In the next few weeks, the second graders will be introduced to the procedure of searching at our computers to find out what we have available in our collection. This is a skill they will take with them throughout their lives as they use many, many different libraries.
The state of Illinois has awards for authors which are chosen by our school age children. Our third graders have been introduced to the nominees for the Monarch Award. This award is elected by kindergarteners through 3rd graders. The Elizabeth Ide children will hear about it later in the school year, closer to the election time.
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is elected by fourth through eighth graders. The fourth and fifth graders have been introduced to the nominees. The voting for both awards will take place in February.
We ask the children to check these books out at the public library if possible. We do not have the budget to provide more than a few copies of each book.
