Celebrating the Power of Words and Stories Through Connections!
On March 9th, we will be celebrating World Read Aloud Day together. On LitWorld's website, World Read Aloud Day is described as, "A day to take action to show the world that the right to read and write...
View ArticleVan Meter & Brook Forest Celebrated Dr. Seuss's Birthday
Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) was born on March 2, 1904. On March 2, schools, bookshops, and libraries celebrate the power of reading and Dr. Seuss's birthday.It is also the day we celebrate...
View ArticleConnecting on World Read Aloud Day
On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, we will celebrate World Read Aloud Day. LitWorld, the sponsor of World Read Aloud Day, states, "World Read Aloud Day motivates children teens, and adults worldwide to...
View ArticleThe Day We All Came Together To Celebrate Reading
On March 9, our two schools came together for World Read Aloud Day with 13 other classrooms and 9 authors to read throughout the day. We spoke about the importance of reading and words, shared...
View ArticleCheck Out the March Edition of Project PLN
The March Edition of Project PLN is out! This edition is called The 21st Century Librarian and contains so many great entries by librarians around the world. If you haven't heard about Project PLN it...
View Article2011 Library Journal Movers and Shakers
Congratulations to the 2011 Library Journal Movers and Shakers. I am honored and humbled to be named a 2011 Mover and Shaker. I find it hard to believe that I appear on the cover of Library Journal...
View ArticleWe Are Excited to Celebrate Poetry Month with LitWorld!
April is National Poetry Month! Join LitWorld, A Global Literacy Organization, in celebrating the power and spirit of words by helping to compose a Global Poem for Change:The wonderful poet Naomi...
View ArticleOur Poem In Your Pocket Day Celebration
Keep a poem in your pocketand a picture in your head and you'll never feel lonely at night when you're in bed.The little poem will sing to you the little picture bring to you a dozen dreams to dance to...
View ArticleCelebrating Dia! With Friends
We celebrated El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) at Oak Brook and Van Meter. To make the day extra special we invited the amazing Alyson Beecher, principal at San Rafael...
View ArticleWhere Will Van Meter and Brook Forest Read and Write This Summer?
Summer break is almost here for us and we have big plans to share with everyone. This summer we are coming together to celebrate where we all read and write. Through sharing photographs of crazy and...
View ArticlePresenting Our Summer Reading Program on TL Cafe
On Monday, June 6th we were guests on TL Cafe. We were invited to talk about our Summer Reading Program we have developed for our students at Brook Forest and Van Meter schools. As the TL Cafe Wiki...
View ArticleWe Are Excited To Be NEW FableVision Learning Ambassadors!
We love this statement found on Fablevision's blog The LiveWire. These are all qualities that we hope to bring to our library and instill in the students and teachers we work with every day. So when...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. Schu!
Today on Bookmark's, The First Book Blog, a bunch of John's friends wished him a very Happy 30th Birthday! Erica Perl wrote the post Happy Birthday, Mr. Schu. And the incredibly FUN YouTube video,...
View ArticleOur Great Beginning To A New Year!
We have both started our new school year. Our students are back in the libraries and ready for another exciting year. And we can't wait either! One of the things we are most anxious...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for SLJ's Trailee Awards
Did you miss the August 31 deadline to nominate your favorite book trailer? Fear not! The deadline has been extended. You have until September 15 to submit your favorite book trailer in any of these...
View ArticleNext Up....."DOT DOT" Celebration!
We are so excited! This week we will be celebrating "International DOT Day" together. DOT Day is on September 15th, which is when The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds was first published in 2003. On this day,...
View ArticleWhat a FUN Week Celebrating DOT Day!
What a wonderful week at Brook Forest and Van Meter Schools! All week long we celebrated International Dot Day. The students and teachers showed their creativity and let their voice be heard by making...
View ArticleSchool Library Journal's Trailee Awards
It's time for you and your students to vote for your favorite book trailers. Voting opens today and ends on December 16, 2011. The winners will be announced at ALA Midwinter.
View ArticleTwo Libraries, One Voice Webinar - 11/17/11
Sponsor:Illinois School Library Media Association When: Thursday, November 17th - 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. CSTWhere: Click here to connectProgram Description: Even though Shannon Miller and John Schumacher’s...
View ArticleCelebrating Ivy + Bean Day Together for the 2nd Year
We were so excited when it was time for Chronicle Book's Ivy + Bean Day this year. Our very first connection for Two Libraries One Voice was last year when we celebrated Ivy + Bean Day together with...
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