April Library News
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In this issue...
* UPCOMING EVENTS
* NEWS
* READING PROMOTIONS-- Students, Faculty, Community
* Usage Statistics
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
Third Annual International Culture Festival 5-22-19
TR's third annual ICF will happen Wednesday, May 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. The event is sponsored by the School Library, International Club, and World Languages Club. To sponsor a booth, please contact Ms. Cynthia Bass in RR318 cbass@neisd.net or Ms. Lynnette Perez, lperez3@neisd.net in the Library.
Student and adult volunteers will be needed whether or not they represent a country or culture at the festival. Last year, the Puerto Rico group wowed the crowd with its beautifully detailed displays, delicious foods, traditional dress, and dance performances.
Email: lperez3@neisd.net
Location: 5110 Walzem Road, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-356-2302
Twitter: @myTRLib
Mindful Mondays for Teens
Mindful Mondays for Teens will continue on Mondays in the library Conference Room from 4:45 to 5:45 PM.
May 6
May 13
May 20
Teen Time- Thursdays
Join Ms. Watkins and the SAPL staff for fun activities every Thursday in May.
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Teen Chess Schedule Changes
LUNCHTIME CHESS has ended for the school year. Look for it to resume in September.
THURSDAY TEEN CHESS has ended for this school year and will resume on June 13.
N E W S
NEWS: April Poetry Month Highlights
As part of the April Poetry Month Promotion, Roosevelt HS students and staff members received one prize drawing ticket for every novel in verse or poetry collection checked out during the month of April. Prizes were awarded to the following individuals:
Shyla Ann Andrews, 9
Vinston Boyd, 12
John Castillo, 12
Natalia Cucksey, 11
Isabel Delgado, 11
Devin Flowers, 12
Jasmine Gutierrez, 11
Dana Kitchen, Staff
Christina Ledezma, 11
Keon Parker, 10
Jesus Rodriguez 10
Karl Sanchez-Moctezuma, 10
In addition, student library aides gave away books and Poetry Month flyers in the courtyard and poems were available for staff and students on Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 18.
Top Checkouts for April
PRINT BOOKS
1. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
2. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
3. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
4. Fresh Ink edited by We Need Diverse Books
5. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
6. Ladybug, Ladybug, What are You Doing? by Joann Cleland
7. Princess Jellyfish 04 by Akiko Higashimura
8. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
9. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Colleen Sexton
10. Attack on Titan 2; Junior High by Saki Nakagawa,
READING PROMOTIONS
STUDENTS: Summer Reading Guide
SAPL Children's Summer Reading Launches June 1!
How does the Mayor's Summer Reading Club work for KIds?
Register for the Mayor's Summer Reading Club at any San Antonio Public Library location to get your Over the Moon reading log. For more information, click HERE
SAPL Teen Summe Reading begins June 1!
Just sign up at your San Antonio Public Library and then
- read 8 books
- attend 8 activities
- or any combination
to receive a free limited edition Teen Summer t-shirt.
NEISD Summer Reading Guides now online
FACULTY: Diversity Books Available for Extended Period or class
TEACHERS, please come by the library and look at our exciting collection of diversity titles available for you to use with your students. Many of the books have free audio versions available through OverDrive or Sora, as well as reading guides which are linked HERE
Novel title & Count Author Genre(s)
- Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, The (13) Sherman Alexie, Realistc
- American Born Chinese (10) Gene Luen Yang Graphic, Realistic
- Dear Martin (25), Nic Stone Realistic, AUDIO
- Dumplin’ (15), Julie Murphy, Realistic
- House on Mango Street, The (10) Sandra Cisneros, Realistic
- If I Was Your Girl (15) Meredith Russo Realistic, LGBTQIA
- Long Way Down (32), Jason Reynolds Verse, Realistic, Urban, AUDIO
- March Trilogy ( 10 copies per title), Sherman Alexie, Realistic
- Miles Morales Spider-man (25), Jason Reynolds, Science Fiction, AUDIO
- Monster (Graphic Novel) (7) Arthur Syms based on work of Walter Dean Myers Graphic, Realistic, Urban
- The Hate U Give (30), Angie Thomas, Realistic, Urban, AUDIO
- The House on Mango Street (10), Sandra Cisneros, Realistic, Urban
- The Poet X (15) , Elizabeth Acevedo, Verse, Realistic, Urban, AUDIO
- What’s If It’s Us? (11), Becky Albertelli & Adam Silvera Realistic, LGBTQIA
- Wonder (28) R. J. Palacio, Realistic
- Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (28), Meg Medina, Realistic, Urban
COMMUNITY: For Family Fun, Check Out the SAPL Calendar!
FACILITY USAGE: April classes in the library for diverse subject matter
- Ms. Danysh's students visited regularly to check out books.
- Ms. Schaub and Ms. Hauck's English students used desktop computers and laptops for reading, research and composition on Human Rights advocates.
- Ms. Kitchen's English students used Chromebooks for Gale database research, composition, digital note taking, and portfolio maintenance.
- Ms. Tang's Japanese students used desktop computers for online conversation.
- Ms. Stigger and Ms. Christian's English students used desktop computers for analytical writing, research, college essays, and AP book projects.
- The English classes taught by Ms. Reed-Martinez, Ms. Bass, Mr. Gates, Mr. Williams, Ms. Kitchen, and Ms. Ferraro used iPads and Chromebooks in the library pit for a Flipgrid research activity.
- Ms. Bass's and Ms. Reed-Martinez's English students used Chromebooks and desktop computers to conduct research on women in science and/or careers.
Thanks for using the library and library resources!!
Monthly Usage & Circulation Stats
Usage STATS for 4/1 through 4/30
Number of school days: 20
Number of classes served: 176
Book Circulation Stats:
9th grade: 81
10th grade: 131
11th grade: 78
12th grade: 27
Parents: 5
Staff: 141
Community: 208
Total: 671 for April
Contact me
Email: lperez3@neisd.net
Website: http://neisd.libguides.com/c.php?g=269530&p=1798777
Phone: 210-356-2204
Twitter: @MyTRLib