KES Library

Kennebunk Free Library & MSAD #71 Librarians Debut Summertime Treasures

The newest edition of the Summertime Treasures will debut at the Kennebunk Free Library on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 6:30 PM in Hank’s Room. Librarians from the Kennebunk Free Library, Louis B. Graves Memorial Library in Kennebunkport, and MSAD #71 will talk about this latest 15th edition of the booklet, soon to be distributed district-wide to all students.

Area librarians read and review hundreds of books in an effort to select titles that will provide a high quality reading experience. They suggest grade level groupings for titles; however, these are only guidelines. Many of the books can be read and enjoyed by a wider audience of readers. In yet another aspect of collaboration between the libraries, school libraries will lend their copies, which would otherwise be inaccessible over the summer, to the KFL for patrons to check out. Many of the titles in the booklet will be on display for browsing and checking out.

We hope that you and your family visit with the librarians that evening and will enjoy exploring many of the suggestions. This list is also available online at http://staff.msad71.net/khslibrary/home.htm

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Mark your calendars for the Scholastic Book Fair at Kennebunk Elementary School, May 14 - May 18.  We will have many wonderful Scholastic books for sale.  The Book Fair will be open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  On Wednesday the Fair will be open for Family Night until 7:30 p.m.   All proceeds from the Fair benefit the KES School Library.  See you then!

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KES READING CELEBRATION! 

KES will be celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday, and the 50th anniversary of The Cat in the Hat, in a special way.  Students may create Dr. Seuss themed art at home or in the classroom the week of 2/12 - 2/16.  We'll display it around KES.    Parents and students, you might want to visit this web site for lots of Dr. Seuss fun.  www.catinthehat.com

Our Monday morning meeting on 2/26 will have a special guest, The Cat in the Hat! We'll sing "Dr. Seuss, we love you!" and each student will receive a special sticker.

Wednesday, 2/28, will be Read What You Wear Day.  (Parents, please make sure words on clothing are school appropriate.)

Friday, 3/2, is Dr. Seuss's birthday and we'll celebrate with classroom read-a-thons throughout the school.  A Dr. Seuss themed lunch will also be served in our cafeteria.

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The American Library Association's annual Newbery and Caldecott book awards have been announced.  Click here to find out more.

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Each KES class visits library once a week for thirty minutes.  The first fifteen minutes are for library/information skills instruction or a read aloud.  The second fifteen minutes are for book selection and check out.  Open library mornings are available twice a week for individual and small group research and general library use.  Here is what your child will be learning about in library this year.

Kindergarten
Library routine (lining up, checking out books, holding books safely, using the drop slot)
“No/No Never Box” - Taking care of books (clean hands, etc.)
Each child received a “books are my bag” plastic bag to keep in his/her back pack to protect library books
Pinch/Slide/Turn - Turning pages to prevent rips
How to browse for books with gentle hands
Read alouds

Grade 1
Library routine and taking care of materials – review
Each child received a “books are my bag” plastic bag to keep in his/her back pack to protect library books
Title/Author/Illustrator
Introduction to Fiction/Nonfiction
Read alouds

Grade 2
Library routine and taking care of library materials – review
Each child received a “books are my bag” plastic bag to keep in his/her back pack to protect library books
Hi-Ho-Librario (Parts of a book sung to “Farmer in the Dell”)
Arrangement of Fiction and Nonfiction in library
Support for classroom research projects – Countries, etc.
Read alouds

Grade 3
Review of library routine 
Fiction/nonfiction review
Using the OPAC (online public access catalog) to find books
Arrangement of fiction (by author's last name)
Arrangement of nonfiction (by Dewey Decimal System) 
Finding nonfiction using Dewey Decimal System
Features of nonfiction (timelines, diagrams, charts, captions, maps, sidebars, etc.)

Parts of a title page (publisher, place of publication, etc. ) All the parts of a book (copyright, publication, spine labels, etc.)
Using the table of contents to locate information
Using indexes to locate information (skimming, alphabetization, recognizing key words in a question)

How to do a bibliography (book, magazine, Internet, encyclopedia)

Support for classroom research projects – Endangered animals, etc.
Read alouds

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