Halloween Fun

Hey Gators!

Click here to play Halloween Hangman: http://dedge.com/flash/hangman/ (have the sound up--just a bit, so as not to disturb other library users!)

Click here to carve a pumpkin: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timages/page/pumpkin_sim.html

For more Halloween screams, check out an earlier post called Happy Halloween, Gators!

Back Jacks!

Hey Gators!

Look what's new in Library Land! Back Jacks! They're cool little chairs you can sit and read in while you're here in the MGMS Gator Library! We have six of them and they are stored under the shelf with the crates of Easy books. There are a few guidelines in their use, in order to keep you safe, be fair, and keep the back jacks in good shape--check out the poster detailing their use near the Easy books. All the gators have taken such good care of the gator lounge area, we wanted to provide you with even more comfortable seating. If the back jacks work as well as the lounge chairs, we might be able to purchase more back jacks!

Teen Read Week Results!

Hey Gators!

Your taste in books is very diverse! The book you'd save from a fire with the most votes is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So, on every fire drill for the rest of the year, if Harry is on the shelf, I'll bring him out with me to save him from the fire!

You might want to check out some of the other books receiving votes to see what makes them good enough to save from a fire:
Twilight from the Warrior series, The Series of Unfortunate Events, TTFN, Street Love, Dark Secrets Don't Tell, Dragon Rider, Vampire Kiss, Cirque Du Freak--Lord of the Shadows, The Twilight series, Artemis Fowl, Fruits Basket, Crank, Peeps, Memoirs of a Geisha, Firestar's Quest, Ceremony, A Child Called It, and Fire Girl.

In our contest for those with library records with no fines or overdues, the winner of a free book is..........Courtney M.! She can come to the library any time to select a free book from the case!

Thanks to all who participated in contests or by reading great Books with Bite!

It's Book Fair Time!

Hey Gators!

The Book Fair is open in your Gator Library! We have a huge variety of books at great prices--starting at just $1.00! You're sure to find something you'll like. We also have some great school supplies, like bend-y pencils, bookmarks, and pencil sharpeners shaped like noses (eeeuuuuuwwww!). School supplies start at $0.45! Bring your money and support the reading programs at your Gator Library. We'll be open every school day, and the evenings of parent teacher conferences through Oct. 23. Books make great gifts! (especially for yourself!) Check out just some of our great titles, from A-Z:

2009 Ripley's Special Edition, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Bone, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Eighth Grade Bites: Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Fear Factor the Fright Stuff, Garfield Makes It Big, How to Draw Avatar, Incantation, Jack's Run, Kingdom Hearts, Last Minute Science Fair Projects, Maximum Ride, Naruto Posterzine, Oddball Eyeballs, Pendragon, Ranger's Apprentice, Sports Illustrated For Kids: College Football Powerhouses, Twisted Window, Ultra Cool Rides, Varjak Paw, Warriors, Yu-Gi-Oh GX Trainer's Guide, Zoey Dean's Talent

This Week in Library Land

Hey Gators!

• This week is Teen Read Week! See the post below and/or posters around the school for details of events sponsored by your Gator Library to celebrate the week and Books With Bite! In addition, you can click here to vote for the Teens Top Ten books: www.ala.org/teenstopten And you can click here to vote for next year's Teen Read Week theme: www.ala.org/teenread ( Seek the Unknown @ your library; Read Beyond Reality @ your library; Unbelievable Reads @ your library. )
• 7th grade social studies classes will continue to be working on Real-e books about the 5 themes of geography....ask one of these students about this really cool project, and be watching for a display of the finished books in one of the library windows!
• A scholastic book fair is coming soon to your Gator Library....be watching for posters and more info right here in the Library Blog!

Happy Halloween Gators!

Come in to your MGMS Gator Library and check out a scary book today!

Teen Read Week!

October 12-18, 2008 is TEEN READ WEEK! The Theme this year is Books With Bite!

Your MGMS Gator Library will be featuring Vampire books and Food books as well as sponsoring the following events during the week of Oct. 12-18:

· ½ Price Fine Week: If you have fines, pay them off with only ½ the usual amount! (example: if you owe $1.00, this week—Oct. 13-17--you can pay that off with $0.50!---missing book fees not included in this offer)
· Win a free book with a clean record: If your library record is free of fines, overdues and missing books, you can add your name to a drawing for a free book!
· Cover Re-design Contest: Is there a book in our library that you think deserves a better cover? Design a new and improved cover for it and bring your design to the library on Monday, October 13. All entries will be posted. Voting by students and staff will take place all week. The winner will get to pick out a free book and will be announced Friday October 17 during morning announcements.
· Book Reviews for the Library Blog: Have you read a great book you’d like to recommend to others? Write a review of that book and turn it in to the library. Your review will be posted to the library’s blog!
· What’s the one book in our library so great that you’d save it from a fire? Vote in the library for the book you’d save this week. We’ll announce Mt. Garfield’s favorite book on Friday, and for every fire drill for the remainder of the year, if it’s on the shelf, Mrs. M will bring it out with her to save it!

Gator Gallery Now Open!

Hey all you artists and art lovers! The Gator Gallery is now open! Our first exhibit features fabulous pencil drawings of animals and amazing self portraits using pencil, all created by the talented MGMS artists in Ms. Crockett's classes. Stop on by to "oooo" and "ahhhh"! (Just not too loudly--we're a library, y'know...)

New Today in Library Land!

We now have two copies of Leven Thumps and The Wrath of Ezra (book 4 of the Leven Thumps Series by Obert Skye)AND two copies of Pillage (the start of a new series by Obert Skye) ready to be checked out! Look for these and the rest of the Leven Thumps series in the end display near Non-Fiction.