Dear Parents -

Any library announcements will be posted on my CLEVER page. 

Please find Library Asynchronous classes in your student's Seesaw.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mrs. Leong

WHAT: ALAMEDA BOOK BAG RETURNS

WHERE: School Front Doors- Drop Books in Clean Grey Rubbermaid bins.

WHEN: Monday: Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm

WHY: Book Bag Quarantine will be 3 days before redistribution.

Dear Families,

I am super excited to lend you this Let’s Get Reading! Bag of books, one of many (I hope) you will receive this year! This is one way to bring the library to you during this period of distance-learning. The 6-8 books in the bag were selected to represent a range of interests and reading abilities. The books can be enjoyed by your student as well as the entire family. Some books may lend themselves to being read aloud by a friend or family member, others may work better if they are read independently; you and your student can decide.

Reading a print book or reading a book on screen are both options for reading. Please refer to the Alameda Library: Student Section of our webpage to access ebooks- SORA, Tumblebooks, Epic or search our Destiny Catalog.  Even listening to a book counts as reading! 

There are specific benefits to reading a physical book over a book on a screen. Reading printed material allows us to slow down for deep reading. It nurtures in our brains the essential processes of critical thinking, empathy, and reflection. Picking up a physical book is also a great way to take a break. There is nothing like settling in and getting cozy with a book you can hold in your hands. 

Great conversations are born from interesting books; we hope this selection inspires fun discussions. You’ll find a list of conversation starters under the "LGR Useful Handouts to Use with Book Bags" Section below. Talking about a book will enhance the educational experience for your child. We hope this will be a great program for your family and encourage a love of reading.

Enjoy!

Mrs. Leong

Alameda K-5 Teacher-Librarian

vleong@pps.net

• Conversation Starters
• What's in your LGR Bag K-2?
• What's in Your LGR Bag 3-5?

I recommend returning the books to the reading bag -- every time -- even if you just look at them briefly. Create a habit of doing this. This way, you’ll always know where your books are.

Look for the barcode on the cover of the book that has our school name, and also the spine label on the side of the book. Your own books probably do not have either!

If you’ve looked everywhere for a lost book and cannot locate it, I appreciate the effort. The book will turn up eventually. Please return it in your next bag when it does turn up. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY FOR LOST BOOKS AT THIS TIME!

If you cannot locate the bag, find a grocery bag, write the first and last names of your students on it and return the books in that.

Please return the book anyway with a note on it. If the book is beyond repair, please email me at vleong@pps.net and we’ll figure out the next steps. Please don’t be embarrassed, things happen. 

LGR Bags can be returned M-F from 7am - 3pm in the grey bins in FRONT of the school doors. 

Book bags will be distributed every 2 weeks.

We plan to continue this method of distributing books until we are allowed to have students back in our library!  

If you’re in the middle of a book, I encourage you to keep it longer! Return it in your next bag of books.

Refer to the “What’s In Your Let’s Get Reading Bag?” sheet which outlines the kinds of books you’ll discover. 

The best is the leave a comment on the sign-up sheet with authors, genres, or specific titles. I cannot promise, but I can locate something of interest. 

You can also check out the PPS Library Services page (pps.net/library), that includes links to TumbleBooks, Sora, and other collections of eBooks that you can browse and read for free. 

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