Best Books of 2020!

 

Not sure what to read next?  

Check this list for a collection of the 2020 Best 

Books Lists curated by Shannon McClintock-Miller.

Share your favorite Book of the Year!

 

What’s Your Favorite Book of 2020?

I Love Libraries is asking librarians and readers to share their favorite books of the year. Share your pick by filling out this brief form or email ilovelibraries@ala.org directly for a chance to be featured in an upcoming article. credit: ala.org | librariestransform.org

November is National Novel Writing Month!

 

November is National Novel Writing Month!  

Visit the Ann Arbor District Library Website for Details!

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenges teens and adults to write a novel during the month of November. Participants begin writing on November 1 with the goal of completing a 50,000-word (approximately 175 page) novel by December 1. Learn more at https://www.nanowrimo.org/.

Check back for more events all November!

NaNoWriMo Write-In #1
Sunday, November 8 | 2-3pm
Work on your NaNoWriMo novel and join us in some writing exercises and drills! This write-in will take place via Zoom.

NaNoWriMo Write-In #2
Sunday, November 22 | 2-3pm
Work on your NaNoWriMo novel and join us in some writing exercises and drills! This write-in will take place via Zoom.

Welcome back to the 2020-21 School Year!

 Find an activity to do every day!

Challenge yourself this summer by playing the AADL Summer Game!

The Ann Arbor District Library 

Summer Game has begun!

Play from June 12 - August 30.  

Visit AADL website for details.

This will be my last post for the summer.  Please keep reading!   For ideas on reading recommendations and what book club programs to join, check out the Summer Reading Page of the Clague Library Website.  Have a great summer!

Ann Arbor District Library will be reopening!

The Ann Arbor District Library will

 be reopening soon!  

Check out their website for more details.

Makerspace Monday

Get creative this summer by using your AADL card to check out Creativebug. "Creativebug offers more than 1,000 award-winning video classes on painting, knitting, crafting, sewing, and more, taught by recognized design experts and artists."-AADL Website

It's Fun Friday!

Start a Family Book Club 

this Summer!

Share the pleasure of reading with your entire family.  For ideas on how to get started, click here.

Thoughtful Thursday

Thoughtful Thursday!

Challenge your vocabulary with these fun activities.

Work Out Wednesday

Try this 5 minute video work out to get moving, 

reduce stress and improve your immune system!

Today is National Paper Airplane Day!

May 26th is National Paper Airplane Day!

Get out some paper and get folding!  Visit this website for activity ideas and watch this video to learn how to make your own paper airplane.

Mark your calendars for June 1st!

Nicola's Book announces their summer reading club which will begin on June 1st. Read to earn $5 coupons for books at Nicola's.  See HERE for details!

Typing Tuesday

Today is Typing Tuesday!  

Practice your skills to improve your speed and accuracy.

Go to Typing Club.

Short Story Contest

Barnes & Noble’s National Children’s Short Story Contest

"Attention all young storytellers and promising wordsmiths! 
Barnes & Noble is calling on children ages 6-12 to share
 their original short stories for a chance to be published 
in a book!"

See HERE for details!  Deadline is May 29th!

Thoughtful Thursday - Take a Geo Quiz!

Test your geography knowledge!

Take the National Geographic for Kids Quiz.

Podcasts About Pets

Podcasts About Pets for K-12 Students

School Library Journal Article

by Anne Bensfield and Pamela Rogers
May 06, 2020 | Filed in News & Features

Pets are important companions to adults and
 children who are home during the pandemic: 
A look at the myriad shared photos on social
 media and Wired’s recent article “Thanks to Sheltering in Place, Animal Shelters are Empty” makes that abundantly clear. It’s a good time to tune into pet-focused podcasts 
for some extra comfort and some fun, too.

Celebrate National Limerick Day!

May 12 is National Limerick Day!  What is a limerick you ask?  According to Dictionary.com, a limerick is "a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear". Here is an example:

There was an Old Man with a beard
Who said, "It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
--Edward Lear

Try your hand at creating your own limerick using this poem generator website

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Recommendations from School Library Journal and Booklist

Chapter One: The Boy Who Lived by J.K. Rowling - Read by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter himself!)

https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-lived

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl : Squirrel Meets World by Dean Hale and Shannon Hale Book Trailer

Anne of Green Gables by L.M.Montgomery Book Trailer

May the 4th be with you!

Starwars.com

Today is May 4th!  Star Wars Day:  May the 4th be with you!





Click here for some fun videos, activities and updates on Star Wars.

Take a tour of Italy!

Take the Grand Tour Go on a scavenger hunt through Italy Inspire a love of culture by facilitating a digital scavenger hunt in Google Slides that takes students on a tour of Italy's art and history. See how  Brought to you by Google Applied Digital Skills: Google Arts and Culture.

Brighten your day and get creative with coloring!

https://library.si.edu/file/2018colorourcollectionspdf-0

The Smithsonian Libraries are offering free coloring pages!  These beautiful designs will challenge your creative talents.  Click here to download the pdf.

Try a new Podcast today!

