Welcome Back!

Welcome back!

The library isn't quite open for business yet, but stay tuned to the blog for more information! When we do open, swing by the library before school, between passing periods, and after school and pick up some awesome books to read.

6th grade classes will be coming to the library starting next Monday, August 29th. I'll be presenting a brief orientation on how to check out books, where books are located in the library, and how to find books in Destiny, our electronic catalog.

As for the blog, Mondays will still be devoted to Book of the Week, or BoTW for short. I will highlight a book that I've read and that I recommend you read too. Wednesdays are for Library News (like today). Fridays will be all about newly published books that I haven't necessarily read, but look promising.

So stop by often and keep up-to-date with the Smith library!

Have a great summer!

We're winding down here in the library but summer reading has just begun! Check out the Destiny home page for links to brand new summer reading lists. I recommend reading as many 2011 Lone Star books as you can. Have a great summer and we'll see you next fall!

Pizza Party!

We had a great time at yesterday's pizza party! The participants scarfed much pizza and guzzled much soda. We had four winning entries that qualified for the party and I am posting their book trailers below. Enjoy!

Pizza Party Time!

The library is throwing a second pizza party, Thursday May 5th! How can YOU qualify?

1) Take a look at some of the book trailers on this blog.

2) Create a book trailer of your favorite book. Use Windows Movie Maker or Animoto.

3) Email Mr. Thomson at frank.thomson@cfisd.net your final product by April 29th.

4) Mr. Thomson will choose the seven best book trailers and post them on the Scrolling Scholar. The seven winners will attend the pizza party with a friend of their choosing!

Windows Movie Maker is free software you can download here: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other

Animoto is a free site you can use to make up to a 30 second trailer. You have to pay money to create something longer. You can visit their site at http://animoto.com/

FreePlayMusic is a site that provide free mp3 music files. You can visit it at http://freeplaymusic.com/

New Arrival!

Mistwood by Leah Cypess is a new book we have here in the library. Destiny says:

"Brought back from the Mistwood to protect the royal family, a girl who has no memory of being a shape-shifter encounters political and magical intrigue as she struggles with her growing feelings for the prince."

Sounds intriguing!

Book Trailer for Heist Society

Ally Carter is the popular YA writer of such famous titles as I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy. Her latest book departs from a teenage spy to a teenage . . . thief! Check out this book trailer narrated by Ally Carter herself.

New Arrival!

I know we've been talking about Neal Shusterman a lot lately, but one of his older books just arrived at the library, Everwild, the second book in the Skinjacker Trilogy.



















If you've read the first book, Everlost, then stop by the library and check out the second in the series!