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Time for the 2010 National Book Festival! Washington D.C. Reserve your spot on the bus TODAY! The registration form is attached. Simply print, fill it out and turn in to Ms. Payne with payment. Saturday, Sept. 25th Leave AGW at 7:30 a.m. Return at 7:30 p.m. Bus Seats are $30/person All events at the book festival are FREE!!! Bring the whole family :) Parents must attend with children. Some featured authors who will be attending: Suzanne Collins- The Hunger Games Margaret Peterson Haddix- Found, Sent, Among the Hidden Katherine Paterson- Bridge to Terabithia Jeff Smith- Bone books Plus dozens more!!! Don't miss this awesome day! AGW Library on Facebook!
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Old and New by Randy Moss Old and new Many and few What I found in the library Wrinkled and smooth Words of fear and words to soothe What I found in the library Another time and place Another word another face These...these are all things YOU can find in a library too! Real Men Read is Real BIG Success! On Tuesday, Feb. 23rd almost 700 boys, dad, uncles, brothers, uncles and other males came out for Real Men Read. Check out the pictures and look for a video coming soon! Video Game Collection The AGW library has started with a small collection of about 100 E or E+ rated games that have been extremely popular so far this year. We would like to also add T rated games, with parent permission. A form has been sent home and is also attached below for parents to sign and either allow or deny their student access to the T rated games. If anyone has gently used games you would like to donate to the library, we will gladly take them! In return you can get PBS tickets or a gift certificate to the book fair. Thank you! National Book Festival 2009! A bus load of over 50 people traveled to Washington D.C. on Saturday, Sept. 26th, for the 2009 National Book Festival. We got to meet and hear some of our favorite authors! Even the rain couldn't stop us! Take a look at some of the highlights from the day:  Judy Blume graciously signed books. That incredible smile never left her face- she was so fun!  Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, speaks to a tent full of fans!  Pat Carman, author of Skeleton Creek, debuts his new sweater fast to the crowd at the festival. He spoke about how is incorporating multi-media into his books to make them more appealing to kids today.  Pat Carman signs copies of Skeleton Creek and the 5th book in the 39 Clues series, The Black Circle.  Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, speaks to a packed house!  Ms. Payne and Patrick Reyes have a little fun together at the festival!
 Ms. Payne and her daughter, Ryleigh, wait in the rain to get Jeff Kinney to sign their books.  A great picture of the Washington Monument with the Book Festival signs.  James Patterson, author of the Maximum Ride series and the Daniel X series, speaks to his fans.
Ryleigh gets up close to Pat Carman when he signs her books.
 Jeff Kinney signs copies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He ended up signing books for almost 4 hours! He was quite popular. You can visit the Book Festival website at www.loc.gov/bookfest and view webcasts or listen to podcasts of your favorite authors. Not only do they have this year's speakers, but you can see any author that has ever been at the festival! Enjoy! Library HoursMonday-Friday 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Welcome to the AGW Library!As soon as you enter the AGW Library you will realize that this library is something special. From the comfy seating area for reading magazines and relaxing to the 16 flat screen computers and two 16 laptop carts, this library has it all. Our opening collection consisted of just over 5,500 items. In our first year, we added over 1,000 new items to the library and we continue to grow. I will be working very hard over the next few years to build a collection that meets the curricular needs of our students and staff. Reading for pleasure will also be addressed by creating a collection based on the interests of the students to include a wide range of topics and genres. It is a work in progress! I am really looking forward to a great year in middle school! Visit the library often :) Ms. Payne Mission StatementIn plain language, the AGW Library has three primary missions: - To teach students the benefit of research- with the Internet, there is so much information out there, students need to learn how to figure out what they need and how to evaluate resources and decide which are best. As the Library Media Specialist, it is my responsibility to collaborate with teachers to create authentic, standards-based learning experiences for students so they can practice research skills and learn to be information literate.
- To get students to read for fun- students need to learn that reading is not just a skill needed for school, but something that can be done for pleasure. There are all kinds of formats to chose from- magazines, on-line sites, graphic novels, etc. Students need to see reading as an option for fun, even though you can't plug in a book. Bored? Find what interests you and read about it! Pick up a book.
- To teach students how to use the library- free access to information is a great priviledge and students need to learn how to use on-line catalogs to look up materials, then be able to locate the materials on the shelf using the Dewey Decimal System. Knowing how to use a library is a priceless life skill that can benefit a person no matter where they live or how much money they have. It is equal opportunity access!
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