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   Ready to Read?

  You'll need a book
  for SRR every Friday!
  Be ready to "Get
  Caught Reading".

    Deadline soon

   It's time to polish
   your projects!      Deadline  Dec. 10

 Collaborative Reading

  Teachers:  Come to the library Nov. 12 to
learn new strategies

  Suggestion Box

  Can't find the titles
  or subjects
  you want?
  Let us know!

Library Notes

 
Teen Read Month Promotion:
Rock and Roll with Reading --
Convince a friend to check out
and read a book!  You can both
earn cappuccinos! 
 		  
  Visit the Irving Public Library "Teen Scene"
  
     
  Update your Shelfari account.  
     
 

Citation Machine
"Teen Reads"
NetTrekker Guys Read
   
How To's Teen Scene at IPL
   
E-Zines Nimitz Pets Read
   
   

 		 Rock and Roll with Reading -
Teen Read Month Celebration
Challenge: Convince a friend to check out and read one of your favorite books
Rewards:  cappuccino or cocoa
 
Gather Around a Literature Circle
Multiple copies of popular titles are enticing students to read and reflect on books together.
Ask a librarian for our extensive list of books with 6 or more copies, or use inter-library loan requests
Looking for a good book? Check out this online bookshelf of great young adult titles! 
Want to share your favorite books and see what your friends are reading? Use Shelfari!

 

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Workshop For Teachers:  "Engaging Students with Collaborative Strategic Reading"
Thursday, Nov. 12  4:15 - 5:15 pm in the library

  Earn extra credit with TAYSHAS books Read a book from the TAYSHAS Reading List for Texas Teens Discuss the book with a librarian.  We'll issue you a coupon to take to your English or Reading teachers.  
Do you need to Write a Personal Narrative?
Maybe Reading One Would Help
 Check out our display of personal narratives and memoirs - everything from athletes, to celebrities, to survivors,
to ordinary teens - telling their own life stories.
jj Start your day with a cappuccino!
The library's coffee bar is open from
7:30 to 8:05 a.m. for students.
Cappuccino or cocoa ..... $1.00
Regular coffee or tea ........$.50.

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