Menasha District Library Newsletter - Feb 2014 Overdrive Training, Badgerlink, Common Core Informational Texts, CCBC Book Sale

February 2014
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Taking Overdrive Training on the Road Sarah Loughrin and I have been visiting 4th and 5th grade classrooms throughout the district teaching students how to use Overdrive to download eBooks on the Chromebooks and their own devices.  It's been very successful!  Our weekend circulation has gone up 82% and our weekday circulation is up 93% from last year.   Overdrive isn't just for 4th and 5th grade students.  So if you would like us to visit your classroom, just let us know.   We are also willing to do workshops with parents. Email Jen     Email Sarah

Badgerlink's New and Improved Site Badgerlink has recently gone under some major renovations, and it resulted in a much easier user experience with the site.  Watch the video above to see how easy it is for students and staff to navigate Badgerlink.  Why should you use Badgerlink?  There are lots of great free resources for students and staff, such as encyclopedias, Spanish language materials, automobile repair guides, genealogy, newspapers, professional journals, test practice (for Praxis, GED, Citizenship, SAT, ACT, and more), etc.  To access Badgerlink go to www.badgerlink.net

Common Core Corner: Informational Text Booklists from Teachingbooks.net Provide students a balance of informational and literary texts by using quality, ready-made booklists for each grade level band. To access these lists: Drop down “Popular” from the mango bar near the top of the TeachingBooks.net webpage, and select "Common Core Standards." Select a “Grade Level Band” on the left side of the screen, and then find booklists featuring exceptional, award-winning titles.

Friends of the CCBC Spring Book Sale
Saturday, March 1st, 8am to 12pm

UW-Madison
Room 4207 Helen C. White Hall (Library School Commons)
[Metered parking available below Helen C. White Hall on the corner of Park St. and Observatory Dr.]

Get super bargains on brand-new and gently used hardcover and paperback books for children and young adults. Save even more by joining the Friends of the CCBC. Visitors may join the Friends of the CCBC at the sale.

Bargains Galore! Novel Pricing!
$2 Hardcover fiction for EVERYONE. Only $1 if you buy 5 or more! (Includes novels for children, tweens, and teens but excludes picture books, non-fiction, and beginning readers.)
$2 Paperbacks! (all types) - $1 for Friends of the CCBC members.
$4 Hardcover Picture Books. Non-Fiction and Beginning Readers - $3 for Friends of the CCBC members.
Older books (©2009 or earlier) are just $1 a BAG! 
For more information contact: friendsccbc@gmail.com