2024 Book Ornament Contest

We've decorated the library Christmas tree with 20 ornaments.  Each ornament represents a different work of literature.  To win a prize, be the student in each grade to correctly guess the most titles!  Entry forms are in the library, or you can write your guesses on a sheet of paper numbered 1-20.

Forms/answer sheets are due back to the library by the end of the day on Dec. 18.

In case of a tie, a drawing will determine the winner.

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So, do any titles come to mind after looking at these.  Be sure to let us know what you think.

Until then, keep reading!

P.S.  Shhh...don't share your answers with your friends.

Christmas Trivia Night

Our second trivia night event of the year was another big success!  Despite busy schedules and really, really cold weather (and SNOW), we had sixty people come out for this night of fun.

The Robotics Team served up some yummy soups and chili, as well as some tasty desserts and a hot chocolate bar.

Congratulations to our Christmas Trivia Night winners who pulled off the W with a tie-breaking question…The Dream Team, comprised of Todd Rollin, Abigail Rollin, Evelyn Barrett, Harmonie Little, Kathy Jones, and Heather Rollin.

A great big thank you to everyone who braved the cold temps and came out to support the library and robotics team.

We also want to thank everyone who made this event possible...Mr. Rick Duffer, Mr. John Creasy, Ms. Amy Stone, Ms. Tracy Cannon, Ms. Summer Lewis, Ms. Kathy Jones, the robotics team, the robotics’ parents who supplied concession items, our library workers (Sophie, Haygan, Kylie, and Ellie) for making copies and other preliminary tasks, John Heath Creasy, Bryce Kittrell, and Blake Gregory for helping clean up, and these wonderfully generous people for supplying our door prizes: Ms. Paula Troutt and The Farmers Bank, Ms. Shelia Franks, Ms. Bridgett Summers, and Ms. Candace Woodard. Forgive us if we have inadvertently missed recognizing anyone.

Our winning team..."The Dream Team"

We're keepingour fingers crossed that we will be able to do one final trivia night before the end of the school year.  

Until then, keep reading!

Trivia Night Was a HUGE Success

We had an AMAZING turnout for our Trivia Night with more than a hundred people in attendance! A big thank you to everyone who came out to support the library and the robotics team. We hope you had as much fun as we did.

 

Our winner was the Ghouls Night Out team made up of Amy Bratcher and Kelly Smith. Congratulations to these ladies, and to all our door prize winners, as well. 

Hopefully, we’ll be able to do a Christmas-themed trivia night in December. Be on the lookout for info in another month.

The winning team "Ghouls Night Out" (Kelly Smith and Amy Bratcher) with Ms. Creasy

Happy Halloween

For Halloween, allow me to share with you one of my favorite children's poems.  Do yourself and others a favor and read it to someone tonight.  For a bigger thrill, read it by candle or firelight.

Happy Halloween, and don't let the goblins get you!

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Drum roll, please....

Our Book Character Pumpkins were judged this past Friday and we can now announce the winners!

6th grade Wizard of Oz by Braydon Lee

7th Grade Ratatouille by Nevaeh Foster and sister Ainsley

8th Grade by Bayan Ouertani and Bridget Hosale

Our Teacher Favorite, as voted on by our school staffulty is Gru and his Minions by Brayden Chandler and Madalyn Jones

Our Fan Favorite, as voted on by the students in school and our Facebook followers is Hocus Pocus by Nevaeh Presley.

Thank you to everyone who participated.  You all did a GREAT job!

Pumpkin Book Character Contest

Are you ready to join in the fun of our third annual Pumpkin Book Character Contest?  Info can be found in the picture.  If you have more specific questions, please stop by and see me one day.

The deadline to turn in your pumpkin is Tuesday, Oct. 22.  Voting will begin the next day.

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with this year!

Library Humor

Continuing with our celebration of Banned Book Week...

Shhh....we also have books about cats and squirrels.  Stop in and see for yourself.  

Until then, keep reading!

Celebrate Banned Book Week 2024

Banned Book Week is an annual event held during the month of September celebrating the freedom to read.  The books featured during BBW have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools.

Banned Book Week, which is sponsored by a coalition of organizations such as the ALA, The Children's Book Council, PEN America, and more that support the freedom to read, highlights the value of free and open access to information.  Each year, the organizations choose an honorary chairperson and an honorary youth chairperson.  Film director Ava DuVernay is this year's honorary chair.  Ms. DuVernay directed the film version of  A Wrinkle In Time, based on the book by Madeleine L'Engle, which has frequently been targeted in schools and libraries since its publication more than sixty years ago.

The honorary youth chair this year is SUMNER COUNTY'S very own Julia Garnett, who is a recent graduate of Hendersonville High School.  You can read a little of Julia's own journey of advocating against banning books in the current edition of the School Library Journal.

 

Graphic credited to The Little Book Place, Tunkhannock, PA

Stop by the library to view our display of more books frequently targeted books.

Until then, keep reading!