Last week, my counterpart and I decided that waiting for the classrooms to be finished building was going to take a very long time. Instead we are using the small room that was our first library space last year since the roof is fixed. (Once the classrooms are finished we will move into the bigger space and redecorate but for now we like our small space.) We moved everything in there and got all the books and supplies organized last Tuesday and our first day open was on Thursday. We only had a few students in the library reading on our first day but they actually knew how to read and enjoyed the books! We still have tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday but now we have a space for everything and have activities for those kids who are not participating in tutoring. I'm hoping this week we get more students in to read the books and have fun! My goal is to get kids into the library, reading books and learning how fun it can be to sit down with a good book! Wish us luck! Here are some pictures from our first day open in the new space :)
Our New Library!
The mat kids use to sit and read--with fleece pillows my mom and grandma made. The blue alphabet sign should be on the wall but we're waiting on nails...
Look at all of our books!
All of our extra supplies donated from the Bergan Mercy Auxiliary
My favorite nun and good friend, Irma Rita
Some girls from 6th grade reading and enjoying the pillows
Everyone loves the Macaco Danado book :)
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Students from the 1st grade coloring after their tutoring session
Irma Rita and I after a successful day at the new Library!
