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It’s finally beginning to seem like winter, but just in case the snow melts away too quickly why not check out some wintery tales? The NES library has chilly winter books of poetry, weather, and some really great fiction.

 Winter Poems is a collection of seasonal poetry from Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth and even Edgar Allan Poe!

What?! Not everyone looks forward to sledding and building snowmen? Find out what other animals do during winter with a nonfiction book like Animals in Winter by Susanne Riha.

Or read about just how bad the weather can get in Severe Storm and Blizzard Alert! by Lynn Peppas.

For more fictional frosty fun take a gander at some picture books like Cat and Mouse in the Snow by Tomek Bogacki or The Last Snow of Winter by Tony Johnston.

Older readers may want to try Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, a tale of one thirteen year old boy’s survival in the Canadian wilderness.  It’s the sequel to Hatchet, but it can be read on its own.

Remember, after a long sledding and playing in the snow, there’s no better way to warm up than with a good book (and maybe a mug of hot chocolate).

It’s that time of year; Fall Harvest Celebration!  A great time to check out one of the library’s many books about pumpkins, apples and the leaves changing colors.

Or, if tastes run more toward the macabre and that holiday some people celebrate at the end of the month (you know the one), there are plenty of spooky books available as well.  Some are spookier than others though – SO BEWARE!

Well, it’s nose back to the grindstone time as we start another school year.  Let’s start things off with a little introduction to the Narragansett Elementary School Library Media Center student expectations.  

All students attend a library orientation where they learn  of what is expected of them at the beginning of every school year.  As part of a P.B.I.S. school students are expected to follow the same guidelines in the library as everywhere else in the school.

The big word is RESPONSIBILITY.

It’s the big word because borrowing books really is a big responsibilty.  Books in the NES library belong to the whole community. Students are responsible for the care and condition of all books they check out of the library.

It is a good idea for students to have a designated spot at home for their library books. This spot should be safe from spills, younger siblings and animals. Unfortunately if a book is lost or damaged  it is school policy that it be paid for. If there is a question about a lost book it is the student’s responsibilty to inform the librarian.

Students are also responsible for choosing books of not only appropriate reading level, but also subject matter.  What is scary to one first grader is perfectly amusing to another.  Although we may guide readers it would be impossible to police every book choice a student makes.  If you have a preference for the types of books your child may or may not choose please let us know. We’ll be happy to add a note to their record. 

Please remember that borrowing books is a privilege and it is one that can be lost – it’s not easy, but it can be done.  Students that repeatedly fail to follow the guidelines of P.B.I.S. may find their borrowing privileges temporarily suspended.

 All students are always welcome and encouraged to vist the library as often as possible whether for research or simply to enjoy some quite reading time.