April is School Library Month!  How can you support our school library program?

1.  Ask your child about the books that he or she borrows.  Read the books to him or her or listen to him or her read the books to you.  Search our online catalog for books that may be of interest to him or her, and request books by emailing Mrs. Player or sending in a note on library day.

2.  Ask your child about what he or she is learning during library class.  Like or comment on the library assignments that are posted to Seesaw, and engage your child in conversation about what literacy topic or ed tech skill he or she learned.

3.  Volunteer your time during library class and/or attend and support library initiatives.  Participate in our Birthday Book Club, Book Fairs and Community Story Time events.  Donate your unwanted/outgrown children's books to our Little Free Library or March is Reading Month book drive.

4.  Spread the word on how important school libraries ran by a certified library media specialist are.  Research how school libraries impact student learning and increase reading achievement.  Write lawmakers urging them to support school libraries with certified library media specialists for all Michigan public schools.

Thank you for your support with our school library program at Eberwhite!

Please join us as we celebrate reading as a school community!

Are you looking for a special way to honor your child's birthday this year?  Please consider our school library's Birthday Book Club!
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How it works:
*Complete and return the form (found in the file below), along with a copy of your child's favorite book to the library
*Your child will receive a special certificate and bookmark in honor of his or her donation
*A special bookplate honoring your child will be placed on the inside cover of his or her donated book
*Your child's book will be placed on our special Birthday Book Club bookshelf in the library
*Your child's picture will be placed on the Birthday Book Club picture collage wall in the library

You may donate a book at any time.  Your child’s certificate will be presented to him or her on their birthday, or half-birthday for summer birthdays. ​

The Birthday Book Club gives your child the chance to make a lasting gift to our school library.  Your child's birthday book will become a part of our library collection for all students to borrow and read for years to come!

Eberwhite parent Lauren Ranalli has published a new children's book!  The Great Latke Cook Off is a Chanukah story about family tradition, friendly competition, and delicious recipes.  

If you're interested in learning more about her book or if you'd like to purchase a copy, please visit her website at www.laurenranalli.com.  You can also borrow a copy of her book from our school library!

We live in a world surrounded by technology.  We know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works.

But only a tiny fraction of us are learning how technology works. Only 35% of all high schools teach computer science.

That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (December 3rd - 7th). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code.

​Our Hour of Code, led by Mrs. Newton (PLTW teacher) and Mrs. Player (Media Specialist & School Librarian) is making a statement that Eberwhite is ready to teach these foundational 21st-century skills! 

​See http://hourofcode.com/us for details, and help spread the word! 

Our annual Fall Book Fair is on Wednesday, November 14th - Friday, November 16th!  The PTO sponsors the Scholastic book fair, and profits go to our library for new books, to our teachers and the PTO.

​Each class will visit the book fair on Thursday or Friday during school hours. In addition, the fair will be open until 5pm after school Wednesday, until 8pm Thursday evening (coinciding with the annual Cub Scout pancake supper across the hall in the gym), and again until 5pm after school Friday.  Please come and shop for your family, for holiday gifts and for your child's classroom teacher (a bulletin board will be available with individual teacher's book wishes).  We hope to see you there!
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On November 13th, third and fourth graders will have the opportunity to participate in an engaging presentation from Ann Arbor published author/illustrator Jerzy Drozd!  He will talk to students about his recently published book, Science Comics Rockets: Defying Gravity.

An order form was sent home, offering you the opportunity to purchase Science Comics Rockets: Defying Gravity for your child.  Order forms can be returned on the day of the event with cash or check attached.  Author/Illustrator Jerzy Drozd will stay to meet students and sign books after the conclusion of his presentation.

The visit is being organized by Literati Bookstore of downtown Ann Arbor.  To learn more about author/illustrator Jerzy Drozd, please visit https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626728257.

I am overjoyed by the outpouring of participation for our first annual Favorite Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest!  Having our book character pumpkins on display in our library not only brightened up our space for the fall season, but it created conversations and memories around books, which was the ultimate goal.

​According to your votes, here are our two contest winners!  Congratulations!
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Wow!  What a wonderful response we received for our first annual Favorite Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest!  We had over 100 students participate and submit pumpkins for the contest!

Our voting poll is now open.  Please vote for your top 5 favorite pumpkins based on creativity and resemblance to the book character.  Voting is open from Monday, October 29th - Thursday, November 1st.  The pumpkin from Y5-2nd and 3rd-5th with the most votes will win a Nicola's Bookstore gift card!  All students will receive a special "thank you" gift bag for participating.

Join in on the fun!  Decorated pumpkins are due by October 26th!