September Newsletter

Kyffin Library News - September Edition

Volunteer in the Library:  We are always looking for parents to help out in the library!  We do ask that you commit to a regular time slot, but if you have 30 minutes you'd be willing to come in and shelve books, we would greatly appreciate it!  Just contact Mrs. Covington and we'll get you started!  Also, we will need several volunteers in November for the ever awesome book fair!  More information about that coming next month!

image courtesy of thedotclub.org

International Dot Day:  This year, the Kyffin library celebrated International Dot Day during the week of September 15th.  Dot Day is based on the book the dot by Peter H. Reynolds, and the purpose is to encourage students to be creative.  Come back to our blog next week to see how creative our kids get with their dots.

image courtesy of ccira.org

CCBA: The Colorado Children's Book Award gives students in Colorado the opportunity to read a variety of books and vote on which book they think is best.  Each year 10 picture books and 10 junior novels are nominated, and students then have almost an entire calendar year to read the book and then vote.  In order to vote, students must read or hear at least 5 of the nominees in a category (according to CCIRA, the group that oversees the award, students only have to read 3, but Kyffin students are such avid readers, I decided to raise the bar for them this year!)  Students who meet the requirements will be able to vote in February, and the winners (and nominees for next year) will be announced in April.
If your child is interested in participating in the CCBA program at Kyffin there are several ways you can help.

1. Choose a book to read as a family (all nominees are linked on the Kyffin Library CCBA page)
2. Help your child check nominees out from the public library (they are available as audio books and ebooks through JCPL)
3. Read them yourself!  I have read all but two of the Junior Novel nominees and all of the picture book nominees, and I can honestly say they are fantastic.  Research shows that children who see their parents reading for pleasure are more likely to be avid readers themselves, so join in the fun (sadly, adults aren't allowed to vote).