Reading dogs visit ISE Library during the Library Days

As part of ISE Library days activities we had visits by Reading Dogs on Thursday and Friday before October break. Lower school students had a chance to get to know Täpi and Bree and their owners Ms. Tiiu and Ms. Kätlin. Some of our students were reading for the dogs. The purpose of a reading dog is to encourage and motivate students to read. For those interested these dogs can be booked for reading (in different libraries around Estonia) through Estonian Association of Assistance and Therapy Dogs http://teraapiakoer.ee/.

Look what happened during the library days!

October is the International School Library Month. Estonian libraries also celebrate Library Days at the end of the month. ISE Library joined in the celebration during October 20th and 21st just before the fall break. Look at the photo gallery to see what went on during the library days at ISE. A great big thank you goes to Reelika Herkel for helping to brainstorm ideas for the library days, creating Bookface display, organizing the very popular reading dogs visit, and just being around during the two busy days. I hope everyone had good time in or around the library.

Quote for the Library Days

Opening of the new reading lounge, PD section and presentation area. ISE staff was invited and welcomed with muffins and "literary apples" with book titles for leaves. teachers were invited to participate in a charades activity and draw, explain or act out the title for others to guess. Can you guess what title Ms. Janika is explaining on the board?

MYP grade 6 reads Learner Profile books for PYP students

QR code quest for MYP students

Bookface: guess who? photo display for all school community

Guess Who? Bookface display

Meet and read to the reading dog for PYP

Täpi and friends

Reading to Täpi and Brie

Brie and friends

"Let's met in the library!" in October 2017!

Library Days "Let's Meet in the Library" 2016

October is the International School Library Month, Estonian libraries also celebrate Library Days at the end of the month. ISE Library joins in the celebration during October 20th and 21st.

ISE Library Days October 20th and 21st, 2016

Students participate in a variety of activities e.g. QR code quest to learn about the library and the resources it offers, MYP-PYP peer read aloud during the Read Aloud Day on October 20th and arts and crafts activities to name a few.

There will be a Bookface "Guess Who?" display in the Learning Commons.

Community is welcome to participate in the activities taking place at the ISE library as well. Pop in already after the parent conferences to take a look at the new reading lounge, ask for paper and colored pencils and draw from the easy I-Can-Draw-Books for a period. Using old magazines, cut them up and make happy posters to rehang in the library.

Let’s Meet in the Library!

Library days "Let's Meet in the Library" 2015

October is the International School Library Month, Estonian libraries also celebrate Library Days at the end of the month.  ISE Library joins in the celebration from October 28^th – 30^th. Let’s Meet in the Library! 

Let's meet in the library!

Read about the various activities you are welcome to take part in. Join one, two, three or all. Discover our school library over again or from a new perspective.

     Community activities:

Mini adventure in the library 

Check out a list of fun things to do at the library other than just check out books. Any of these ideas are a great boredom buster. Just tell your kid you have an adventure in mind and grip the task with energy. You will have a great time! Use the opportunity when you come in for Conferences to have some great time in the library. 

Please share the interesting, fun or just odd things your family does at the library with Ms. Kadri in person or in the comments here on ISE Learning Commons blog.

Access the list here.

Lego Challenge 

Do you know you can do other stuff than checking out books at the library. ISE Library is introducing a new Lego makerspace. Come in to check it out and participate in Lego Challenge. Let you creativity loose, build a Lego Thing, take a photo of it and submit the photo along with the name of your Thing by e-mail to Ms. Kadri kadrit@library.edu.ee. All photos will be uploaded to ISE Facebook page. The photo with most likes is the winner. 

Prize: Gift card from We Play store

Exhibition 20 years of books in ISE library 

Visit the library to see the books from 1995-2015 available at ISE library and a picture story of ISE library through 20 years.

Blind date with a book 

Do you like surprises? Would you like help deciding what to read next? Are you distracted by cover art that inaccurately portrays the content of a book? Let us take away the trouble of a decision and set you up with a date. Go on a Blind Date with a book! 

In order to go on a date wrap up a book in ‘oh so secretive’ wrapping paper, include 3-4 words description and you won’t know the ‘identity’ of your blind date till you get it home. 

How many books (items) in the library? 

Enter in the contest by recording the number and you name on a poster at the library.

Prize: Book store gift card

Write a collaborative story

Participate in creating a collaborative story by adding a line.

Guess who?

Do you know who likes to read what? Members from ISE Community had their pictures taken with their favourite books. Take a look and guess who is behind the book.

Libraries of the World

Going on a holiday, travelling, visiting new and exciting places? Take a moment to find the local library and take a picture in front of it. Submit your photo to Ms. Reelika office@ise.edu.ee or to Ms. Kadri in the library kadrit@ise.edu.ee for an end of year "Libraries of the World" exhibition. Happy travels!

     Student activities:

Middle school

"A Discover the Library” forum on any question regarding the library will be held for middle school students during their study hall time. A scavenger hunt to find gems from the library will follow the forum.

Primary school

"Kind bombing" 

Write good wishes and thoughts on a paper and hide them in books in the children's department e.g. smile to a stranger, be nice to someone today.

The idea of creating a little something and leaving it and your trace in the world is powerful for kids (and adults). What seems simple and almost like a prank, actually connects kids to the library and school and gives them a sense of action within it. They can actively shape their environment.

Last but not least!

Grade 5 library Ads 

Enjoy the library advertisements made by grade 5 students. They created the videos to inform viewers of various reasons to visit the library.

Anna

Mihkel