Attention all Origami Yoda fans!!!! This 'Book of the Day' is dedicated to you. Author Tom Angleberger's next installment of the Origami Yoda series is sure to please. Stop by and check The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee! Happy reading! :)

The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

by Tom Angleberger 

McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.

Want to learn more about the Origami Yoda series or author Tom Angleberger? Click here! 

Want to learn how to make your very own Fortune Wookiee? Check this out!

The Sonntag library participated in the Texas Library Snapshot Day on Wednesday, October 3. The Texas Library Snapshot Day is an event that allows Texas libraries of all shapes and sizes give a glimpse into a day in the life of their programs and resources. Data was collected about the Sonntag library from the time the doors opened at 8:00 AM until the time it closed around 3:30 PM. This information was analyzed and sent to the Texas Library Association as well as Frisco ISD. The Library Snapshot Day was an eye-opening experience for the library staff because it showed how much library resources, library staff, as well as the library facility itself! Check out some of the data that was collected! Happy reading! :) 

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(Check out this panorama pic of the Sonntag library!) 

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Number of Student/Parent/Teacher Visits: 321

Number of Computer Users (Check-ins/Checkouts/Computer searches): 340

Reference Questions: 76

Circulation Stats (Number of Check-ins & Checkouts): 497

Hits to Sonntag Library Blog: 45

Number of children (ages 0-12) participating in library programs: 309

Number of adults participating in library programs: 13

Number of students served by direct librarian instruction: 148

Number of teachers supported activities & collaborative efforts: 20

Number of student participating in non-class related activities: 40

Programs held on Snapshot Day: Preschool Storytime, Parent Library Volunteers, 7 class lessons & check-out

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We hope you have enjoyed taking a look at one day in the Sonntag library! 

Image retrieved from http://www.lonestarstories.org/

Attention all 4th graders! The Lonestar Storytelling Festival is on Friday, October 19th! It is going to be a fantastic event! The students in the years past have truly enjoyed hearing the creative storytellers from around our community as well as from all over the country. Check out more information about this unique festival below: 

Click on the names below to find out more information. Also, check out the videos of the storytellers that will be at the festival!

Barbara McBride-Smith

Antonio Rocha

Andy Offutt Irwin

Motoko

Event details: Click here!

FISD Study Trip details: Click here!

How to get involved: Click here!

Overview of the storytellers themselves: Click here! 

(August/September Edition)

Welcome back y'all! It has been a fantastic start to a fantastic year! The library program is in full swing! There have already been a lot of events in the library. Check out the statistics for August & September. Happy reading! :) 

Number of Whole Class Visits: 

127

Number of Total Items Circulated (Checkouts & Checkins)

7,951

Number of Items in Collection

11,923

Library Instruction/Programs/Community Outreach

Hosted a 'Book Blast' the first week of school and hosted nearly every class on campus

Promoted the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award Program with 3-5 grades

Promoted the 2011-2012 2x2 Reading Program with Preschool-2nd grades

Presented a weekly Good Morning Sonntag Book Bits update

Updated the Where in the World Do You Read? board weekly 

Maintained student writer & new items displays to promote reading interests 

Updated a daily Fact of the Day by Mrs. Mattei fact

Open checkout every day for all Sonntag students, parents, and staff

Weekly preschool storytimes with future Sonntag students and families  

Hosted parent library volunteers

Kicked off Sonntag Staff Book Club for the 2012-2013 school year

Administrative Activities

Created a collection of books for each grade level that represented examples of reading levels as well as genre for Curriculum Night

Continued to plan the fall Book Fair

Collaborated with tech facilitator and fellow librarian to create tech-based activities for a pumpkin study with kindergarten

Helped to host Chick-fil-a Spirit Night with the Specials Team

Met with administration regarding my goals for the library for the 2012-2013 school year

Wrote a grant for the FEF Grants for Great Ideas in hopes of adding to our Playaway collection

Maintained the mobile app for the Sonntag Library

Maintained a forum for staff to discuss book club books

Attended PTA Board meeting

Adjusted the library schedule to accommodate classes for various activities 

Participated in the campus Curriculum Night to promote the library program

Contributed to Specials weekly newsletter

Purchased new library books and materials 

Updated library blog and Twitter account weekly

Planned weekly library lessons

Opened new parent accounts

Hosted new and returning library volunteers

Professional Development Activities 

Attended EdCampDallas in order to gain new ideas to implement technology in the library program

Attended campus meetings

Read and kept up with new professional library journals 

Attended district library meetings
Attended district library professional development programs 

On the Horizon...

Sonntag staff book club meeting in October

The fall Book Fair will be open from October 29-November 2 (more details to come)

More books for the library collection are on their way! 

Didn't you just love nursery rhymes as a kid? If you did, then I have an awesome book for you! Today's Book of the Day cleverly presents your favorite nursery rhymes in a graphic novel format. Nursery Rhyme Comics is a unique compilation of 50 nursery rhymes drawn by 50 talented illustrators! Illustrators such as Nick Bruel, author of the Bad Kitty series, is just one contributor to this amazing book. Check it out! :)

Presents fifty classic nursery rhymes in a comic format and contains illustrations by a variety of artists.

Want to learn more about some of the illustrators that helped to create this book? Follow the links below:

Nick Bruel (Author/Illustrator, Bad Kitty series)

Patrick McDonnell (Mutts comic strip series)

I love biographies! I hope you do, too! If you are looking for a great biography book to read this weekend, check this book out. Happy reading! :)

Just Being Audrey

by Margaret Cardillo 

Illustrations and text describe the life of Audrey Hepburn, beginning with her childhood, and describing her life in Nazi-occupied Holland, her dreams of becoming a prima ballerina, her success as an actress, and her efforts to help the world's children through UNICEF.

Want to learn more about the author? Click here!

Want to learn more about this book? Click here!

Want to learn more about Audrey Hepburn? Click here!

Check out this awesome clip from Breakfast at Tiffany's that stars this wonderful legend!

Happy Friday, Blogsters! I have a wonderful biography book for you to check out!! It's called Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet. I don't know about you but I have watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade every year since I was a little girl. This amazing book tells the fascinating history of puppeteer & Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade pioneer Tony Sarg using a variety of real pictures and original illustrations by Melissa Sweet. Please make sure that you click on the links below to find out more about the author as well as this time-honored tradition! Happy reading! 

Tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Want to learn more about author/illustrator Melissa Sweet? Click here!

Want to learn more about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Click here!

Check out this footage from the 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (there is no sound)!