I just love the library and the book selection you guys have here. thanks for all the hard work.
Nic Gotelli
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:55:45
i love the new librarian , she just has so much energy.
Sean Lowry
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:02
I just love the learning environment and the librarians make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside!! Boy do I love Casa Grande and the library because the new library is the best!!!!
msannakoval =)
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:34:34
thanks you guys! you're very sweet. miss helen and i both appreciate all your support! reading your nice words makes us super-happy. thank you for loving your library! =)
MissMary
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:41:46
Ms.Koval has made the library how a school library should be; fun and inviting! It is now lively and full of modern things that will benefit student to no end. I was nervous about my senior project but after Ms. Koval's presentation I am really excited to get started. I actually have already tried a few cites and found some GREAT information, on my first try to! I had been searching Google ever since the project was assigned and i couldn't find anything useful. Then after 30 minutes with Ms.koval I've found a great cite and a ton of viable information!! Thank you SO much!! :)
msannakoval =)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:48:55
dear miss mary, you are more than welcome! please let me or miss helen know if we can be of any more help with your senior project! i can't wait to see what you all come up with! i just know that it's going to be awesome, and i can tell that it's going to be a blast! =)
Seymour Butts
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:34:24
Like omg ms. koval this website is like da bomb diggity. fo sho like i be usin this erry day yo! ya feel me? i just wanted to give you maddddd props on makin dis dope site!!!!!!!
MJ
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:33:36
love the new librarian! she's so nice
msannakoval =)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:03:54
dear seymour and mj, thank you so much for the shout out! your happy praise makes all the hard work well worth it! =)
Hi Anna, Can I work with you? Please...... Your library looks amazing and it looks like you are enjoying you new role. I am sure that Petaluma HS is ecstatic over you. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing you soon. Take care.
Very cool library site. I appreciate that you are engaging students at CGHS and encouraging them to develop a passion for reading.
Library resources + curiosity = empowered youth
Eve Nighswonger Manager, School Initiatives & Career Pathways
miriam
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:37:50
I was at the career center and I saw two other girls chatting with a librarian online they said ms.koval told them about it so I tried doing it too and chatting with the librarians helped out a lot for my senior project. =) thank you! =)
This is a fantastic web site. You could not have more up to date features! It's great to see Twitter used professionally. It was first introduced at a cTAPIV workshop in June of 2008. This was the first time I could use it professionally. Thanks for leading the way.
Rebecca
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:30:09
teen health and wellness totally helped me on my senior project! thanks! it had all the information i needed!
Gina
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:36:27
I love my life right now because of the stuff I have access to here. <333 Thanks.
msannakoval =)
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:16:52
casa students love their library... and i love my casa students!!!
:)
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:56:58
I love Mrs. Koval! She's super nice, spunky, and VERY informative.
She's a great addition to Casa. =D
Justine
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:20:04
Ms Koval and Ms Helen are AMAZING...everyone should use them as a resource -especially for senior projects[They totally help out] Thanks so much!! <3
msannakoval =)
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:29:04
we <3 u 2! =)
Preet
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:33:51
LIBRARIANS!!! thank you so much for the "stuff casa pays for" and all the citations!! they r so amazing and totally saved me from failing history :)
msannakoval =)
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:05:20
preet, there's no way you would have even come close to failing history, even w/o all the stuff on this site! but we're happy we helped you! just doin' our job! =)
Preet
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:40:00
how do we request books from other high schools?
mskoval =)
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:13:11
preet, your ? reminds me that i need to put a f.a.q. page on our site. so thanks! =) but for now, pls read my reply to you on our blog! =)
Gossip Girl(s)
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:45:16
Your presentation was so darling today. You are extremely informative. Welcome to this great Casa family!
:]
I like the snapple pictures and your excessive use of smiley faces. It's adorable :]
xoxo gossip girl(s)
blah
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:03:06
hi
Maile Lilinoe
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:46:03
I love mashed potatoes cause they're awsome and better than pumpkin pie (kasie) p.s. plagerism is bad Mmmmkay!
Chang Nguyen
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:31:12
i just love the library its lovely...=] especially because you are the librarian =]
Raja Dugh
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:54:13
omg. This library is awesome!
it islike totally cool!
I LOVE to hang out here EVERYDAY!!
mskoval =)
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:12:03
aww thanks raja! =) you did awesome research here today! way 2 go! =)
I am so impressed (and envious) with your site and your library. You have given me so many good ideas. When our expansion/renovation is done two years from now I hope my library will be half as nice.
