May 2024 | Volume 5.4 |
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REGION UPDATES AND INFORMATION Spotlight on Region 3: NCSLMA partnered with NCAE to support the school librarians in Franklin County. You can view the report from the event here. 20 librarians from Wake, Granville, Durham, an independent school in Orange county, and Franklin county showed up at the May 13th school board meeting. After the public comments session was over Chris Tuttell led her first in person meet up with Region 3 librarians.
Spotlight on Region 4: Jenni Clark, media coordinator at Ben Martin Elementary in Cumberland County hosted the school’s first Free Book Fair. Teaming up with 3 community partners, every student in the school was able to take home 5 new or gently used books to keep forever! The turnout was great and the support was incredible. Spotlight on Region 5: We are already planning our December PD.. We are hoping for even more sessions this year and we have already chosen a date. Mark your calendars to attend For The Love of Libraries. Regional professional development DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Updates “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the treads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”- Maya Angelou The DEI committee will be meeting virtually over the summer to begin developing this section of NCSLMA. The goal is to address DEI issues as they arise, to bring awareness & offer resources and to facilitate professional learning opportunities related to DEI. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please let me know by completing this form. Looking forward to working with you!
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Read on below for a book review submitted by Madelyn Hugh, SLMC at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem, NC Colorful, inclusive, and a bit chaotic: Bathe the Cat is fun for all Bathe the Cat written by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by David Roberts is a colorful story of a family trying to get the house clean for grandma’s visit. They use magnetic letters to write out a chore list on the refrigerator: mow the lawn, mop the floor, and bathe the cat. Bathe the cat?! The feline family member is not pleased and scrambles up the letters, causing chaos and confusion. Feed the floor? Scrub the fishes? But hurry! The family has to figure it out before grandma comes at 2 o’ clock! Younger learners are sure to love the hilarity that ensues and the diverse family structure represented in these pages is a beneficial mirror for students who don’t often see their families represented in picture books. This book pairs well with Bad Dog by Mike Boldt and Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall for a cat-themed unit. Bathe the Cat is available on the SORA app through NC Kids Digital Library. 
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