Term 1 has Begun!

 Although it has started online, which makes the beginning of the year quite different from what anyone is used to.

Without students in the library, how have we started our year?

We have been able to hold one big book collection, and those books are all checked in but still in the shelving process. It takes a bit longer with only 2-3 people working onsite each day.

I have created some fun videos, starring three of our new puppets, to help Y3 students know how to use Encyclopedia Britannica and the Super 3 research steps. Coming soon will be some videos on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism/Paraphrasing. Meet Fiona, Jasper, and Otto!

 I also just finished editing a Tea and Topics for our Junior School parents. It will be ready to present to them in a week or two. It's not as much fun having a virtual Tea and Topics event, but it's better than no events at all!

We also were able to get in most of the books from three separate book orders. We have a large number of books that are supplemental texts for the new reading program. Although there are still some titles out, as soon as they are all cataloged and processed, the teachers will be able to use them. Award winners and the Siam Book Awards nominees have mostly made it in as well. In these pictures  you can see what's left to catalog and two days worth of cataloging! Progress is great!

Power of Reading texts catalogued and being processed.

Books waiting to be catalogued before processing.

 

Online story time, craft activities, and Click and Collect circulation is coming up next, so we will be very busy.  Happy beginning of the year to everyone! Let's make it a great one!