W.O. SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Summer is finally at an end and we look forward to fall and cooler weather.  We have resumed our regular library hours after a busy, busy summer.  Our children’s summer reading program was a big success with over 100 at most of the story hours and 71 children receiving certificates and awards.

WHITE OAK SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIBRARY WILL HOST ITS 2013 SUMMER READING CLUB AND STORY HOUR PROGRAM BEGINNING JUNE 12 AND CONTINUING UNTIL JULY 17.  THIS YEAR’S THEME IS
“DIG INTO READING.”  CHILDREN AGES 5 – 10 MAY REGISTER FOR THE READING CLUB BEGINNING MONDAY , JUNE 10 AT 2:00 p.m.

THE OPENING KICK-OFF CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 AT 10:30 A.M. WITH A
SPECIAL MAGIC SHOW PRESENTED BY TODD MCKINNEY PRODUCTIONS.   SPECIAL PERFORMANCES WILL BE SCHEDULED EACH WEEK THROUGH JULY 10, EXCLUDING JULY 3 WHICH WILL BE A CRAFT DAY FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE.   MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES WILL BE LIMITED SO    PLEASE SIGN UP BY JUNE 26.  ADMISSION IS FREE FOR ALL PERFORMANCES AND CRAFT DAY.

READING CLUB CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 FROM 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL DRAWING FOR 10  $25.00 GIFT CARDS TO TOYS R US.  ANY CHILD WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND READS AT LEAST 10 BOOKS OR 350 PAGES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE DRAWINGS.

THIS FREE SUMMER READING PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO READ FOR PLEASURE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE READING SKILLS, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BECOME LIFETIME READERS.  THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS A FUN WAY TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO SPEND EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME READING BOOKS THEY WANT TO READ.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  CONTACT CAROL STEWART OR JANIS CAMP   AT 903-291-2052.

WHITE OAK SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIBRARY HAS JOINED THE NORTHEAST TEXAS DIGITAL
CONSORTIUM EFFECTIVE MARCH 1. 

 THROUGH THIS CONSORTIUM WE CAN NOW SHARE A COLLECTION OF OVER 5,000 E BOOKS AND
AUDIO BOOKS OFFERED BY OVERDRIVE, INC.

THESE E BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT DEVICES ( KINDLE, IPAD, IPHONE, ETC.) BY SIMPLY DOWNLOADING FREE APPLICATIONS.    

IN ORDER TO DOWNLOAD AN E BOOK OR AUDIO BOOK YOU SIMPLY NEED YOUR WHITE OAK SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIBRARY CARD AND A PIN NUMBER WHICH OUR STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE.

E BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS CAN BE CHECKED OUT 24 HOURS A DAY FROM ANY LOCATION WITH INTERNET ACCESS.  BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT FOR TWO WEEKS AND A MAXIMUM OF 5 BOOKS PER CARD MAY BE CHECKED OUT AT ONE TIME.

AFTER THE TWO WEEK CHECKOUT PERIOD THE BOOKS SIMPLY DISAPPEAR FROM YOUR DEVICE, HINCE, NO MORE OVERDUE CHARGES OR LOST BOOK FEES!!!!

THE  CONSORTIUM  OFFERS  BOOKS  IN  FICTION  AND  NONFICTION  FOR ADULTS,  CHILDREN,  AND  TEENAGERS.

VISIT WHITE OAK COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND BRING YOUR KINDLE, IPAD , OR I PHONE , OUR STAFF WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR PIN AND ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR FIRST DOWNLOAD.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON!!!

WHITE OAK SCHOOL COMMUNITY LIBRARY IS HAVING A BOOK SALE BEGINNING JAN.22 – APRIL 1.  ALL BOOKS ARE PRICED FROM $.25  – $1.00  AND RANGE IN SUBJECT MATTER FROM NON-FICTION, FICTION, AND CHILDREN’S LITERATURE.  WE HOPE YOU WILL  STOP BY MONDAY – THURSDAY 2:00 – 7:30 p.m. AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SALE TABLE.

Our holiday hours will be as follows:

Dec.   24 – Jan. 1  the library will be closed.

Library will be resume regular hours  Jan. 2

White Oak School Community Library has joined the Northeast Texas Digital Consortium.  This enables library patrons to use Overdrive.com  a website that offers ebooks  to download  via your  Kindle, Nooks, ipads etc.   Plans are to begin offering this service to our patrons by mid January.

If you are interested in this service, please stop by or call the library during mid January and we will supply you with your ID and password.  Staff will be  available  to assist patrons in using this new service.

Merry Christmas and have a wonderful Holiday season!!!!

White Oak School Community Library Staff

               The White Oak School Community Library will host its 10th summer reading program beginning June 6 – July 18.     This year’s theme is “Carry Out a Good Book!”  Children ages 5 – 10 may register for the reading club beginning Monday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m.  The opening kick-off celebration will be held Wednesday, June 6 at 10:30 a.m. with a special Juggling /Comedy Act by David Slick.  Special performances will be scheduled each week through July 11, admission is free.  The summer reading program is a fun way to encourage your child to spend extended periods of time reading books they want to read.

As we are quickly approaching the Christmas holidays,  the library will be posting its schedule for the community.  It is as follows:

December 19 – 22         Mon – Thurs.        2:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 26 – Jan. 1               Closed

Jan. 2                              Library will resume its regular schedule.

We wish you all a very happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!!

White Oak School Community Library is having a Fall book sale “Pennies for Pages”  beginning October 3rd – November 30.  All books will be priced at $1.00 or less.  There will be books for sale for all ages.

Welcome back to all WOISD students, faculty, parents and community patrons.

We had a terrific summer!  Our childrens reading program was a great success with  70 children completing  the “Great Gumball Reading Challenge!”  In order to receive a certificate, each child had to read at least 10 books in a 7 week period.  We had many children read 50 or more books  with a grand total of 2630 books read!  That’s truly wonderful !!!!  We also had an average attendance of  120 at each of our special programs.  Mrs. Camp and I are so excited about this year’s participation and are already planning next years’ program!!

Now that the school year has begun,  students are racing to the library to checkout  “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.  “Hunger Games” will soon be coming out  as a movie and everyone wants to read the book first.

This summer we had many requests from the community for the book “The Help”  which was also made into a movie and is playing right now at all the local theaters.  As a librarian,  I usually think that the book is always better than the movie,  but in this case,  I think the movie does the book justice.

We are now back to our regular hours  M- Th  2:30 -7:30,  please stop by and check out the bestsellers and new book arrivals.  If we don’t have it,  we will be glad to get it for you through our inter library loan service.   Our inter library loan service runs twice a week from Dallas and we have been very successful in filling most patron’s requests.

If you have any other questions about our library and the services we provide  please call us at :  903-291-2052.

The White Oak School/Community Library will host its 2011 summer reading club and story hour beginning  June 8and continuing until July 20.  This year’s theme is “Chews” a Good Book.  Children ages 5 – 10 may register for the reading club beginning June 6 at 2:00 p.m.

The opening kick-off celebration will be held Wednesday, June 8 at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.  with a special Juggling Act/Comedy by David Slick.

This free summer reading program is co-sponsored by the Texas State Library and provides opportunities for children to read for pleasure, maintain and improve reading skills, and to encourage them to be lifelong readers.  Children who read succeed. We hope you will join us each Wednesday for some summer fun!!!!