the big house library

 
 
 
well, it's time for teen tech week and we here at the big house library are raring to go! :)

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we may not be able to have a wii in the library at lunch, like they do at the unquiet library in georgia...
 
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and we may not be able to host a teen gaming tournament like they are at sfpl in san francisco...
 
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but we will for sure do something fun! because this year we're working with mr. wade, mr. mander, mr. creighton, and the tech club! :)

stay tuned for a full menu of teen tech week events at the big house library! :)
 
 
 


 
carrie ryan, the author of the forest of hands and teeth (coming to theaters in 2011) and the dead-tossed waves, will be joining us at the big house lbrary at lunch on 03.23.10.

go to our carrie ryan page for all the info.
 
you can buy the first book (with our book club discount) at copperfield's petaluma. the new book will be full price, though.

everyone's invited! hope you all will attend! :)
 
 
 
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lauren oliver
author of before i fall
copperfield's petaluma
wednesday 03.10.10 @ 7pm
more info here
 


 
 
 
here's a list of what you've been reading lately -- the top 40 fiction books to circulate at the big house library in the last month.  need a new good book? try one of these! :)
 
 
p.s. the idea for this post came from the always-inspiring ms. buffy hamilton @ the unquiet library. have a look at creekside georgia's top 25! :)
 
 
 
 
[click here to watch this video on our youtube channel]
 

[click here to watch this video on our youtube channel]
 
 
 

 
tonight casa's s.l.a.m. club will make history
and pull off the never-done-before! :)

please join us @ aqus for what's sure to be
a very-highly-talked-about event tomorrow! :)

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image by scotthess.tv
 

February is Library Lovers' Month and now more than ever libraries need your love!

Learn more about how you can help save the libraries you love at ilovelibraries.org.
 
Thank you! We love you, too! :)

 
 
 
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Celebrity Book Signing!
Lauren Conrad
Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 7:00pm
Copperfield's Books Petaluma
Teen Event

Petaluma has been selected as one of only five city stops across the country and is the only Northern California book signing for the New York Times-bestselling author and star of MTV's The Hills Lauren Conrad!

Conrad is promoting her new second book in the fun and fierce teen fiction L.A. Candy series. Due to time constraints, she only will be able to sign her two books Sweet Little Lies or L.A. Candy (no memorabilia, magazines, or body parts please).

Books may be purchased before the event. The autograph line starts forming at 5 pm.

Bring your cameras and come welcome her to P-Town!

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happy chinese new year! :)

xin nian kuai le! :)

read all about chinese lunar new year on our china trip blog!
 
 
 
Yesterday, I presented to Casa's ELAC (or English Learner Advisory Council).

Administrators, teachers, parents, and students came together in the library to review the school's resources available for families online.

Parents logged on to the new computers in the computer lab and toured CasaGrandeHighSchool.org and BigHouseLibrary.com.

The best part, though, was when I taught parents how to use Google Translate! :)

Casa has made it a goal to do more, better outreach to the families of our English learners. And the library is proud to now be a part of that effort.

Thank you to my 5th period TAs who made this awesome YouTube welcome video for our Spanish-speaking families.

Thank you to our beloved ELD (English Language Development) program coordinator Ms. Judi DeChesere, our outstanding ELD/SDAIE teachers, our dedicated bilingual assistants, and our school administrators for inviting me to be a part of ELAC.

Thank you to Jose Luis for translating for me. My Spanish leaves much to be desired!

Thank you to the handful of Casa students who hung out to help me troubleshoot computer problems.

And thank you to the many wonderful parents who spent their evening with me in the library. I am so happy to know you and I look forward to working together more. :)