I’m honestly surprised I’ve been able to keep this blog going since August 2012. A lot has changed since then, but I definitely still love what I do. In looking back at all of the blog posts, here are the most popular ones.
In 5th place with 459 visits, #FirstPageFriday, April 2, 2019
In this post, I started advertising different eBooks from one of our digital resources called Open eBook. It is an app that houses many different eBooks. This app is free for Title I schools. I was worried about advertising a book from our collection and having it checked out the first day, and no one else having that chance to read it. These eBooks have unlimited access which means many students can read the same book at the same time. Problem solved!
In 4th place with 525 visits, Half Way Through the 40 Book Pledge, January 30, 2020
This was the first year I instituted the 40 Book Pledge as a reading challenge/book club. The object of the challenge was to read 40 books from the 1st day of the school year to the last day of the school. That averages 1 book per week - 36 weeks of school and 4 weeks on break (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break). in addition, we met in person once a month to discuss the different books we were reading. Over the years this challenge evolved from a stand alone reading challenge to a book club to a book club with a digital component, Beanstack. I'm looking at changing it up again for next year. Stay tuned!
In 3rd place with 1227 visits is Christmas in the Library, December 12, 2012.
This was only my 5th blog entry ever. This was when Blanca, Karen, and I were in the middle of Senior research while trying to decorate the library for Christmas. I believe this was our first book Christmas tree, and we were invaded by Gingerbread men. We also hid elves in our shelves in a different spot every day. The students who found the elf got a flavored candy cane. I might need to bring this tradition back. That was fun!
In 2nd place with 1465 visits is Fall Fun in the Library, November 11, 2013.
We apparently hosted a carnival in the library for the Fall Open House. After re-reading this post, I am exhausted. LOL! In addition to that, we went all out on the Halloween decorations. I'm not sure I am ready to bring all that back. That carnival was a lot of work, and those decorations were amazing. We did have fun though!
In 1st place with 4915 visits is I Read . . . What's Your Superpower, May 26, 2013
I believe this was our first "Patron Appreciation Day," which is just a big party after school to celebrate the end of the year. Our theme was superheroes. So we decorated the library, had different arts and crafts, and gave away comic books. There was never a dull moment when Blanca, Karen and I were together. Those were the days!
Well, thanks for humoring me as I strolled down memory lane! Keep reading.
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