LET US HELP YOU WITH WEB 2.0 @ YOUR LIBRARY

Web Gem for Dec 1— Students and teachers who want to use photo, music and video content from the web need to know how to find CREATIVE COMMONS licensed work, marked by the creator for free sharing, remixing and/or commercial use.

Try using FlickrCC(http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/) to search Creative Commons photos on Flickr. This search tool puts the attribution information right up front with each photo AND it lets you search for quality images that you are legally entitled to use for creative and/or commercial work. Information is right there so it is easy to cite the source. If in doubt you can always contact the photographer from the link!
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Our library uses World Wide Web technology and Web design to enhance learning, creativity, communications, information sharing, and collaboration. Starting this month, we will be posting tips every week or two. By January, these will be moved to a new page that is being designed by a member of our school TECH TEAM from the Enrichment 9/10 class!

November in the OKM Library

This is a busy month for research projects in the OKM library!

Help is available! Please don't hesitate to ask.

Also this month, we have many new books arriving. Check out the lists of new books on our BOOKTALK web page. http://www3.okm.sd23.bc.ca/library/index-4.html

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH!

PROVINCE-WIDE CHALLENGE:

DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!

Our school library will be taking part in National School Library Day celebrations on Monday October 26th, by joining people across British Columbia to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ for twenty minutes starting at 11:00 am. Parents and all members of the public are invited to join us for D.E.A.R.!

DON'T FORGET THAT WE ARE ALSO HAVING A COSTUME COMPETITION THIS MONTH! Dress as your favorite literary hero or villain on October 30th.

Examples of great literary characters: Hamlet, Odysseus, Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur, Luke Skywalker, Apollo, Superman, Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Zorro, James Bond, Ivanhoe, Peter Pan, Beowolf, Galahad, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, Indiana Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine. . . Villains include, The Joker, Darth Vader, The White Witch (Chronicles of Narnia), Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz), Lex Luther (Superman), and many more!

COSTUME COMPETITION - LITERARY HEROES AND VILLAINS!

At OKM on October 30th, dress up as the character we love to love OR one we love to hate!

Win book prizes in our draw or enter the best costume competition for a pair of theatre tickets. More information will be posted soon!

Start planning your costume now!

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

Happy holidays to all OKM students and staff!

Farewell and best wishes to the 2009 OKM grads!

IMPORTANT JUNE DATES IN THE OKM LIBRARY

June 5th – All OKM school library books are due!

Starting June 8th – The library will be open for posted study hall times only.


Starting June 11th Each time a student reports to school to write an exam, he or she must bring the textbook(s) to hand in. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT WRITING PROVINCIALS MUST HAND IN TEXTS BEFORE CLASSES IN YOUR SUBJECT ARE FINISHED.

Students who have lost or damaged any library books or other resources should clear up accounts A.S.A.P. (AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE REPORTS ARE ISSUED).

Students AND Teachers please return ALL library resources on time. We need everything collected right away so students will not be billed unnecessarily.

WHAT'S NEW AT THE OKM LIBRARY

Welcome back from your spring break!

Check out the new entrance to our library this week. There are no more gates or turnstiles in the way and it looks terrific!

While you are here, remember to hand in all books that were signed out before the holiday. It is time to get something new. You can see some examples of recent arrivals on the BOOKTALK page of our library website. Check the Spring Mix sampler and some of the other new collections ( http://www3.okm.sd23.bc.ca/library/index-4.html)

WELCOME
TO A NEW SEMESTER AT OKM!

February in the library we are celebrating the Chinese New Year, Valentines Day and multiculturalism!
Our Books to Movies display will soon be replaced by a collection of literature and non-fiction that celebrates cultural diversity.

This month we will welcome a very special guest to our school to help us celebrate Black History Month. Guest author, David Odhiambo will be speaking to students in our library on Tuesday morning, February 24th.

Mr. Odhiambo is a novelist, poet, and playwright, and the author of three novels, Born in Nairobi, Kenya, he moved to Canada in 1977, where he lived in Winnipeg, Montreal, and Vancouver. He subsequently studied writing in Amherst, MA, and now lives in Honolulu.


Advance Notice! - To celebrate Education Week, we have another important guest author coming to OKM. Member to the Order of Canada, Mr. David Bouchard will be speaking to our students on Monday March 9th. He will also have a very special public presentation at the Kelowna Community Theatre that week on Tuesday, March 10th.

Mr. Bouchard is an engaging speaker with a passion for reading. He is British Columbia’s best-selling author and single most sought-after public speaker. He has written over 25 best-selling children’s books which have won several prestigious awards. His sessions often start with an honour song dedicated to his aboriginal grandmother. Presentations typically last an hour and are followed by a half hour of questions, answers and autographing of books. On his website (http://www.davidbouchard.com/) he mentions that he uses "any and all means of reaching out to readers: art, poetry, song and dance." Students should be prepared to be engaged! More information will be posted soon!

For more information about our library, visit the OKM library website at http://www3.okm.sd23.bc.ca/library/

For a list of recommended reading for Black History Month including one by Mr. Odhiambo, click HERE

For more information about Mr. Bouchard's visit check out the news page on the website for the Central Okanagan Teacher Librarian's Association.

HAPPY NEW YEAR OKM!

Our theme this month is “Books to Movies” with a focus on stories worth telling and retelling in print and on the big screen. Some excellent examples are being released in the theatres this winter. Check out the display near the entrance of our library.

Don’t forget to also check our constantly changing display of high demand new releases! We just received a collection of terrific new true travel and extreme sport adventure books! Preview samples as they arrive http://www3.okm.sd23.bc.ca/library/index-3.html

*REMINDERS
All library books signed out before Christmas are OVERDUE! Please share the wealth. Return the old books and start with something fresh for a new year. Remember also that all first semester textbooks are due on or before your exam day.

Please remember that you must have your student ID card with you at school to sign out library books and other resources. Keep your card in a safe place. Replacements can be ordered for $5.00 each.