Monthly Updates - November 2009
Library News
Geography Week is November 15-21. This year we are learning about Europe. We have been using the Internet site, Culturegrams, to get information about some of the 50 countries or sovereign states located in Europe.
There were 5,121 checkouts for the month of October.
Third, fourth and fifth graders have been reviewing the use of the computerized catalog to search for books and have been trying out the power search. They have also been exploring Teaching Books, Grolier, NetTrekker, Britannica and Culturegrams.
First graders have been learning how the everybody books are organized and are beginning to learn about the computerized catalog and Diamond Path databases.
Second graders are learning more about the computerized catalog and Diamond Path databases.
Kindergarteners are checking out books using tender loving care. They are also learning about nonfiction books in our library.
Author Birthdays
| Robert Louis Stevenson | November 13, 1850 |
| Astrid Lindgren | November 14, 1907 |
| William Steig | November 14, 1907 |
| Daniel Manus Pinkwater | November 15, 1941 |
| Marioon Dane Bauer | November 20, 1938 |
| Frances Hodgson Burnett | November 24, 1849 |
| Marc Brown | November 25, 1946 |
| Charles Schulz | November 25, 1922 |
| C. S. Lewis | November 29, 1898 |
| Mark Twain | November 30, 1835 |
Special Events and Dates Around the World
| November 1 | National Authors Day |
| November 2, 1734 | Birthdate of Daniel Boone |
| November 4, 1922 | Tomb of Tutankhamen discovered |
| November 7, 1867 | Birthdate of Marie Curie |
| November 11 | Veteran's Day |
| November 11 | Canadian Remembrance Day |
| November 15, 1887 | Birthdate of Georgia O'Keeffe |
| November 15, 1840 | Birthdate of Claude Monet |
| November 18, 1928 | "Birthdate" of Mickey Mouse |
| November 19, 1752 | Birthdate of George Rogers Clark |