The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified
"Listen as world-famous radio reporter Eleanor foils devious plots, outwits crafty villains, and goes after The Big Story. Eleanor’s pursuit of truth takes her into orbit, out to sea, and even to the halls of Congress! Her adventures are entertaining and informative."
--WHYY, PBS

Typing Tuesday

Image from Youtube:PCProducer

Finish your classwork for the day? Brush up 
on your typing skills with these 10 fun games
that will improve your accuracy and speed!

Mindful Monday

Start the week off on the right track!  Watch this short video on guided meditation for Middle Schoolers.  

Writing Contest to celebrate release of new The Last Kids on Earth book!

Use your writing talents to enter the 

writing contest at Nicola's Books!

Click here for details!

"To celebrate the release of The Last Kids on Earth: June’s Wild Flight we are hosting a contest. To enter, create your own crazy gadget for June to use! Submit a 200-400 word essay and any photos to support it! You never know, it could be cool enough for Max to put it into his next book."
--Nicola's Books

Celebrate Earth Day!

Today is Earth Day!

Visit the National Geographic Kids Website to:

• Meet cute animals
• Take an animal personality quiz
• Learn ways that you can help protect the planet

Celebrate National Library Week!

The virtual school library is open!  Visit the Clague Library Website for online resources including ebooks and audiobooks on our Distance Learning Page!



Stay positive, stay healthy, stay safe and 
keep reading!

Play BreakoutEDU live daily at 2PM!

April 16, 2020
by James Sanders

1. BREAKOUT EDU LIVE IS FREE FOR ANYONE TO TUNE IN AND PLAY 
2. TO PLAY GO TO BREAKOUTEDU.COM/LIVE AT 11AM PT / 2PM ET 
3. THERE IS NO LOGIN REQUIRED
4. IF A STUDENT WINS THE GAME THEY’LL BE PROMPTED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM SO WE CAN SEND THE PRIZES TO THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHER. 
5. ON SUNDAYS WE’LL SEND AN EMAIL OUTLINING NEXT WEEK’S TOPICS AND PRIZES. 
6. EACH GAME STARTS WITH A 2-4 TH GRADE LEVEL QUESTION AND SLOWLY WORKS IT WAY UP TO THE CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLE. SOMETIMES THOSE CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES REQUIRE AN UPPER MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL KNOWLEDGE. PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY ALONG AS WELL.
7. ANYONE IN THE WORLD CAN PLAY. MUST BE IN U.S. TO WIN PRIZES (UNFORTUNATELY). 
8. EMAIL US AT INFO@BREAKOUTEDU.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

At-Home with Kwame Alexander

Join author Kwame Alexander at home 
through these engaging videos!

Have a Cheerful Day!

https://www.thedickinson.net/

Be cheerful today! Celebrate National Laundry Day!

Help with the laundry or read a book that will cheer 

you up on this snowy spring day!

April 14th is National Dolphin Day!

Today is National Dolphin Day!

Celebrate by reading the Island of the Blue Dolphins

by Scott O’Dell (available through AADL Overdrive)
or The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse.

Monday Moment: Self-care Check-in

How many boxes can you check?

April is Poetry Month

"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words" --Robert Frost

Celebrate poetry month by creating
 an acrostic poem with your name here.

Harry Potter at home!

J.K.Rowling is bringing Harry Potter to your home!

Click here to banish boredom!

Welcome to the Harry Potter At Home hub where you’ll find all the latest magical treats to keep you occupied - including special contributions from Bloomsbury and Scholastic, nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world. We’re casting a Banishing Charm on boredom!

What are you reading?

April is School Library Month

April is School Library Month! 

Celebrate today by taking a virtual tour of 
8 World-Class Libraries around the world!

Friday, March 27 - No postings next week. ENJOY SPRING BREAK!!

Free Rice Friday!

Build your vocabulary while helping others by playing the Free Rice
internet game that donates 20 grains of rice to the World Food
Program (WFP) for every word that is correctly defined. 
No postings next week! Enjoy your break!!

Support Nicola's Books by joining the Spring into Reading Program!

Join the Nicola's Books Spring into Reading Program.
Each reader can earn a $5.00 coupon to their home
store location, by reading 20 books. Read a book
over 200 pages? Count it as two books!
Join here!

Apply for an Ann Arbor District Library Card Online to access great distance learning resources!

The Ann Arbor District Library may
be closed but they offer many free services online for eBooks,
audiobooks, streaming videos, databases and other resources.
Don’t have a library card? No problem! You can now apply
online! Check it out: AADL

Teen Tuesday

Tuesday, March 24

Every Tuesday @ 2:00, join the “Quaran-Teen” weekly webcast serial.

“Rex is writing this creative new middle-grade offering in real-time, about our real-world predicament, and will be reading each week's newest chapter aloud on this one-of-a-kind webcast "serial"! Tune in every Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET to catch the latest in Aiden's quaran-teen'ed story--and stick around after the reading for a weekly Q&A with Rex.”

Welcome to the Clague Library Distance Learning Daily Enrichment Blog!

The school library may be closed but the learning and reading should continue!
We are here to help with a daily enrichment activity that will get us through our social distancing requirement.

Monday, March 23

1. Visit the Ann Arbor District Library website to play the Bummer Game!