Tony Doyle Teacher Librarian Livingston High School Livingston, CA
mskoval =)
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:10:08
hi mr. doyle, and thanks for saying such nice stuff about our website! =)
i just googled l.h.s. to see where the heck livingston is (it's between turlock and merced in central cal) and to check out your library online (it's http://www.luhs.muhsd.k12.ca.us/Library/index.htm). and, actually, it's cooler than you give it credit for! =)
...friday frenzy dodgeball, poetry jams, and the "shelf life" book blog... all are awesome! =)
...and i'm totally stealing your idea for a t.a. page! =) so, look out, all you lib t.a.s, i've got a camera and you know i'm not afraid to use it! lol! =)
thanks again to mr. doyle and to the livingston high school library for "friending" us at the big house. it's nice to know ya! =)
Marilyn Robertson
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:20:23
Anna--This really is awesome. So much to see and do. You sure are changing the old librarian stereotype and the kids love it. Wish I could go to your school. Congrats!
Marilyn R Editor, CSLA Journal
Mike E
Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:20:07
AK, I went to Casa, your site makes me wish I was going there now. How things have changed. Keep up the inspiration. ME
mskoval =)
Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:44:17
dear mike, you just made my day! =)
dear marilyn, you made my day the day before! =)
Kira
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:51:43
This is a awesome website for the library thank you so much for helping all of us! I come in every 2nd period for my off period and it is always different some how in there. Love it!!! thank you!
Amazing website! I love all the web 2.0 applications you're using. hooray for screencasts!! I'm actually a student at Rutgers University (online) and had the pleasure of taking a class w/Steve Garwood on web 2.0 in the library (noticed the mention of him in the screencast slideshare). He's the best!
-Laura Gardner Youth Services Librarian Millicent Library Fairhaven, MA
MsKoval I'm your new no. 1 fan! Your page is inspiring the heck out of me! Thanks!
MrsFarmer Northbrook JH LRC Director NB, Illinois
Kerry
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:48:10
Wow! What an amazing site! You've given me some great ideas about what I want to do with mine.
Kerry Lynaugh Library Media Specialist Lansdowne Middle School Baltimore, MD
Lori Florez
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:44:52
I am amazed at your website! I read about it in School Library Journal and have spent the last hour looking at everything. There's so much I want to try in my library!
Thanks! Lori
Jazmanika
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:11:15
hello ms. koval, i just wanted to stop by and say hello. i wanted to wish you and your family a happy holidays...
have a nice break and get some rest, jazmanika
Frank
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:59:05
Hello All! I received a wonderful package of thank you notes and a poster from soooo many students for the bean bags I donated to the library. I am so glad to see the students are enjoying them and reading in comfort.
It was a great idea and I am glad I could help our local schools. Enjoy! Frank
msannakoval =)
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:02:25
wow! just look at all these wonderful comments! from massachusetts and maryland to my home state of illinois! from my beloved former student jazz and from our awesome benefactor frank! what a lucky librarian i am! have i told you all lately that i love you? =) i love you! happy new year! =)
Very nice site I saw the article in School Library Journal today. I have just started a blog for our high school students and am looking for ideas to make if fun and usable. You have certainly given me some great examples. I still can't figure out what Twitter is!!!
Hi Anna, Just spent a whole bunch of time looking at Everything on your site. Truly great! Always an inspiration, you are!!! Thanks and Happy new Year.
E. Kahn
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:44:19
I found your site through SLJ. It is fabulous! I am into white space. Your site is so clean. I hope that you don't mind if I steal some of your ideas. Elizabeth Kahn School Library Media Specialist Patrick Taylor Sci & Tech Academy
msannakoval =)
Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:38:59
dear ann and elizabeth, thanks for stopping by the big house! =) it's great having friends in far away places like arkansas and louisiana! =)
and hi michelle! =) have i told you lately that i love you? =)
Jessica Clot
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:50:40
I love how you have made the website. It's so much easier and helpful!
Saw the blurb about your website in School Library Journal and just popped in to take a look. I have my site on Google Sites https://sites.google.com/site/vistalibrary/ and will change if weebly.com looks like it will be better.
Ann
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:53:33
Hi there, You have an awesome website that I will use as inspiration for my own. I just started as teacher librarian at Golden Valley H.S. in southern California. Thanks for all you do!
MG
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:09:56
Hey, Ms. Koval,
One class session with you equals megawatt-learning. Brilliant. Indispensable. Hilarious. Charming. Perfection.
Thank you so much for everything.
The G.
