Book Fair is coming, baby!

Book fair begins on Monday, and there are all SORTS of great books for you to buy to support the WOMS library. Spend that day off on Friday hunting down the change from between the couch cushions or perhaps even mowing the lawn or doing some other chores around the house to earn some spending money. The first five students to spend $5 on Monday will get FIVE tickets in our drawing. Winners will be drawn on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for $5 of free merch at the book fair. Don't miss your chance to get entered! All profits go directly back to the WOMS library!

Birthday Overload!

OK, there has been a bit of a backlog on the birthday photos - somehow I didn't even know they were on the camera. Sorry to those of you who were waiting to see your photo and to Ms. Johnston's whole class who came to celebrate her birthday! What fun. Enjoy these great birthday picks (and pics).

Look who I saw when went I to the beach

Not one but TWO current students and a former student! That bike thing looks like fun, doesn't it? Is that a rickshaw or what is it called exactly?

evaluating websites is a good idea

When you're surfing the Web, you probably only think about one thing when you look at a Web site: whether or not it's fun.
But when you're looking for information on the Web for school -- or really any time that you care that what you find is true and up-to-date -- you have to evaluate the website to make sure that you can trust the information on it.

Here are some questions to ask when you're looking at a website that will help you decide whether or not it's good:

Authority of Web Documents - Who made it?

Accuracy of Web Documents

Currency of Web Documents - When was it last updated?

Objectivity of Web Documents - Is it clear what it's about?

Sometimes, there is no good Web site. In that case, ask a librarian for help, go to a book, encyclopedia or magazine. Sometimes it's hard to believe, but books actually contain a LOT of helpful information!

Want to watch a little PREZI I made on this topic? Click HERE.

SAMPLE WEBSITES TO EVALUATE

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day!

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day, everyone. It was really fun to hear everyone's poems!

Happy birthdays

We have some great April baby choices here - take a look!

Superdy cool - try this!

OK, another librarian from Ohio whose blog I read a lot posted this wicked cool website where you can type in your favorite author and then it will make a list of other authors you might like. Try this on for size! I'm telling you, it is good fun!

Thank you, Ms. Yingling.

Poem in your Pocket day next Wednesday

Next WEDNESDAY we're having our third annual Poem in Your Pocket celebration at WOMS. Find 4 lines of a poem you like and share it with adults in the building to earn PAWS. It's a great way to explore poetry and earn PAWS. Can't wait to hear what you've found!

OSLIS IS HAVING PROBLEMS

If OSLIS isn't loading, try this today

Gale databases

Click on the OSLIS logo (looks like the state of Oregon - it's blue!)

If you need Citation Maker, click HERE (it might take a while to load)

Art research in the library!

Mrs. Mandis' class was doing some fabulous art research in the library last week! They're going to take what they learned about a particular artist and then imitate that artist's style in their own work. I can't wait to see what they create!

happy birthdays

Enjoy these birthday suggestions!

Happy birthday Ms. M

Happy birthday to this lovely young lady is apparently a little happy birthday to me, too, because she's going to let me read Angel, the newest Maximum Ride book that she got for her birthday as soon as she's finished :) Yippee!

SO many spring break babies!

Wowsa - there were a lot of spring break birthdays, so take your pick of the great suggestions here! Happy day, everyone!

Welcome back!

Welcome back from spring break! I did read several books which I will tell you about soon, but for now I'm just going to share a few pictures I took on my trip. It was pretty amazing in the Virgin Islands! Come by and tell me about your vacation and the things you saw and read. I'm looking forward to seeing you :-)

Enjoy the pics!

Tune in Monday: 1:30 PM Pacific time

You can see me here on Monday at 1:30 PM Pacific time. I'll be taking a break from reading on the beach to wave to you. Hope you enjoy your spring break - I know I'm going to enjoy mine!

Happy St. FITZPatrick's day!

According to Irish mythology, a leprechaun can be forced into sharing his gold with you. But, of course, there is a catch. In order to convince him to share, you must keep your eyes on him constantly. If you turn your head, he's likely to vanish in the blink of an eye.


The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is an Irish faery
From down County Cork or from far Tipperary.
They’re tiny and short,
A mere two feet in height.
They work on their shoes
And their terrible fright
Is that you will stop by
And demand all their gold
All hidden away in a Tree’s hollow hold.
They’re tricky and clever
Turn your eyes for a moment,
This faery will flee.
A plan that is better,
Truth to be told,
Just pay him a visit
And earn your own gold!
by Denise Rodgers

March Babies

Check out these great March birthday recommendations - Heart of a Shepherd and The Lightning Thief. Awesome picks!!

Young Writers - here's an opportunity for you!

Friday, March 11th @ 4:30PM
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. (800) 878-7323 

The Young Writer's Workshop

The Young Writer's Workshop is a community for 10- to 18-year-olds who love to write. This month Amber Keyser, author of Anatomy of a Pandemic, and Elizabeth Rusch, author of For the Love of Music, will introduce writing techniques that can transform any topic from a boring list of facts into a story you can't put down.

2 teen art contests

Multnomah County's summer reading art contest is ending soon. Entries are due March 18th. If you want an entry form, go to the library webpage.

There is also another art contest going on at TeenFire. In Ty Drago's upcoming tween thriller THE UNDERTAKERS: RISE OF THE CORPSES, twelve-year-old Will Ritter battles an invasion of animated Corpses that only he and his friends can see. Corpses hide in plain sight and can be disguised as anyone: teachers, doctors, policemen ... anyone at all.

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and Ty Drago are announcing a drawing contest for anyone aged 8 to 17. The rules are simple: draw in black and white OR color, a rotting cadaver pretending to be a normal person. No rags on these dead guys. Suits. Uniforms. Swim trunks. Hoodies. Let your imagination soar! The grosser and scarier, the better!

The winner will receive a signed Advanced Reading Copy of THE UNDERTAKERS: RISE OF THE CORPSES. He or she will also have her winning drawing displayed on the front page of the UNDERTAKERS website (www.jointheundertakers.com).

Contest runs from March 1 through March 31, 2011.

Birthday suggestions :-)

Happy, happy birthday to all these late February and early March babies. Love the recommendations!