Gateway Winner Announced

The winner of the Missouri Gateway Award was announced last night at the Missouri Association of School Librarians Spring Conference. 

The winner is..........

 



The nominees were:

• A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
• Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
• Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
• Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
• Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
• Matched by Ally Condie
• Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
• Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
• Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
• Sea by Heidi Kling
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
• Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
• Split by Swati Avasthi
• The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Which ones have you read?  Please share your thoughts!

ZombieFest - Day 3 - Zombie Jeopardy

Today was Zombie Trivia Day so we played a couple rounds of Zombie Jeopardy.  The teams that won received a coupon for a free hot chocolate/cappucino or popcorn in the library.  We will be giving away bigger prizes at the parties during Friday's lunches!

Here's a screenshot of the game:

ZombieFest 2012 - Day 2

Students were able to zombify cookies and marshmallows today, along with getting their picture taken with a zombie background.  We had a lot of fun! Here are the photos from the event:



ZombieFest Day 1- Zombie Felties

Today was the first day of Teen Read Week, which means it is officially ZombieFest week in CHS Library.  During lunch today, students were able to start working on a craft taken from the book Zombie Felties: How to Raise 16 Gruesome Felt Creatures from the Undead by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate.  We only tried making the easiest ones from the book (Zombie Puppy, Zombie Kitty, and Dead Ducky) as we know the others would be too much of a challenge for all of us novices in sewing.  The students are only just getting started and will be working on their felties until the end of the week.  Watch for some pictures of finished products; but, for now, here are the ones created as examples by the CHS Library ladies:

 





What's New Wednesday

New books in the CHS Library:

Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for The Living Dead by David P. Murphy

Something Strange and Deadly  by Susan Dennard
 

Anything but Ordinary by Lara Avery
 

Promised by Caragh M. O'Brien (#3 in Birthmarked trilogy)
 

Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
 



ZombieFest 2012!

Zombies!

To celebrate Teen Read Week (October 14-20), we are having a different Zombie event in the library every day during lunches!  Plans are in progress, but many materials have been ordered.  Here are some of the things you might see:

• Zombie Photo Shoot
• Zombie Target Practice
• Zombie Games
• Zombie Crafts
• Zombie Cookie Decorating
• Zombie-themed food
• Zombie books and survival guides
• Zombie prizes