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Patricia Riley Welcome to the Library Page! Reading to all of the students is a primary goal in the Library. To have the students feel excitement, suspense or adventure of each story is important in trying to instill a LOVE of reading. Reading should be enjoyable. We feel that students who read are the ones who succeed! If you have any questions or concerns, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mrs. Riley is starting her 15th year here at St. Christopher School. Mrs. Riley worked as a teacher's aide in Kindergarten for 3 years before moving to full time as the Librarian. Over the 11 years that she has been the Librarian, many upgraded, informative, and interesting volumes have been added to our collection - all ready to help with projects and reports and to help pass a relaxing time reading. The best part of Mrs. Riley's job (besides having had her 3 sons as students here at St. Chris) is spending Library Class every week with all the students from All-Day Pre-K to Grade 6. She says she has the best job in the school!

Welcome to the Library Page!

Could it be true? Could Spring be around the corner? Get out into the sunshine and get into a good book!

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!!!!

I've been mentioning these past weeks about the new books ordered with the proceeds from our Scholastic Book Fair in September. Almost all of our new books have been received, with the exception of 2 or 3 back ordered items. The weeding of the fiction shelves is just about complete. Next task will be to weed the non-fiction shelves. I've received many new non-fiction books that will be very helpful for those reports and projects. Our library is a very busy and exciting place. It's great to see the wonderful books that our school community helped to make possible. The students love checking out the new additions. Here are a few of our new titles:

FICTION:

Almost Home

Arrow Over the Door

Children of the Longhouse

Dark Frigate

The Egypt Game

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

Moccasin Trail

Tombs of Atuan

Singing Tree

The Mayflower Secret

Queste

NON-FICTION:

Wetlands

Dreadful Droughts

Dream Keeper and Other Poems

Endless Steppe

Inside Hurricanes

Never Cry Wolf

Mayflower 1620

Seashore

In My Hands - Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer

Living in the Taiga

Green Giants - Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest

The Birthday Book Program

We have a Birthday Book Program available for those families that wish to commemorate their child’s birthday by donating a book to our School Library. The program has been ongoing for a number of years and has been very successful. Thank you past donors!!!

This program makes a big difference in the growth of our Library. The selection emphasis is placed on the student choosing a book that he or she enjoys, thus acquiring a book for the Library that many other students will also enjoy. Book selections are made with the assistance of Mrs. Riley and all selections are then sent home for final approval by the student’s parent. As always, we will place a bookplate on the inside cover of the book with your child’s name and date of birthday. After the “birthday” student has finished reading the book, it will be kept in the Library. It will be a gift that is shared with others for many years to come.

If you wish to commemorate your child’s birthday by participating in our Birthday Book Program, please send a note in with your child for them to see Mrs. Riley in the Library. Students with birthdays that occur during the summer months may also purchase birthday books and they too need to see Mrs. Riley. She will be happy to assist your child in making their selection. Mrs. Riley will then notify you of their selection, and if you are in agreement with what they have selected, you may send payment in to school via Mrs. Riley payable to: St. Christopher School and the book will then be ordered.

Thanks so much for helping our School Library grow!

Many thanks to the following students and their families. Because of their generosity through the BIRTHDAY BOOK PROGRAM, we will have 11 brand new books added to our Library collection. Thank you!

JOSEPH PAPPAS

MARY POLANECZKY

HAYLEIGH McDUFFEE

JENNIFER MARINO

MICHAEL POLANECZKY

DOMINIC RAMALHO

JORDAN BOSCHETTO

ALEX BLAIS

If you would like to have your student purchase a Birthday Book (even if their birthday has already passed), please send a note requesting they visit Mrs. Riley. She will be very happy to help them make a selection. Let’s help our Library

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NOTICE: The end of the year deadline is fast approaching! The last order for Birthday Books will be sent out the week ending May 7th. That gives students only 8 more weeks to place an order for a Birthday Book. If you are interested in a Birthday Book for your student, please have them see me. Thank you!