Has anyone finished reading Bluefish yet? If so, what are your feelings about it?
*What did you think about Mr. McQueen's tactics to help Travis learn to read?
*Why was Mr. McQueen's choice of Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelgaard a good one?
*What do Travis, Vida (Velveeta), and Bradley have in common?
*What does the title, Bluefish, refer to?
*This is technically another "dead dog" book. (See the post on 9-13-2012 about dead dog books.)
*Did the book leave you with hope for Travis and his grandfather's relationship?
Jon Scieszka's website, Guys Read, offers ideas, suggestions, and tips for luring young males into reading.
According to Mr. Scieszka, "Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. No one is quite sure why. Some of the reasons are biological. Some of the reasons are sociological."
When you were a classroom teacher, did you find this to be true for you? Does it still seem true now that you are teaching in a library? Or do you see no difference in reading enjoyment between males and females?
What kinds of books do the males in your libraries gravitate to?
Today is Pamela's birthday! Pamela should win an award for perseverance and hard work. She has been at 3 different libraries in the past 3 years---AND she has done a fabulous job at all 3 libraries! Happy birthday to Pamela!
On March 3, 1913 (100 years ago!), about 5,000 suffragettes descended on Washington D.C. in a march to advocate for women's rights.
Suffragette - a woman who advocates suffrage for women
Suffrage - the right of voting
Do you do any activities in the library for Women's History Month? Or do any of your classroom teachers do Women's History activities and use you and the library as an information resource for their activities?
Our grand prize winner for the period of February 27th to March 19th is Pamela! She will be receiving a $50.00 iTunes educational app card. Congratulations to her!
Our 5 winners of smaller prizes are:
Carlynn
Linda H.
Karen S
Jean B.
Sarah
Thank goodness for library automation! If you've been a librarian for awhile, what are your memories of checking out books with the old book pockets and cards? How long did it used to take for a whole class to check out their books? How long did it used to take to check all those books back in?
Or what are your memories as a child when you used to frequent your school or public library and write your name on those little cards?
Think about how much we safeguard privacy these days in regards to what books patrons check out. With the old system, that little card was a record of every person who had checked that book out! :-)
Today is Janice's birthday! Janice is so willing to explore new ideas and is always ready to try something new. She has exceptional technology skills and is a talented teacher. Happy birthday to her!
For those of you who were able to attend UELMA, what is something interesting or useful that you learned?
What was your favorite part of the conference?
For those of you who were able to attend UCET, what is something interesting or useful that you learned?
What was your favorite part of the conference?
Today is Sarah's birthday!
Sarah is an incredible asset to her school and community. She is committed to libraries and is even on a community committee to make plans for the new neighborhood public library in the Glendale area. Happy birthday to her!
Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday!
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904.
What fun Seuss-related activities did you do in your libraries last week?
Has anyone finished reading Bluefish yet? If so, what are your feelings about it? 
