Bibliothèque Inman Library

This was an exciting week in the library.  We read the story, “Creepy Carrots” by Aaron Reynolds.  It is about a young rabbit who begins to think that the carrots he loves to eat are out to get him!  After weeks of worry, he finally hatches a plan to stop the carrots for good.  Ask your son or daughter about the surprising end of the story.

When we had finished reading, we realized that there were some carrots watching US!  Everyone worked together to find all 10 carrots hiding in the library.

It is so easy to lose track of the wonderful things in our lives when there is so much worry and stress surrounding us.  Thanksgiving is often a time when families gather together and this year will look different.  This holiday weekend is a perfect time to focus on the things we have that we are thankful for. With this in mind, we spent our time in the library this week reading the book, “Thanks for Thanksgiving” by Heather Patterson and we thought about the things we are thankful for.

After we came up with ideas, we wrote one down on a colourful leaf.  Mme Chow created a large tree in the hallway outside the library.  All of the students and staff were invited to join in to post their leaf on the tree.  Now, we are having fun reading the leaves our friends posted and trying to hunt down leaves from particular people.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Joyeux Action de Graces, tout le monde!

Bonjour tout le monde!  Hello Everyone!

My name is Ms. Lloyd and I am so excited to be at Inman as your new librarian and head teacher.  Our library opened this week, after careful consideration of the health and safety protocols.

What does that mean?  To keep our community safe, we will be following a pattern and routine.  Each class has a designated time to visit.  Primary classes will follow the cookie monster footprints into the library.

When the tracks end, the students will choose a cookie to sit on.  Each cookie has been distanced from the others so the children can maintain a safe distance while listening to the story.

To sign out a book, primary students will follow the tracks to the desk.  They will place their books on the desk and then stand on the monster feet while the librarian signs out their books.  If someone is already at the desk, they know to stand on the next available cookie monster foot while they wait.

Intermediate students will sign out their own books at a separate desk.  They will each have their own large card.  This card will also serve as a shelf marker to help students replace books in the correct location as they browse.

To assist the librarian, intermediate students will be asked to help with the shelving of books.

When students return their books, the books will be held in a bin.  There will be one bin for Monday-Tuesday, one for Wednesday and one for Thursday-Friday.  The books in the bin will be quarantined for at least 72 hours.  The bin will then be pulled out and the books will be reshelved.

To begin the year, each student will take out only one book.  We will test our procedures and routines to see how they are working and adapt as we see the need.

Happy Reading!

Hi Everyone,

I wished I could have said goodbye to everyone of you at the school but in these times, it was not possible. Enjoy the summer and take care. I am off to Marlborough and also want to thank you all for supporting the Library!

Mrs. Giacomazza