Sarita
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:08:15
hey guys!!! exciting news! Dr.Mahoney of Corona Creek Elementry School has approached me and wondered if we would be interested in read across america day!!! go to the address below for more info http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm Dr. Mahoney has asked us if we could organize a day for the kids to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and possible dress up as hios characters and read to the kids!! sign up if interested. thanks s
Anonimous :)
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:30:03
The library used to be soo boring, like really, I would dread walking in there. Now it's fun with the bean bags and such! I even got a book there, the first time in like 2 years
Christine
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:11:40
thanks ms.koval, now i've learned everything i need to know about man boobs, nipples, and farts xD =]
ms. koval =)
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:01:10
thanks christine! =) i'm glad i could help ms. kautsch's awesome english honors students research their most-definitely not-boring biology paper topics. =)
Tony Huerta
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:59:41
Thank you Ms. Koval for getting me the information in rapid motion, thanks a bunch
Ms. Koval--I am loving your site! It's just like you--pushing the edges and fun! I'm glad to see that you have landed in such a great school--you deserve a chance to grow and thrive! Come and visit my Library site at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley--not as interactive (sigh), but definitely filled with fun ideas! Smooches! (Exclamation! points! are! fun!)
Saphira J
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:47:15
Ms.Kloval u are the best person that i know.lol! i luv u so much!! u are very amazing and down to heart;)Have a graet summer,bye!!!! u are the best!!!!!!
jennifer
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:01:44
the library is awesome and i like some of the books
Marie Slim
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:24:41
Your website "rocks my socks!"
C. Quinn
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:31:16
I'm at a creative writing camp and we're compiling a list of books that we all should read if we haven't already, so hopefully this library will have 'em all! That would make it even more awesome than it already is. It's just a really good atmosphere for getting work done!
Christy Sayre
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:11:06
Dear Anna, I'm posting from the East coast--Jersey City to be exact. I've been working on my certification for LMS, an dam volunteering in my daughter's school library. I found your blog through some posts that a Rutgers Instructor had posted. You have a terrific and inspiring blog. I'm sure the library at Casa Grande is the center of the school. Have a great school year--I'm gonna be watching!
Christy Sayre MLS, Rutgers 1998 Jersey City, NJ
Anonymous X3
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:00
The Casa Library has such a wonderful environment, it's comfortable, the books are in perfect spots then they were last year, and the new computer lab (inner and outer) are great! Another thing that's awesome is that Mrs.Koval(HI Anna,Hi Helen!)get the books I ask her to order really fast! The books are here within a short amount of time and when they do come in they send the book to my class ^-^ How awesome is that?! I love the books at the library, there is a wide variety of books(if I do say so myself) especially vampire books too! -Anon (Hi Anna, Hi Helen! Your both doing a wonderful job as our librarian! Keep it up!:p)
=)
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:35:37
=)
JASON HOLTZ!
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:08
Ms.Koval= the best. Website helps a bunch
Kaitlin Murphy
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:43:31
i always learn something new from you (awesomehighlighter.com), Ms. Koval. :)
Kudos on sliderocket. its very streamlined for a web app. i'm not going mac, am I?
Emmett Needels
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:24:27
I am glad that the casa staff cares this much!!
Angelina
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:13:16
I like the translator link, I don't know if it's been there before, but how come when I go to another page, it comes back as English again and now the language I put it as.
Olfie
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:33:51
I love love LOVE the library. Koval is amazing! She's super helpful and sassy! :) I LOVE IT.
Jeni
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:42:48
Hey you know the saying "don't judge a book by its cover"? Well, guess what! When I looked at the "New Books" section on here, it just gives you the cover and title! Just a little hint to help, maybe add a little sentence description of the book? That way I'll know if I will like it!
ms. koval :)
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:46:55
thanks jason, kaitlin, emmett, matt, and olfie! :)
angelina, not all the pages on our site have built-in translation capability, sorry. you can translate any webpage in the world, though, with google translate: http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#
jeni, you can click on the cover and get all the info about it on a social booksharing site called shelfari. sorry that wasn't clearer. i've updated the new books page as per your helpful suggestion. :)
ms. koval
Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:40:40
hi everyone from the china national library! :)
Alejandro Martinez
Tue, 18 May 2010 10:02:58
thanks to the librarian at the awesome high school i attend helped me find awesome resources to help study for my jc history class final
Hilda Castillo-Abate
Wed, 19 May 2010 21:05:37
Anna and Helen just wanted to thank you for all your support and help throughout the year. I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for your kindness with both teachers and students. Can't thank you enough. Hilda
Sophia
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:53:41
I am really going to miss the library next year! I have loved checking out books and having these sources available. Thank you for all the hard work and time you have put into the library! I LOVE BOOKS! :]
