This week we took some time to think, talk and feel the effect of Censorship. Each year the American Libraries Association promotes Banned Books Week. Below is our ode to the great preservation of our right to choose:
“As Daniel Bagley Readers we choose books that are right for us and our families.”
Thank you for supporting our DBE Readers and engaging in facinating, insightful and thoughtful converations about books with our students.
Welcome Back to the DBE Library! I am delighted to have opened our library with tons of new books and a renewed sense of organization and purpose. Due to new data systems at the District level our circulation of library books has been delayed until the second week of school. This delay, however has provided a unique opportunity to wet the appetites of all our Readers and I am sure we’ll have them ready to go for check out next week.
For the first day of class we took the opporunity to browse all of the new additions to the library. Some highlights include:
In addition, we took the time to practice returning our books to the library bins that get placed outside of each homeroom in the morning on the day each class has library. With new bins and a renewed focus on respecting our library and its resources, we have done an excellent job practicing this skill in small groups.
Lastly, to begin our community building and understanding of the library as a community space that is shared by all, we worked as an entire school (during our library time) to add to our mural. Our mural asks
students and staff to reflect upon the question, “Where did you read this summer?” Our mural will be posted in the main stairwell for the first few weeks of school.