It has been a busy week in the QC library! First of all, last week we raised over $1400 through the Scholastic book fair which meant we got to keep pretty much everything anyone wanted from the book fair! This picture shows some of the great titles that are currently being cataloged and added to our collection. They should hopefully be ready to check out at the end of the day Wednesday! There are lots of great graphic novels and fiction titles, the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, and some awesome sports non-fiction titles.

If the pile looks small to you, well…that’s the reality! Books cost money. This photo shows approximately $900 worth of books. Now you know why we’re always fundraising! It’s well worth it, though, to see our readers so excited.

Just for fun, we thought we’d show you an average day of check-outs and check-ins from our library. Our computer system was down on Monday which meant nothing could be returned/renewed, so those four bins you see? All books that were returned Monday.

All check-outs had to be done the old-fashioned way, with paper and pencil. See that yellow legal pad? Three pages (FRONT AND BACK!) of student names and book barcodes. It took over two hours to get it all entered into the system when the computer was working again.

Technology can certainly be annoying when it doesn’t work, but is super handy when it does!

Our annual book fair was a SMASHING success– as in, a record-breaking sales high!

As a result, we got to keep more than $900 worth of new books to add to our school library. They’ll be added to the collection in the weeks to come.

Thanks to everyone for their support! A special thanks goes out to the student volunteers who helped keep the fair running smoothly.

It’s everyone’s favourite time of year– the Scholastic Book Fair!

From Friday, November 19 until Monday, November 29 (two days longer than usual, to account for the fact that we have parent-teacher interviews on the 26th) the book fair will be set up in the foyer outside the library.

Click here to see some of the great books that will be available!

Unfortunately, parents cannot attend the in-person fair but can click here to shop our VIRTUAL FAIR! Books will be delivered directly to the school (no shipping cost!) and can either be sent home with the student OR, if it’s a surprise/gift, arrangements can be made for an alternative.

The book fair is our main source of fundraiser income for the school library, so we appreciate all the support.

Congratulations to our contest winners!

The winner of our six-word scary story contest is Jerzee from 7I!

The winner of our “Guess H0w Many Books in the Library” contest is Gabe from 8A!

See Mrs. Giggey in the library to collect your prize.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our School Library Week activities. We had our highest numbers ever for our lunchtime activities which included trivia, bookmark making, and virtual escape rooms. Bookworm Trivia was won by the Toat Ipers with a respectable 16 out of a possible 25 points.

All in all, it was a great week!

We’ll be celebrating all week long with contests, activities, and prizes!

Monday

• Borrow a book. Why not? 
• Check out our “Help your-SHELF” free book cart!
• Enter our 6-word scary story contest. See details in the library.
• Guess how many books are in the library! Enter your guess at the circulation desk.

Tuesday

• Join us at lunch for book-themed digital escape rooms! (12:25-12:50)
• Enter one of our contests or check out the free book cart.
• Borrow another book, because you finished the first one!

 Wednesday

• BOOKWORM TRIVIA! Come with a team or by yourself! (12:25-12:50)
• Borrow a mid-week book.

Thursday

• Return anything you have borrowed but finished. Then borrow something new!
• Create your own bookmark while we watch a short film about how AMAZING books can be! (12:25-12:50)

Friday

• Borrow another book. After all, you need something to read over the weekend!
• Enter the “Guess how many books in the library” contest; it’s the last day!
• The Creative Writing group will meet at 12:25 in the library. New members are always welcome to join us!

Visit the QC Library Website for quick links to help you find what you need!

With the creation of the new Google site for the library, I haven’t been updating the blog as much but I just HAD to highlight these gorgeous new books that just arrived!

For French students, we received a bunch of new biographies and graphic novels; you’ll find books about Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafszai, Carey Price, and Willie O’Ree as well as French adaptations of favourites like Courage (Guts by Raina Telgemeier) and the Wimpy Kid series.

In our new English collection, you’ll find:

• the Enola Holmes series (check out the show on Netflix!)
• the Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger
• Click, Act, and Camp (graphic novels by Kayla Miller)
• more books in the Lumberjanes series
• Sunny, Patina, and Lu by Jason Reynolds (sequels to Ghost, which is in the grade 8 classroom libraries)
• books by Dean Hughes and Michael Grant that are recommended for fans of Alan Gratz
• and much more!

Check out the First Page Friday link on the Google site for a video showing ALL the new titles!

Hope to see you soon!

Mrs. Giggey

Next week is School Library Week across PEI, and even though our celebrations might look a little bit different, we are still excited!

Here are some of the fun things that will be going on in the QC library next week:

Library-themed Kahoot! game – this short, fun activity will be sent around to all Language Arts teachers. Send in your high scores for a chance to win a prize!

Who’s Behind the Mask? contest – visit the bulletin board outside the library and name as many of our masked characters as you can!

Hogwarts Virtual Escape Room – join us Tuesday at lunch to try out this thrilling online adventure! Please wear your mask and sign up early; space is limited!

The Return of Bookworm Trivia – join us Wednesday at lunch and show us just how much you know! Please wear your mask and sign up early; space is limited!

Bookmark making – join us Thursday at lunch and design your own bookmark to keep, or to leave for the next reader who comes along. Please wear your mask and sign up early; space is limited!

The Queen Charlotte library would like to extend a huge thank you to the Community Foundation of PEI and in particular, the Hesta MacDonald Legacy Fund, which provided a grant for the purchase of new library books.

With this funding, we were able to purchase:

• 4 sequels to favourite books from our grade 7&8 classroom libraries
• 3 books that had gone missing from our collection but were a part of a series (which was driving people nuts when they got to that book and we didn’t have it!)
• 5 books that are new additions to current popular series
• and a bunch of great new titles!

We are so grateful to have support from our community. Thank you!

Welcome back to our returning QC Coyotes and welcome to the new faces joining us! I have never been so excited to come back to school– I MISSED you all, and I missed the library too!

The blog will still be here for longer updates, but for quick things like requesting a book, searching the library catalog, or answers to commonly asked questions, visit our new Google Sites page at https://sites.google.com/cloud.edu.pe.ca/qclibrary/home (note: you’ll need to be logged in to your edu.pe.ca account).

The biggest change this year will be the book request form– it’s like getting pizza delivered to your door, except it’s a book instead! Fill in the form (there’s a link on the new webpage) and I’ll bring the book right to you!

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week, and talking about books!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to let you know that registration is now open for the TD Summer Reading Club! It’s all online this year, and is a great way to encourage students to keep reading during the summer months.

More info at https://www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca/