LIVONIA JUNIOR HIGH LIBRARY

Livonia is the proud recipient of the 2009 NSLMPY Award sponsored by the American Library Association and by Follett library Resources. Established in 1963, the NSLMPY Award honors school library media
programs that are committed to ensuring that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information and that their programs are fully integrated into the school’s curriculum. Livonia's library staff was honored at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago during this past summer and at an award celebration and presentation in Livonia on October 13.

Seventh grade students from Mr. Cripps' and Mr. Kashorek's classes are researching Colonial American craftspeople to enhance their study of Colonial times. The students visit online sites such as Colonial Williamsburg and can find an abundance of materials on the library shelves. They use the catalog on the library website to locate the books they needed. After Thanksgiving, students will present and demonstrate their crafts to their classmates.

Read Colonial America Historical Fiction for extra credit!!! Mr. Cripps and Mr. Kashorek have offered extra credit to students who would like to read an historical novel. You can find book ideas on a display in the library, or by asking Mrs. Duggan-Lay. See the librarian to find out how to create a book review about your book that will then be published on the library website.

Can you guess who this "colonial" person spinning wool in the picture below is?

Livonia was the host of the 2009 Digital Media Festival. There were categories for Video, Animation, Digital Photography, Graphics, Publications, Podcasts and Web Design. Our students won many awards in all categories! Many of their creative projects can be seen through links on this website.

Seventh and eighth grade Home and Careers students have been exploring the Career Cruising database. After completeing a matchmaker survey that matches up student interests with employment opportunities, students choose a career they would like to research thoroughly. The Career Cruising site details different occupations: job responsibilities, salaries, working conditions, and educational requirements. It also provides real life interviews with people in each profession. Pictures of different jobs are included. After their research, 7th grade students created informational brochures or power point presentations about their careers which they then presented to their classes. Eighth grade students did more in depth research, then created a music video of their findings.

Our library is one of 3,000 libraries across the country selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to received free hardcover editions of 21 classic books, including Spanish translations of four of the titles, from the first We the People Bookshelf. The theme of this year's bookshelf is "Created Equal."

This year some of the Page Sages will be competing against other area schools in the Page Turners chapter two regional competitions. Students will be reading books from both an autumn and a spring list to be able to answer questions about the books at the December and April contests. Teams that end up with the highest total scores at the two seasonal contests will then continue on to the finals in June.

The Page Sages Book Club has created a summer reading list of some of the members' favorite books. Pick up one of these popular titles for your summer vacation or for a quiet read on a hot summer's day. If you would like to find some more student recommended titles, look at the book review section on this website.

Everyone can be an Environmental Hero! All you have to do is to care enough about our planet to make a difference. Seventh grade science classes have researched people who have helped to save the environment.

Have you ever read a book that you would love to share with someone else? Has anyone ever told you about a great book that you just have to read? This website now has student reviews of some of these wonderful books. Different reviews will be featured each week on the front page under Great Reads - Reviews by Students.

Free Rice is a website where you complete a vocabulary challenge by correctly defining a word, choosing one of four multiple choice answers. Every correct answer donates 20 grains of rice to The United Nations World Food Program.