to SRCS libraries



Santa Rosa City Schools recently accepted a donation of books from an organization called Open Books: 12 books apiece to each of 10 elementary-school libraries for a total donation of 120 books. Among highlights this week in SRCSA library, I unboxed my site’s new arrivals.
https://youtu.be/BTaCegGw_Eg

Friday, May 2, 2025

CYRM: Winners in 2025



Winners have been announced in 2025 for the California Young Reader Medal. In the Primary, Intermediate, and Picture Books for Older Readers categories, here are Are You a Cheeseburger by Monica Arnaldo, New From Here by Kelly Yang, and The Gardener of Alcatraz by Emma Bland Smith. These books were the top vote-getters in their respective categories as decided by children in California.
https://youtu.be/GOAqK_k-hVA