Read Across Decatur

Decatur High School will Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) at 9:45 am. (The last 20 minutes of 1st block.)
We will have magazines and paperbacks for last minute reading choices available in the hall outside the library on Friday morning.  Of course, library books are always available for check out.
Please encourage your class to participate.  Students [...]

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City Schools of Decatur Libraries will be celebrating NEA’s Read Across America with our 2nd Annual Read Across Decatur on Friday, March 2, 2007.
Each school library is planning special activities for the day. Please talk to your school librarian about the activities that he/she is planning for your school.

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D.E.A.R. was a huge success at Decatur High School!  Everyone in the school read uninterrupted for 30 minutes during First Block.  We enjoyed the music of Vivaldi over the video distribution system while we read.  Comments ranged from “When are we going to do that again?” to “I didn’t want to stop reading”.
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Sometimes it’s hard to find a great book. Recommendations from librarians, friends, teachers, and parents are a good place to start. You will soon be seeing “celebrity” READ posters around your school that will showcase books that your teachers enjoy.
Another great place to find your next book is Novelist. Novelist is a database [...]

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Everyone in CSD will Drop Everything And Read on March 2, 2006 for 30 minutes.

DHS: 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Elementaries & Glennwood: 9:20 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
RMS:  during Language Arts Classes

Make sure you have something to read.  Ask your librarian for suggestions.

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We are busy across our school system making READ posters of our staff.  It is so much fun to see what books each individual wants to spotlight.  Memories of childhood favorites (Rabbit Hill) to new favorites (The Tale of Despereaux).  I am busy reading the Chronicles of Narnia, and am about to finish Prince Caspian.  [...]

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NEA’s Books Across America has been organized to provide books to public school libraries that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.  Find out how you can help.

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The library media specialists across the City Schools of Decatur are sponsoring a Read Across Decatur Day, which will kick off a month of emphasis on our wonderful libraries and our school system’s love of reading. Several activities are in the works, including posters, bookmarks, art contests, and other fun ideas.
We would like for the [...]

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