Copperfield’s ‘Money for Schools’ fundraiser

If you’d been thinking about buying books, this is a special weekend to do it, because your purchases can support Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Copperfield’s Books is holding a special “Money for Schools” fundraising weekend at all of its locations from Nov. 2 through 4. Mention the name of our school at the register and Copperfield’s will donate 20 percent of your purchase to the school.

‘Cataloging Correctly for Kids’

Highlighted among books and resources on my professional shelf: Cataloging Correctly for Kids, An Introduction to the Tools by Sheila S. Intner, Joanna F. Fountain, and Jean Weihs (American Library Association, 2011).

I took a course in cataloging as part of my pursuit of a library degree, and, while it offered a good foundation for my eventual work in a library, I felt that there was more to learn — particularly in the realm of working with records in an online catalog. Add in, too, my wish to learn those practices that are especially helpful to children, and it was clear to me that reading this book was essential to my professional development.

Newspaper PR: Special inserts can have early deadlines

From time to time, I receive questions about effectively sending items to newspapers. (I worked several years as an editor for a northern California newspaper. I also served as volunteer publicist for weekly church listings and a Toastmasters club.)

One recent question concerned special publications like a weekly Arts & Entertainment tabloid, produced by a newspaper publisher and inserted into the regular newspaper. My questioner was concerned because a listing he’d submitted was not published by the newspaper.

Estoy la coordinadora para Six Flags Read to Succeed

(En español / In Spanish)
Estoy la coordinadora de Six Flags Read to Succeed para Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Estudiantes, por favor, completa tus seis horas de lectura recreativa y devuelve el diario de lectura a tu maestro por 15 de febrero 2019.

(En inglés / In English)​
I’m coordinator of Six Flags Read to Succeed for Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Students, please complete your six hours of recreational reading and return the reading log to your teacher by Feb. 15, 2019.

‘Six Flags Read to Succeed’

Parents of children in Kindergarten to sixth-grade at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts: keep a look-out for reading logs for “Six Flags Read to Succeed.” Students who complete six hours of recreational reading will earn a free ticket to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Our principal, Ms. Vogel, has been involved for several years with “Six Flags Read to Succeed,” and she asked me to serve as program coordinator for SRCSA. Teachers can earn a park-ticket too, if enough students from their class successfully qualify.