Catch the Reading Bug!
July 1, 2008
Summer Reading 2008
While our school library is closed this summer for a move and a makeover, don’t stop borrowing books. Discover your local public library!
Multnomah County Library is still signing kids up for their summer reading game. Kids of all ages are welcome! Participants may read on their own, be read to by someone else, or even listen to books on tape or CD. Players keep track of their reading to earn t-shirts and other prizes; kids who finish the game will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing for a trip to Disneyland for four.
Other libraries around the metro area also offer great summer reading incentive programs. Check it out!
Tamara Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
Library Media Center Thanks TIS Community for First-Year Support
June 2, 2008
A few short months ago, TIS had no library media center. Today, the school has a professional librarian, a thriving library program, and a 5,000-item-strong multilingual collection which continues to grow every day. Thank you to all who have participated in this accomplishment. The library provides diverse learning and enrichment opportunities for the students and staff and demonstrates the school community’s commitment to literacy and information literacy in a multilingual environment.
The following people have been instrumental in this endeavor through their tireless volunteerism:
The TIS Library Committee members
| Kim Braun | Chris Higgins |
| Junxi Huang | Arkady Mak |
| Janet Olson | Akiko Soehl |
| Elizabeth Wolf |
and others who have covered books, performed data entry, catalogued books, organized shelves, helped with library classes and so much more:
| Bobbi Wolf | Emiko Menasco |
| Frank Petrillo | Jamie Anderson |
| Katie O’Rourke | John Annand |
| Juliana Gellman | Leslie Hall |
| Machi Ito | Mai Teherani |
| Margaret McConnell | Kristine Sommer |
| Lorraine Andre | Tori Canton |
| Marc Peters | Chinese track teachers, especially Yu Yen Lee |
| Noriko Tamura | Susan Gianotti |
And a big thank you to all the parents, students and teachers who donated books and other materials to the library. WE MADE IT HAPPEN!
Tamara Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
LMC: Artists and Woodworkers Needed
May 27, 2008
The library media center is moving to a larger space over the summer.
The new space will need some sprucing up and some new furnishings.
If you are handy with wood or can paint a mural, please contact the
librarian to find out how you meet your volunteer hours before the new
school year has even begun!
Sofas, beanbag chairs, and big pillows are needed to create a cozy
reading space for the students next year. If you have any of these
items in good condition, please consider donating them to the library
media center.
For a complete wish list, visit the Library Media Center page under
Parent Resources on this website.
Thank you,
Tamara Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
News from the Library Media Center
May 5, 2008
A large order of Japanese language books has recently arrived from Japan. These books are currently being cataloged and processed by Akiko Soehl, a library volunteer. Mrs. Soehl plays a key role in the library and has not only donated dozens of Japanese books, but has learned to catalog and process them as well.
The Library Media Center is the recipient of two grant awards in April. The first award is a We the People “Created Equal” Bookshelf from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The library will receive books in English and Spanish reflecting this fundamental value, its role in American history, and Abraham Lincoln’s contributions to our understanding of human equality. The second award is for Japanese teaching materials and books from The Japan Foundation. These materials will be kept in the library for teacher and student borrowing. Thank you to Akiko Soehl who researched and wrote this grant for the school.
Tamara Beecroft-Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
Library Media Center Update
April 28, 2008
The Library Media Center is already bursting at the seams with over 3,500 items! There are even more books to catalog and process, but no space for bookcases to store them. The staff and students are looking forward to our larger space next year. In the meantime, here is a breakdown of the current materials:
Books 3,226
A/V Materials 78
Audiobooks 10
Other 39
Periodicals 100+
There are currently 404 items checked out. The students are doing a great job taking care of the books and returning them on time. However, a few of you may have lost or damaged a book. In such case, please contact the librarian so that your child may continue to check out books. Bills for lost or damaged materials will be sent out at the end of May.
Thank you to all who have donated books and other materials to the library in recent weeks. Thanks to your generosity the students are enjoying Chinese language Disney movies, English and Spanish Goosebumps books, getting to know Laura Ingalls Wilder and craving more graphic novels!
Tamara Beecroft-Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
