RES Library Media Center News

2015-2016 at the RES library, by the numbers: Number of library books and other materials checked out by RES scholars, families, and staff : 16,000 Number of TumbleBooks electronic books read and listened to: 3798 Number of uses of PebbleGo science and social studies electronic databases:  3627 Number of scholar visits to the library: over 8,000 Number of scholars served by librarian visits to classroom: over 2000 Number of summer library books in staff members' and students' hands for the summer: 1908 Happy reading!  Thanks for a fabulous school year of reading and creating! - Beth Redford, RES School Library Media Specialist

Children's librarian L.J. Kopf from the  Richmond Free Library  visited RES today to promote RFL's Summer Reading Program: On Your Mark, Get Set...Read!  This fabulous  FREE  program provides reading records, prizes, activities, and an end of summer party to encourage children to read and maintain their literacy skills over the summer. All students received a yellow booklet to take home that explains more about the program. The Richmond Free Library is located at 201 Bridge Street in downtown Richmond. Please  visit their website   for more information about their hours and services. Happy summer reading!

RES scholars checked out over 1,400 summer library books this week! Reading over the summer is a great way for students to maintain and improve their reading skills during school break. And when you get to choose the books yourself, it's fun too!

Sign up deadline extended to June 10! Cece Bell, the author of the 2016 Dorothy Canfield Fisher (DCF) award-winning book El Deafo , will be accepting her award on Wednesday, June 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Montpelier High School. Ms. Bell will be signing books and there will be special prizes for DCF voters. All RES fourth graders are invited to the ceremony, because all fourth graders participated in the Dorothy Canfield Fisher program by reading or listening to at least one DCF book! Space is limited at the award ceremony, so students and their families must sign up in advance by visiting this link . The sign up deadline has been extended to June 10 . The awards ceremony is free, but families will have to provide transportation to Montpelier. I will be going, and I would love to know who else from Richmond will be there! If you sign up to attend, please let me know so we can sit together. My email address is beth.redford@cesuvt.org. Looking forward to the evening! - Beth...

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Once again this summer the RES library media center will be holding summer book checkouts! Scholars in kindergarten and grades one, two, and three will be able to check out up to 10 books from the library media center and take them home for the summer. Starting on Tuesday, June 7, scholars will be bringing home “Carry Out a Good Book” bags with their summer library books. Each scholar will also get a note explaining the program and a list of books he or she has checked out for the summer. The books will be due back when school starts in the fall. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our  Mrs. Redford at 434-2461 or  beth.redford@cesuvt.org

Proud first grade authors of the newest books in the library's Early Reader collection May 2016 at the RES library, by the numbers: Number of library books and other materials checked out by RES scholars, families, and staff: 1390--  that's  66 per day  in our four weeks of school this month Number of times scholars used the PebbleGo nonfiction databases about animals, biographies,and more:  383 Number of TumbleBooks electronic books read and listened to : 512 Number of scholar visits to the library:  over 800  (13 classes per week plus additional class visits plus individual visits) Number of scholars served by the librarian during lessons and visits in classrooms:  over 350 Number of fourth graders who completed Capstone independent research projects in their enrichment library classes: 46 Number of first graders who wrote books for the library's Early Reader collection: 5! Thank you Mrs. Lister's scholars!