EUE Media Minute

Jan Brett sighting0

Jan Brett: Gingerbread Friends

Nov 15, 2008 05:00 PM

Mall of America
118 E. Broadway Suite 238
Bloomington, MN 55425

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The Sick Bug author and illustrator sighting0

Author Susie Bazil will be reading from and signing her new book, The Sick Bug. Illustrator Shawn McCann will do a drawing demonstration.

Nov 09, 2008 05:30 PMBarnes and Noble Bookstore
Ridgehaven Mall
13131 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-546-2006

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Nancy Carlson sighting0

Author Nancy Carlson will read her new book, Henry’s Amazing Imagination
Nov 02, 2008 12:30 PMBarnes and Noble Bookstore
Ridgehaven Mall
13131 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-546-2006

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Author of Holes – Louis Sachar sighting0

Louis Sachar

October 23, Thursday, 7:00pm

at the Red Balloon Bookstore

Author Mr. Sachar will discuss and autograph the special Tenth Anniversary Edition of Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal and the 1998 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

October 23, Thursday, 7:00pm

at the Red Balloon Bookstore

Author Mr. Sachar will discuss and autograph the special Tenth Anniversary Edition of Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal and the 1998 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

Cover image found at Carver County Library Web Site.

Text from The Red Balloon e-newsletter, October 15, 2008.

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Fancy Nancy’s author Jane O’Conner sighting0

Jane O’Connor will be promoting Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words
on Saturday, Oct. 18th at 11:00 A.M.

MALL OF AMERICA AND THE PARK AT MOA
60 E Broadway Bloomington, MN 55425

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Kate DiCamillo sightings0

Saturday, October 18

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Where did the Week Go?0

Yikes, the second week of school seemed to go quickly!  What filled it up so quickly?

Well, in Media classes, the 1st graders learned about the magic number 2 in Media (because they can check out up to 2 books for up to 2 weeks) and read the story I.Q. Goes to the Library.  They also had their first checkout time, which takes about 30-45 minutes the first few times!  The 2/3 classes got to play I Spy to discuss people and things in the Media Center and how they are used.  The 4/5 classes finished playing the BINGO review game we started the week before and discussed some of their favorite summer reads.

On the administrative side of the Media Center this week, I booked dates for the Book Fair this year, updated our library records, placed a large order for non-fiction books (sponsored by last year’s PTO carnival!), almost finished working on the PTO Web site and finally got my feed reader on the Media Web site to work (and, wow, was that a battle!).  I filmed Mrs. Killian’s morning meeting (to be used on Curriculum Night), upgraded Adobe Reader on a staff memeber’s machine, helped with a PTO PowerPoint presentation, entered several meeting dates into my absence calendar, read book reviews, searched for classroom books on tattling, watched a staff development video on library spaces and weeded unused/out of date books from one of our bookshelves.  I know there is more, but that is what I remember. 

I guess it is true that busy hands make the time go faster!  From the looks of it right now, next week will go just as quickly.  Ahhh… to just have a few more hours in the day…

“Busy Bee” photo by frankeys creations found at http://search.creativecommons.org/#

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End of the 1st Week0

Ah, the 1st week of the 08-09 school year is coming to a close.  What a great first week it was!  We got to see the brand new 1st graders rung in on the old school bell, met up with friends old and new, and settled into the routine of school.

It’s been a busy week for me, as for everyone.  The first day was the best, getting to meet all the kids for Media classes.  The rest of the week was full of several tasks.  The new magazines have been barcoded and are ready to checkout.  Work on the new Web site’s Upcoming Events and Full Calendar has been progressing slowly but surely, taking quite a bit of time.  We are tracking down some overdue books left over from last year.  We’ve dug up fun books for classrooms to help the teachers and I’ve done a few staff technology one on one lessons.  Mrs. Rivera and I are starting to look at grants for a possible butterfly garden/outdoor learning area.  Whew!  Not bad for a four day week.  Now on to next week!

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Author Erin Hunter to visit the Red Balloon Bookstore0

“Join author Erin Hunter [at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10th,] when she introduces Eclipse, the highly anticipated fourth book in her best-selling Warriors: Power of Three series. You’ll hear that Firestar’s three grandchildren, cats Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Jaypaw, have now learned of the powerful prophecy that foretells their destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans’ future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. Each secretly yearns for power. Their strengths are tested when ThunderClan is suddenly attacked—and all four Clans are thrown into a battle unlike any the cats have ever seen. Author Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world.”  taken from Red Balloon Newsletter, Sept. 08.

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School Starts Tuesday!0

Wow, these two weeks went fast!  The school is looking great and almost completely ready to go.  I can’t wait for all the kids to see the Media Center and its new bookshelf displays.  I’ve also been working really hard on the EUE Media Web site.  All the really important things are working, but now I’m adding extra stuff for fun.  Have you voted in the poll yet?

See you Tuesday!

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