📚The Library Lowdown
April, 2021 Issue 12
In April we get to celebrate libraries, poetry, D.E.A.R. Day, and Earth Day!
D.E.A.R. Day is April 12th!
Poetry Month!
Earth Day Choice Board
Share your library love!
Let's celebrate School Library Month this April! Share what you love about your school library and share it with your teacher-librarian or library staff! Print out the form here, or share it with us on social media.
PebbleGo?! What's that?
Note: For the remainder of this year we have access to PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next (3rd-5th), and Capstone interactive ebooks. They all can be found here. Below is the login information for the remainder of this year. Next fall we will activate Clever login.
Username: linklava
Password: lovetoread
Resources for 3rd-12th coming soon!
New: Library Ed Tech PD Wednesdays @ 1 PM
We begin next week on April 7th @ 1 PM with Nearpod. Learn how to engage students and how Nearpod integrates with Google Slides. Not a good time for you? No worries, all sessions will be recorded so you can view them at your pace and in your own time. The recordings and the link to join can be found here.
New 4J Spring Library Clubs!
This Thursday at 3 PM our Book Love Club begins. Participants will get to share their great reads and we will leave with a list of great books to add to our reading list!
No sign-up required. Participants can click the image below to learn how to join.
Please share this with families, students, and teachers. Thank you for your help in spreading the word!
The April Choice Board is here!
April 4J Virtual Field Trips
3/31: Oregon Coast Glassworks: learn all about the art of glassblowing
4/7: Museum of Natural and Cultural History!
4/14: Marley's Monsters Eco Shop: In honor of Earth Day we will learn all about alternatives to plastic and more!
4/21: Oregon State Capitol: A capitol tour guide will be joining us live to lead us on a virtual tour. Heads up: this field trip will be a bit longer.
4/28: WREN - Willamette Resource and Education Center: We get to learn about the creatures from the Vernal pools and learn of their importance.
April's "You've Been Virtually Book'd"!
Library Check Out During Hybrid
OBOB Final Results!
Amy Page, Eugene 4J District Librarian
Email: page_a@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://wakelet.com/@AmyPage5788
Location: 200 North Monroe Street, Eugene, OR, USA
Phone: 541-790-7765
Facebook: facebook.com/4jlibrarymediaservices
Twitter: @AmyPageTL