One of my librarian friends shared this with me so I thought I'd pass it on.....borrowed from the blog here.

How creative are you? What an awesome site  I found here that makes your pictures, words, drawings etc. move. It takes practice but there's a tutorial you can watch to help.

The Babymouse series (741.5 HOL) has been very popular lately. For those of you wanting MORE...check out it's official website here. It has games, videos, reviews, coloring pages. Have fun!

Which one is your favorite of all the books? Write me a comment to let me know.

There are lots of fun Christmas activities out there, but here is a new one I hadn't seen before. Just type in your address and "shake" the snow globe to see your house (satellite view)! Have fun! Click here to go to the site. (NEW (1/13/13): Try this site here to see an instant google street view!)

I am constantly being asked about Lego books, so I know there is interest out there. I just came across a site where you can build your own Ninja Lego! Click here to go to the site.

I know we have a lot of students whose family either own a farm or absolutely love tractors. Check out this site here to find a wonderful collection of videos, activities and games to help students learn about farms, agriculture, tractors, construction machines and safety.

We are lucky to have a very talented aide with Mrs. Kerr and her ideas have again made our library an exciting place! I had asked her about having a tree in our story corner. Take a look at the pictures (it really doesn't do it justice though!) and see what she did with insulating foam, yes, insulating foam. It is really quite awesome. If you see Mrs. Kerr, thank her and tell her what you think of it!

I just saw this video here, that is just awesome about bats. (It will be blocked at school, so check at home if it's OK with mom and dad.) You might learn some new facts about bats. If you did, blog me a comment!

I just found out that Jan Brett (website) be at the Wegman's in Fayetteville on Saturday, October 6 from 10-12 promoting her new book Mossy. She's one of my favorite authors, too bad I don't enjoy lines and crowds. Maybe you do? (UPDATE: I won a signed copy of Mossy for our library! Check it out, the call # is E BRE)

I LOVE animal cams. This is the newest one, Brown Bear and Salmon Cam in Alaska.

I am definitely NOT a spider fan but this is soooo cool.

Ever wonder what a sound looks like as a picture? Check out this site here for a different, yet interesting site! I like the hand crank one where you make your own music but they're all cool. What do you think?

We're all into watching the animal cams so I've got a few for you to check out.

• The Real Robins of New Jersey
• The Hummingbird Cam
• The Shiba's "D-Team", born May 21st
• NEW (from Brianna) Polar Bear Cam

I just found this new game that is so appropriate for this time of year. How well do you know your bugs? Or, do you want to learn more about bugs? This game is so cool! As the levels increase, it gets harder! How high can you get? What new bugs did you learn about?

You all know how much I love animal cams! Here's a penguin cam that is awesome! Check it out here.

The Eagle Cam is back and the first egg was laid on 2/17! There are 3 eggs total. Click here to watch the live cam.  Can you take a guess when the eggs will hatch? (6/17/12: UPDATE: I just read that they will turn off this cam on 6/30/12.)

New for 2013:  An eagle cam in Humbolt Bay, CA - click here to see it. And here's one in Minnesota where the eaglets are a bit older.

How many of you get an allowance? Do you try to save for a special purchase but just can't seem to? Maybe this game will help you. Check it out here. Write and tell me how you did, maybe it will help you in your saving habits!

How good are you at Inferring (figuring out an answer from clues in the story)? Try to play this game and see how good you are!

I just read a blog about the newest animal at the Perth Zoo called an echidna. I had never heard of such an animal so it was interesting to me. Maybe it will be to you too. They have a nickname of "puggles" - how cute is that? Click here to read the whole story. (UPDATED: Here's the recent picture of the echidna, look at how it's changed! And it was spotlighted on the Today's Show - they said it is one of the only 2 mammals that lay eggs!)

I know how most of you loooove Pokemon. Well, how would you like to be picked up for school in a pokemon school bus? A school in Japan does just that. Click here to see the bus and some other cool school buses.

There's a new movie coming out on one of my favorite books. It's called The Invention of Hugo Cabret and the movie is just called "Hugo." Click here to see the movie trailer. Looks awesome. If you want to read the book before the movie, the call number is JF SEL. The movie comes out in theaters Thanksgiving weekend. I can't wait! If you do go to see it or if you've already read the book, drop me a comment and tell me what you think.

What a super FUN site called "Draw a Stickman!" You are prompted to draw a stickman (or woman or scarecrow,lol) then your drawing comes to life and you interact with the story by drawing items your stickman needs. It can be used on a whiteboard or use your mouse to draw. FUN! (3/17-Check out the new episode!)

This past summer I attended a 3 day workshop that instructed me on how to set up an online course for students. I am to design 2 "Learning Experiences" or what I call E-classes. My first will be with the 2 4th grades on research to prepare them for an artifact project Mrs. Crabtree assigns in social studies. Needless to say it's a learning experience for me as well as the students. Below are some pictures of our students working on the mobile lab laptops and some netbooks borrowed from Mrs. Lepper.

I came across this awesome informational poster and I thought I'd share. I bet you have your own image of what a librarian is! This poster blows that image away..."check it out" (lol). Did this open your eyes? Different then what you thought I hope. (If you click here and you put your mouse over the poster, look for the round circles, they're links and there are about 15 of them.)

I've just completed processing our new books and they are in the computer ready to go! Click here to see pictures of the covers. If you click on either the cover or the title link you'll get more information. Looking forward to seeing you all again and hope you had a wonderful summer!