Skyview Library » News http://www.skyviewlibrary.org The official website of the Skyview Middle School Library Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:12:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Kindles are Here! http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2011/04/kindles-are-here/ http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2011/04/kindles-are-here/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:58:27 +0000 Mr. Lewis http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/?p=538 Our Kindles have arrived and are ready to be checked out!  See Mr. Lewis to get a permission slip, or download it now.  Check out our Kindle page for more information on the program.

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Our shipment of 6 Kindles is expected sometime next week and the Kindles will hopefully be available for checkout after Spring Break.  Stay tuned for more information or check out our Kindle Page to learn more.

]]> http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2011/03/kindles-are-coming/feed/ 0 It’s Book Fair Time http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2011/03/its-book-fair-time/ http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2011/03/its-book-fair-time/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:49:52 +0000 Mr. Lewis http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/?p=456 The Book Fair is here! This year there are two fabulous ways to shop, including the new online fair.

In Person: March 14th to March 18th, between 7:30am and 3:00pm in the Skyview Library.

Online: March 14th to March 31st. If you aren’t able to visit the Book Fair, you can now shop online! All online purchases benefit our library!

  • Students can create wish lists and invite family and friends to buy through our fair
  • It offers an expanded book selection – books for all ages, even adult titles

Please join us to make this Book Fair the BEST our school has ever seen. We hope to see you at the Fair!

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]]> http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2010/04/books-are-due-2/feed/ 0 Book Fair http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2010/03/book-fair-2/ http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/2010/03/book-fair-2/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:53:55 +0000 Mr. Lewis http://www.skyviewlibrary.org/?p=417 The Book Fair is coming! Skyview’s second book fair of the year will be Monday, March 15th – Friday, March 19th in the library. Check out the fantastic selection of books, posters, school supplies, and computer software. Find yourself something fabulous to read over Spring Break!

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Dr. Steven Layne

Dr. Steven Layne

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Steve Layne, author of This Side of Paradise and Mergers is coming to Skyview on Wednesday, December 2nd!
 
This is Dr. Layne’s 3rd visit to Skyview and he will be speaking to 7th grade students about his life as an author and the writing process.
 
He will also be doing a book signing and autographing books that students purchase. If you’d like to purchase a book and get it signed, please download and submit the following order form to your child’s language arts teacher by Tuesday, November 17th.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s Language Arts teacher.

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Bring the whole family for a night of space fun and education!

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If you have any suggestions for sites that we should include in our guides, just let Mr. Lewis know!

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