Magdalen Book Fair

Thank you so much to all students, parents and parishioners for the wonderful support for the Magdalen Book Fair.  We had a very busy 4 days, but it was well worth it!

Our overall sales total was over $7000.00, which means that we received $2900.00 in rewards.  With these rewards the library has been able to purchase many new books at all levels. The bulk of these books are AR so the students can enjoy reading and then get AR points from taking the AR test. 

Thank you again for the time of the volunteers and the support of everyone!

Conferences and Missing Books

Parents:  Conferences are being held early this year.  The date is February 16th from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  The library has been checking with students regarding books that have been checked out for an extraordinary amount of time.  I have sent notes home with students regarding the missing book and the cost of the replacement.  If you have received a note please help your child look for the book.  If you are unable to find it, please send a check or cash to cover the cost of the book.  If the book is  located, send it back to school and the money will be refunded.  Thank you again for your support.

Happy Reading!

Mrs. Margo Funk

Magdalen School Librarian

Fall for Fantastic Books

There is a chill in the air and Halloween fun is almost here!  Fall into the library for some fabulous books!

NEWS
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair!  The dates will be December 1st -5th in the Magdalen School Library.  More information regarding times and volunteers will be upcoming.

New books on the shelves!
A new collection of weekday fairy books and moonlight and starlight fairy books have joined our collections.  Splat the Cat also has a new book called Splish Splash Splat! A new Fly Guy called Fly Guy vs the Fly Swatter is another popular choice.  Finally, a new Magic Treehouse book,  Dogs in the Dead of Night, joins other popular titles.

2011-2012 BOB books in the Library
The BOB books for the 2011-2012 BOB season are available in the library.  The list includes 5 carry over books and 15 new selections.  Check with Mrs. Funk for available titles!

Take AR tests in the library
AR tests can be taken in the library before school from 7:30 - 7:50 and after school from 3:30 - 3:50.

Thank to all parishioners for book donation to the library.

Mrs. Margo Funk

Hello and welcome back to Magdalen Catholic School Library.  My name is Mrs. Funk and I am the reading specialist and librarian.  I am looking forward to seeing all of you in the library very soon.  All classes come to the library to check out books once a week.  Preschool, Pre-K, and First through Fifth grades have a library class time. Middle school students come with their Literature teacher. Books are checked out for a two time period, but maybe returned after one week.  I will be sharing new books with students when they come to library class.

The students at Magdalen would like to say thank you to Joan Ackerman for donating the The Last Thing I Remember series by Klavan.  There are three books in the series, The Last Thing I Remember, The Long Way Home, and The Truth of the Matter. The fourth and final book in the series will be purchased soon.  Thank you again for keeping our library up to date.

The William Allen White Book award was voted on by students in third through fifth grade across the state of Kansas.  The winner this spring was Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff.

Finally, for those of you who attended our Scholastic Book Fair two years ago, thank you for your support.  Good News!  We will be hosting another book fair this coming fall.  Dates and more information will follow.

Thanks again for support Magdalen library.  Have a great school year!

Mrs. Margo Funk

Dear Parents and Students:

Spring is rapidly on its way and we have been adding many new books to our library collection.  Daisey Meadows has added a group of Fairy books with a sports theme that many of our girls will enjoy checking out.  We have five copies of the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth.  These books are very popular and fly off the shelves.

Our hearty congratulations to Clare Vanderpool (Blessed Sacrament Parish) for receiving the Newberry Medal for Literature for her wonderful novel Moon Over Manifest. This is a wonderful story set in southeast Kansas.  We recently purchased two copies and Father Pat graciously donated a third signed copies.

The Battle of the Books books for the 2011-2012 school year have been chosen as well as the 2011-2012 William Allen White books.  These books are currently in the library available for check out.  Come Check Them Out!!

2011-2012 Battle of the Books (BOB)                  2011-2012 William Allen White Books (3-5)

Airball: My Life in Briefs by L. D.  Harkrader          Also Known as Harper by Ann Leal

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer                                The Boy Who Invented TV by Kathleen Krull

And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle          Eleven Birthdays by Wendy Mass

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau                   Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

Elephant Run by Roland Smith                             Family Reminders by Julie Danneberg

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements                         Fortune's Magic Farm by Suzanne Selfors

Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Naylor           The Grand Mosque of Paris by Karen Ruelle

From Emporia: the story of William Allan White      Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by

Grayson by Lynne Cox                                          Grace Lin

How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Conner

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Schooled by Gordan Korman

A Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

ENJOY READING A GOOD BOOK !

Thank You to the Folgers!

The library would like to thank Alex and Ian Folger for their generous donation of the book, A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. We appreciate your donation!

For information regarding making a donation to the library, check with the office or Mrs. Funk in the library. 

Exciting New Halloween Books in the Magdalen Library!

Come and check out the new books that are in the library!

Scaredy-Cat Splat

Flat Stanley and the Haunted House

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve

Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween

Ghost Detectors:  Tell No One!

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief

Pick a Perfect Pumpkin

The Spooky Wheels on the Bus

There was an Old Monster

The Library Ghost

PS-1st Grade students will be sharing their costumes by creating a costume graph.  2nd - 5th grade students will enjoy an alphabet book entitled J is for Jack-o-Lantern by Dennis Brennan-Nelson.