Have a Great Summer! See you in August!
Refresh, Relax and Read!

 Library books at our school number over 10,000 volumes, including fiction, non-fiction, and general reference materials. Students in grades one through five have a regularly scheduled weekly library period. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students have access to the library at any time during regular school hours, at their teachers' discretion. Kindergarten students come to the school library once a week for story time.
   Students may check out two books a week. Lost or damaged books must be replaced, and no books may be checked out by a student with overdue or lost books until the materials have been returned or replaced. Incentives are given to students in grades one through four to encourage them to return books on time.
   Students are invited to donate new books to the library or to classrooms through the school's Birthday Book Program.

“BOOKS BY THE BUSHEL”

THANK YOU to the families and friends of St. Matthew School who generously donated new books to the school during the “Books by the Bushel” bookfair at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The school appreciates the  efforts of the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana and the Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation to support reading in our community by sponsoring this event.

BIOGRAPHY FAIR  
St. Matthew School was well-represented at this year’s Champaign Public Library Biography Fair.  The following St. Matthew students participated:  Dela Adedze, Dianna Boyer, Kayleigh Doyle, Alexandre Geubelle, Caroline Gillette, Tess Haug, Emma Jackson, Michael Lee, Maddie Michael, and Atira Shenoy.  Congratulations to these students for their hard work and creativity!

MONARCH AWARD

For the fourth year in a row, St. Matthew School students have picked a winner!  Second-graders voted for their favorite books from among the nominees on this year’s Illinois School Library Media Association Monarch Award list.  Schoolchildren across the state chose Scaredy Squirrel, about a squirrel that is afraid of everything, including green Martians and killer bees.  St. Matthew readers also enjoyed Once I Ate a Pie and The Perfect Nest.

LINKS
Champaign Public Library - http://www.champaign.org

*WebSites to Check Out

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - http://www.carolhurst.com/

Children's Book Council - http://www.cbcbooks.org/

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Awards - http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/

Children's Book Awards & Other Literary Prizes - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/awards.htm

Newbery Medal Home Page! - http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

Caldecott Medal Home Page! - http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

CLASSROOM LIBRARY SCHEDULE FOR 2009-2010

Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade may use the library at any time
during the school day, with their teacher’s permission. 
Kindergarten students come to the library once a week for storytime.