BISD Libraries

Another Record Day!

2007-05-01T20:16:00.000-07:00

May 1st, the last day for AR testing, broke the record for checkouts from the previous day. A total of 685 checkouts in just this one day. Unbelievable! The picture pretty much tells the whole story. All day long there were long lines and returned books kept stacking up. I wonder why students wait until the last two days to test? The AR was setup for use since day one, but many students don't test and when the end of school draws near they are in a desperate rush to earn points. Maybe when they see the nice prizes being awarded at the end-of-year assembly they will remember next year to start testing early. The top AR readers for the year were announced today and the students were told they could continue testing until the end of the month, but the points will be carried over to next year.

Whew! What a Day!

2007-04-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

Today in the Elementary Library, a record was set for circulation. Total checkouts for today was 533. Never before had it reached 500 on a daily checkout. Students were busy checking out books for last minute research and for AR testing. They are well aware that tomorrow is the last day for Accelerated Reader testing for the year so it was a busy place. With this many checkouts, it can only mean one thing. I have this many books to put back on shelves. The library is a mess but at least the students are reading. It was also busy at the seconday library. The students are working on research projects. With the library being closed most of the year, research that is mainly done in March is just getting under way. Students will have to cram to be able to get all work finished before the grades close for the year.

Who Will Be Top Readers?

2007-04-29T21:29:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, May 1st, at 2:00 p. m. is the final cut-off for the Accelerated Reader Program for the year. Pictured at left are the 5th Six Weeks Top Readers. Students with the most AR points at each grade level will be the top readers for the year and will receive either a bike or a 1GB IPOD shuffle. Students may continue testing in AR until the end of the year but the points will be added to the next year's total. The winners will be recognized during the end-of-year assembly on the last week of school.

AR 100 Point Club

2007-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:00

Friday, students that have accumulated 100 + points in Accelerated Reader were rewarded with lunch at Subway. The Librarian and her assistant accompanied the students. Afterwards, they were treated to ice cream at Dairy Queen.

3rd Grade Assembly

2007-04-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, 3rd Grade students and teachers honored the Librarian during their assembly in recognition of National Library Week. Librarian is pictured in the center with a plaque that was presented to her and a dozen red roses. Pictured also are library assistants. Students read poems and recognized all the work the librarian does for all students.

Class Visits

2007-04-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

On Monday, the Pre-K and Kinder classes visited the library in celebrating National Library Week. The Librarian read Joe Haye's new book The Gum Chewing Rattler and Grandma Spoils Me. The students were very attentive and enjoyed the visit to the library.

National Library Week

2007-04-22T16:22:00.000-07:00

Benavides Elementary will be celebrating National Library Week later than the appointed period due to TAKS testing. The Librarian will read recently acquired books from the TLA convention to all classes this week.

Accelertated Top Readers will be recongnized during the monthly assembly on Thursday and the students in the AR 100 Point Club will be rewarded with lunch at Subway's.

2007 TLA

2007-04-13T17:56:00.000-07:00

This year the TLA (Texas Library Association) convention was held in San Antonio, Texas. I always enjoy the convention when it is held in this city. The Riverwalk was especially nice due to the agreeable April weather. The most memorable part of attending is always the author book signings. These require that I wait in long lines.

New Secondary Library

2007-03-28T16:00:00.000-07:00

After months of dust, debris and destruction, the building space occupied by the former Secondary Library has been remodeled and restored to open its doors to anxiously waiting students hungry for new reading material. To mark this grand occassion a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held outside the old recycled doors of the remodeled library. In attendance were the BSS student body, teachers, aides, staff, trustees, and administrative personel. Immediately following the proceedings the library was open for business.