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Like reading-aloud, a library is ...  "not about teaching a child how  to read; it's about teaching a child to want to read" - Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook.

Do you have a book request? Submit title, aurhor, etc. here. Your name is required:  [Note to web developer -click on Form Settings below to change the email address to recieve these requests to your own.]

New Materials in the Library - Check out these new books, audiobooks, & more...
 
Book Discussion Group - Meets every Wednesday at 11:30 for lunch discussion or 3:30.... [Make a link to a new page about your book discussion that tells what book the group is reading, etc. See example...]
 
Student Favorites - See what Iowatown students are reading! [Make a link to a new page. Wickham elementary in Iowa City has a good model for this page. Be sure you have permission to post students' photos and that you know whether your permission is to use first names only, or no names at all.]

Staff Favorites - See the favorite staff picks! [Make a link to a new page with all school administrators, teachers, and staff photos with their favorite books and, if they choose, a caption about why it is their favorite.]

Favorite Authors - Links to Iowatown's favorite authors' web sites. [Make a link to a new page listing annotated links to author's Web sites. See Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages by Kay Vandergrift with A to Z links to web sites of authors & illustrators of children's books, young adult books, and adult books commonly read by young adults.]
DEAR stands for Drop Everything And Read. It is a favorite time at school when students and staff from grades 7-12th get to drop whatever they're doing and read whatever they want for 20 minutes.

Community Reading Night.  Join us the first Monday evening of each month 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Iowatown School Library. Everyone welcome! Homework help is available.

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It's never too early to start reading!

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This School Library web site template was created in October, 2006 by Karla Krueger, School Library Media Studies Division, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, for use by Iowa Teacher-Librarians. You are welcome to personalize this template for your library by adding, deleting, and making changes as needed. The template is designed to be used for an elementary, secondary, or K-12 school library with a few simple edits you can make e.g. deleting book awards links for age levels not served in your library or changing headlines or any other material as appropriate for your students' level.