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2006-2007
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
Washington library orientation
Library card sign up month at all public libraries. Do
you have your card?
OCTOBER
Our Project D.E.A.R. (Drop
Everything And Read) begins
NOVEMBER
Operation Wish Book, Nov.1-30 Donate a new book for a child at
Christmas
Children's Book Week and Idaho Family Reading Week,
Nov. 12-18
JANUARY
Kindergarteners
begin checking out books beginning second semester
Newbery & Caldecott Awards are announced
MARCH
Read Across
America/Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day, March 2
Vote for Young Reader's Choice Award prior to spring break
Last Project D.E.A.R. calendar is due March 31st
APRIL
National Poetry Month. Special display of student poetry.
National Library Week, April 15-21
MAY
Annual Book Fair, May 14-18
Reader's Theater, May 23
Time to begin rounding up library books, May 29
JUNE
Summer reading programs start at all public libraries
SPECIAL YEAR
LONG LIBRARY ACTIVITY
One of the activities that we are doing this year is
exploring different genres each month so that
the students will become familiar with the multitude of
literary styles, form and content that are available for
their reading pleasure. I hope this will encourage
everyone to broaden their reading by sampling a few of
these genres.
September Fantasy
Stories having elements that are impossible such as talking
animals and magical powers.
October Mysteries
Suspenseful stories about a puzzling event that is not
solved until the end of the story.
November Historical Fiction
Stories with real and invented
characters that take place in the past.
December Folktales, Fairytales,
Fables and Myths Stories from many
different countries, often with a message that were initially
passed on by word of mouth.
January Realistic Fiction
Stories with made up characters that take place in modern
time. Often these stories deal with current social
situations or concerns.
February Biography and
Autobiography A
biography is a story of a real person's life that is written
by another person. An autobiography is written by the
subject of the book.
March Science
Fiction Stories that blend futuristic
technology and scientific fact with fiction.
April Poetry
Written verse that expresses a thought.
May Non Fiction
Information books based on fact.
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