The great Nikki Giovanni on libraries! A wonderful read for #NationalPoetryMonth and #NationalLibraryWeek Read more at poetrs.org.

We are hosting teacher collaboration in the library tomorrow morning. Any guesses as to what we will be doing?

Congratulations to the Library Media Center staff! They were recently recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as an Exemplary School Library Program in our state. Great job Michael Russell, Nathan Miller and Paula Serum!

Congrats to the nine libraries recognized as 2022-23 Exemplary School Libraries! The recognition serves to highlight exemplary programs statewide. See the full winner list here: dese.mo.gov/college-career….

Made it to San Francisco! #LStoJapan

After circling for a bit, we made it to Osaka. We walked from our hotel to a street mall with fun shops and great food. #LStoJapan

First Line Friday with Betsy “Mom asks me to rob the house at the bottom of the hill. “ The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis 23/24 Gateway Nominee Brooke Lauren Davis Visit the library and check it out today!!! #SchoolLibrary

Over the next two days we will speak with all Sophomore ELA classes concerning databases, plagiarism, and AI. #SchoolLibrary

Ms. Tigner’s and Ms. Miller-Perry’s Biology classes came in Monday and Tuesday for an old school breakout game. #SchoolLibrary

First Line Friday “Beck used to lie awake at night and wish aliens would abduct her.” We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley is a Gateway Nominee this year. Visit the library to check out a copy for the weekend. #schoollibrary @kyriemccauley

First Line Fridays… “Her mother had once told her that the only way to truly know someone was to fight them.” Lore by Alexandra Bracken Updates is a Gateway Nominee. Come check it out in the library! #SchoolLibrary

First line Friday… “Yadriel wasn’t technically trespassing because he’d lived in the cemetery his whole life. But breaking into the church was definitely crossing the moral-ambiguity line.” This month’s Book Club book is Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸 .

Students, MCPL’s LitUp Fest is this weekend. You can still sign up!

Librarians are spending the next 3days in Tampa,FL to attend the American Association of School Librarians National Conference.We will attend multiple presentations &meetings to learn ideas on how to better create a library that serves students, teachers,& our community.#AASL23

A few thousand of our closest library friends #aasl23

Tampa was nice, but it is good to be back in the LSN Library with Betsy on this beautiful fall morning. #aasl23

First Line Friday… “It’s easy to believe in ghosts on a night like tonight, don’t you think?” After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis is a possible Gateway Nominee for next year.

Yesterday, we had an awesome Book Club field trip Kansas City Royals and Arcade Alley with LSHS Library and LSW LMC Our next meeting is Friday, November 10th.

Betsy...after we all go home

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