October 2016
Hampden Meadows School Library
What We've Been Up To This Month
I can become comfortable and confident with keyboarding by practicing lessons on www.typing.com.
I can create a reading plan by looking through the HMS library's new shipment of books and recording titles on my "to be read" list.
I can meet authors and illustrators at the Rhode Island Festival of Books and Authors.
I can read and consider books for the Caldecott medal.
This 5th grader just finished reading the Redwall series! Our readers are amazing!
Boxes of books HMS students have placed on hold. They arrive on the Monday truck.
This pink card taped to the back of a book means it was borrowed from a different library.
This 5th grader interviewed an author/illustrator team at the RI Festival of Books and Authors as part of the Junior Press.
Our First "Book Tasting" of the School Year
Fourth graders warm up to the "book tasting" concept
Discovering the Ellie McDoodle series
Skimming and recording titles of new books
Mock Caldecott nominee
MASSCUE Conference
Emma explains the steps of the process
A Gillette Stadium backdrop pic
Our former tech director is very interested in our students' projects
Library Council
Reading Events Committee
Display Committee
Marketing Committee
Family Book Club
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Library Statistics
Total Circulations: 3,906
Total Holds Placed: 132
Total ILL Books Received: 197
Top Ten Titles:
1. Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 32
2. Sunny Side Up - 741.5 HOL - graphic novel - 31
3. Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 30
4. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 25
5. Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 23
6. Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 23
7. Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 22
8. Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco - 741.5 KRO - graphic novel - 20
9. Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth - 741.5 WIN - graphic novel - 15
10. Smile - 741.5 TEL - graphic novel - 14
Top Circulations by Homeroom:
1. Mrs. Carroll - 328
2. Mr. Cassarino - 246
3. Ms. Killian - 219
4. Mrs. Waring - 210
5. Mrs. Mitchell - 207
6. Mrs. DeLory - 195
7. Mr. Tedino - 182
8. Mr. Farley - 173
9. Mr. Tibbetts - 173
10. Mrs. Burke - 171
11. Ms. Reilly - 169
12. Mrs. Clegg - 161
13. Mrs. Couto - 151
14. Mr. Whittaker - 145
15. Ms. Wilson - 139
16. Ms. Reynolds - 136
17. Mrs. Ginalski - 131
18. Ms. Safran - 130
19. Mrs. Lofaro - 128
20. Mrs. Toman - 127
21. Mrs. Bailey - 127
22. Mrs. Cabral - 106