We Meet Thursday!

Hello Readers'!

It was just last Thursday that we had a FANTASTIC work party to get ready for our Book Fair Fundraiser coming THIS SATURDAY! Thank you Travis for providing the pictures you can see only on the blog. Check out what Chris did with his prize from the e-mail game we all played. whsreaders.blogspot.com

If you have signed up to work the fair this Saturday, check with Mrs. Stanton if you can't remember your time slot.

Yes we are having our regular meeting THIS THURSDAY RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL in the library. We will be talking about the fundraiser, drinking hot chocolate and admiring the new fiction bookshelves in the library. Have you seen them yet? We have more room for fiction! Yeah!

Oh, and for those of you who have read this entire entry, Ryan S. has provided us yet again with a truly unique secret word: chupathingy Stop by the library and tell Mrs. Dillon or Mrs. Stanton the word for this week....and win a prize.

See you Thursday!

Work Party Winner

Teen Read Week

Letters About Literature CONTEST

Readers' Club Members -- Check this out!

Please encourage students whose lives have been touched by books (hopefully all of your students!) to enter the Center for the Book’s Letters About Literature contest. Not only does the contest encourage students to reflect on good literature they have read and write about it, but there are lots of prizes on the state and national level for students. In addition, if a student from your school is a winner at the national level, your library is eligible for a Reading Promotion Grant of $10,000!

Who can apply?

o Students in grades 4-12 may enter. The three levels of competition are:

o Level I – Grades 4-6

o Level II – Grades 7 & 8

o Level III – Grades 9-12

o Students in public and private schools may enter as well as homeschoolers.

o An individual student may enter or a whole class. If a class enters, each student must select a book that has had a personal impact on her/his life.

How do students apply?

o Write a letter to an author, living or deceased, stating how that author’s work has impacted the student.

o Attach an entry coupon with all the necessary information completed.

o Mail the letter and the coupon together.

o Details and the entry coupon are available online at www.lib.az.us/azbook/images/pdf/AZGuidelines.pdf.

What is the entry deadline?

o Entries must be postmarked by December 6, 2008 and arrive in the mail no later than December 20, 2008.

November Meetings

Hello Readers'!

There has been a change for our...........
November meeting(s).
THERE WILL BE TWO!!!!!!

Our first meeting will be Thursday -- November 13 -- 2:30 to 4:00 in the library. We will be working in putting together flyers and posters to advertise our Scholastic Book Fair Fundraiser. YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Our second meeting will be Thursday -- November 20 -- 2:30 to 4:00 in the library. We will be putting the final touches together for our big event, and (of course) drinking hot chocolate....and yes.....THERE WILL BE MARSHMALLOWS!

There is an on-going e-mail contest....if Mrs. Stanton doesn't have your e-mail, get that to her right away!

Your next secret word is coming soon!