Members of the US Science Honor Society are celebrating Earth Day in the library today! Their projects are on display, and students are making presentations all day long in the media center. Stop by and learn how YOU can help save our environment! "We do not inerit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle
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On March 1st, Mrs. Swi''s 7th graders came to the library to do some background research about the 1960's. Books, music, and even some vintage vinyl helped contribute to the atmosphere. The library was rockin' all day!
To celebrate Valentine's Day, the library is playing matchmaker! On Valentine's Day, stop by the library and select your 'date' from the specially wrapped books on display. Check it out, unwrap it, and hope that it is love at first sight!
Enter your review by adding a comment to this post. Deadline for reviews is Friday, March 2nd. The first 30 Middle School reviewers will be invited to a Blind Date lunch party in the library. Upper School reviewers will be entered into a raffle for dinner and a movie. Enjoy your date! The library became a Winter Reading Land on Friday December 15th! Ms. Swiatocha's 7th grade students spent the day in the library learning how to use our library resources to find books, participating in book talks, choosing some books to read over break, and - READING! There was a (digital) yule log, hot cocoa, cookies, and comfy pillows to set the mood. Ms Swiatocha brought copies of everyone's favorite childhood story books, as a nostalgic reminder of how much fun reading can be. We even had some special guest students from the Upper School stop by and give book talks about their favorite fiction choices. Reading for pleasure is alive and well in the Paulus Library!
A belated welcome back to Ranney! Have you seen our new projection system yet? As you can see, it took 3 grown men to put the screen up! We have a new projector to go with the beautiful big screen, and have been making good use of it already this year. Many thanks to Mr. Moller and to the Operations crew for making it happen. The most fun so far was the day Ms. Swiatocha's 7th graders came in and had a special screening of the video trailers they had made about their summer reading books. Stop by the library and check it out!
Coming on Valentine's Day! Stop in the library, pick up your date, and post your review HERE. The first 30 Middle School students to post a review will be invited to our Blind Date lunch party in the library. Upper School reviewers will be entered in a raffle for dinner and a movie. Take a chance on love!
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Liesel Meminger is a Book Thief, living with a foster family in Germany during World War Two. Torn from everything she's known, her foster father shows her the power of words as the two of them share late night reading sessions of The Grave Digger's Handbook. Her love of books ties her to others, including the mayor's wife and Max, the Jew the family hides in the basement. My own words escape me as I try to recount the beauty of this book in a short review. Rarely have I read a book as moving, as profound, as this one. Narrated by Death, this story is one that crawls under your skin and reverberates your soul with its images of Nazi Germany, friendship, and loss. The images stirred through Death's telling are so vivid, so wonderful, so tragic. Zusak has a masterful command of language and I was astounded by the way his words brought Liesel and her world to life. An interesting article was shared with the library this week...Enjoy!
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Dear Donna Tartt, Thank you for writing The Goldfinch. Although it took up a ton of my time, it was time well spent. Theo and Boris are characters I will remember forever. Their friendship, in the face of adversity, is flawed for sure. However, the loyalty they feel toward one another cannot be beat - not even by armed Russian gangsters. Popper the dog is used to symbolize the relationship between Theo, our main character, and his friends. Towards the end of the novel, Theo neglects Popper and he goes missing; nevertheless, he is found unharmed and ready for the next adventure. I appreciate authors like you because much is left to the imagination of the reader. All too often, writers forget that we have minds of our own. Filling in the space between the lines is the best part about reading a book - thank you for not filling them in for me. After finishing your novel, unanswered questions stayed with me for days...just the way it should be. Good luck in writing your next piece - I hope it's not 800 pages long like the last one. Chop chop! Sincerely, Lauren |
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