Feb. 2020 Updates

If you haven't read the Jan. 2020 updates, there are amazing DVD resources to support theme-based learning opportunities in February and March.  Please have a look at the resources for Black History Month and more.

REMINDERS: UPCOMING DATES

• Vic High Reads 2020 kick-off assembly                 Tuesday, Feb. 11 Block C

• D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read )                    Monday, Feb. 23 (lunch break)

- coffee and snacks provided for staff and students.  Please RSVP in person or via email if you plan to attend. Bring a book or enjoy a reading selection (articles) provided by the library!

• Freedom to Read Week                                            Feb. 23-29

- a week of awareness regarding intellectual freedom.  Display of challenged and banned books (other libraries, not here) in the library from Feb. 10-end of the month.  Many opportunities for cross-curricular learning in Language Arts and Social Studies.

FREEDOM TO READ STAFF MUGSHOT POSTERS

Students enjoy looking at the displays near the library entrance and their reading selections are influenced by them.

For Freedom to Read Week, to encourage circulation of challenged books, I am asking for 5 minutes of your time to have your photo taken with a challenged/banned book that our library currently holds.  Books include well-known classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Brave New World -- in addition to modern classics such as Harry Potter and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.   The full list is posted  HERE.   

Please consider being photographed with one of these books;   It could be a title that you've already read or a title that you want to read.  All posters will be housed behind the glass windows at the entrance of the library.  More details to follow at Tuesday's staff meeting.