Vote for your choice to get the California Young Reader Medal (we'll get state-wide results in April)
All of the above books have been read and discussed in the Library. Now it is time to vote. My Lucky Day was voted No. 1 last year by the students of Arroyo Vista and enough schools in California to make it the state-wide winner. Arroyo Vista students read the selections and are ready to vote.
Ink Drinkers Book Club votes new officers for 2008: (left to right) Secretary Anna, Sergeant of Arms Paige, President David, Sergeant of Arms Asa, Vice President Brandon, and Sergeant of Arms Alex (standing), were elected by members at the first club meeting.

Click here for more about the Ink Drinkers' Book Club.
A gift of new books from Harper Collins
Selena and students proudly display several of the 35 new books given to AV Library by her father, Craig Renwick, who is associated with Harper Collins Publishing, one of the giants of the publishing business. These top-quality books by major authors are available for AV students to check out now. Thank you Selena and Mr. Renwick! And, thank you Harper Collins!
It's time to meet your family again when SoPas holds Turn Off the TV Week April 21 to 27.
BOOK FAIR ADVENTURES
Choosing the right book is so-o-o-o hard. AV Moms, Dads, and students go shopping for adventure at the AV Book Fair.		 Arroyo Vista families will be spending a lot of quality time together--all of it , in fact, during Turn Off the TV Week coming in April. No TV-watching, video,.computer or electronic games will be allowed as we play, talk, sing, read, walk, run and actually do things together. It's fun!

At Arroyo Vista, students and their families come to the Courtyard in their pajamas--or not--for a fun-filled Pajama Story Hour under the stars.

Stock up on good books for the week. Remember, it's good to read to friends, parents, and pets, too.
Here are several highly regarded reading lists you can consult. We have many of these books in our library:

The State of California Recommended Reading List provides grade-specific lists for California students from kindergarten to 12th grade--
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/readinglist.asp

The Caldecott Medal winners--www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

The Newbery Medal winners--www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

The Coretta Scott King Award winners--www.ala.org/ala/emiert/
corettascottkingbookawards

American Library Association Young Readers Book Lists---
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/booklists

Scholastic Books-www.scholastic.com/kids--books (mainly from Scholastic, of course) for children 6 to 13. Activities, contests and games related to such page-turners as Goosebumps.
Encourage your child to learn to read by reading to them. Here are a few tips on how to be a good storyteller--click here.
Come to AV Pajama Story Hour April 24
 Mr. Mason, alias the Book Wolf, perfects his duo reading gig with Linda Moore, AV Librarian, at AV's 9th Annual Pajama Story Hour last April 24th. Hundreds of pajama-clad persons, large and small, mobbed the AV Courtyard, many clutching Teddy Bears, pillows and blankets, for an evening of storytelling under the stars.

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First Friday of every month at 1:15 to 2:30 pm. Third, fourth, and fifth graders can join anytime. Bring a book you have read and can talk about.
Special End of Year Party Come as your favorite book character or author. Think of good hints to help club members guess who you are.
AV Library has over 24,000 books to whet your brain Arroyo Vista Library, thanks to a PTA that believes in reading, has carefully put together one of the finest collections of fiction, nonfiction and children's books available in Southern California.

Here students learn about reading for fun, for knowledge, and for researching classroom subjects and reports. He and she will also learn how libraries are organized and how the world's knowledge is available to them.

They will use a fully computerized catalog to locate their favorite subjects and authors. They will check out books every week. And, they will get a taste of the many kinds of stories, biographies, poetry, and songs thet authors have created in our literature.

Reading can be fun. And good readers do well in the world.
Students and Volunteers Get Community Service Hours
Meet Bernie. She has become a pro at preparing books for the rough and tumble library life at Arroyo Vista. Middle and High School Students who like working in the library, call or come in and help us keep going. Over 1/4 of our books check out every month and then check back in. They have to be checked, shelved, and sometimes, repaired. It's fun, and you can get lots of community-service hours.

Parent Volunteers Needed, too
Every class needs a library helper to come in with his or her students' class and help check and shelve books--about 30 minutes. Call Arroyo Vista Elementary Library at (626) 441-5790, extension 4930. We can't do all this without you. Thank you to all who are currently volunteering.
Author and Illustrator Lisze Bechtold reads from galleys of her new book, Sally's Purple Socks to students in Arroyo Vista Library
The well-known author/ illustrator of Buster, the Very Shy Dog, Buster and Phoebe; the Great Bone Game, Edna's Tail, and other picture books, gets feedback from our discriminating readers. She spoke about writing, how to get published, and the fun of illustration (Ms. Bechtold is also the illustrator of such books as Toots the Cat).