September Library Happenings

Life is Good at the Howe-Manning Library!

We are off and reading! Howe-Manning students have already checked out a whopping 1,514 books in just the first month of school!  Amazing!

In the spirit of our district-wide "Life is Good" community read, which highlights optimism and superpowers, students have enthusiastically embraced the same themes in the library!   Students have engaged in discussions about how "reading gives us superpowers".  They are creating a colorful bulletin board filled with titles of books that they have read and loved!  It is certainly not going to take long to fill the entire board!

Every month, Howe-Manning will be highlighting one of the ten superpowers from the LIG community read. September's "Superpower of the Month" was Openness.  Please take a look at the book lists that were created and posted on our library catalog under the Lists Tab in order to view titles of books that embrace each one of the superpowers!

September brings a hub of activity in the library!  The first few weeks are spent playing games to review library routines and library etiquette.  Students participate in several scavenger hunts to learn and reacquaint themselves with the library layout and organization.  All grade levels also completed a reading survey using Google Classroom.  The results of the surveys will be shared with students and will certainly be considered when making decisions about the library!  And students, of course, are so excited to check out the latest and greatest titles that have been added to our collection!

Every year, Banned Books Week is celebrated during the last week of September to draw attention to the issue of censorship.  Sixth graders were shocked to see how many children's books were either banned and/or challenged!

September is also "Library Card Sign-up Month"!   Get a library card and take advantage of all the wonderful resources the Flint Public Library has to offer.  I guarantee it will be the "smartest card" in your wallet!