Welcome to the 2008-09 School Year!

Welcome to the Lake Hood Library! I am enjoying my 13th year at Lake Hood and love being the “books teacher” to all students! Students generally check out 2-3 books each week during library class and are encouraged to read them within two weeks, then return them for a new selection. (Replacement prices for lost or damaged hard-bound books are $20 this year, paperbacks $7.)

Here are some ways you can Encourage Reading in Your Home:

• Ask your child to share their library books with you.
• Create a cozy reading area.
• Be a reading role model.
• Keep lots of age friendly books and magazines in your home.
• Turn off the TV and computer.
• Notice and compliment your child’s reading effort.
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Battle of the Books practice sessions will begin in November. Fifteen titles were chosen for grades 3/4 and fourteen titles were chosen for 5/6 this year – it is time to start reading them! Complete book lists are available at: http://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html

Our first Book Fair will be held October 28-30, during parent-teacher conference week! New books are purchased on an ongoing basis with recommendations coming from students, staff, publisher book catalogs, periodical reviews and other librarians. If you have a recommendation for new book purchases please let me know! I look forward to hearing from you this year.

Sincerely, Mary H. Hacker, LH Librarian 742-8406 wk

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