Library Rules
How does the question of the week work, when can you answer it?
Take 1 crystal/gem (or other voting) and place in the jar or your choice. After you return or renew your book during your class visit. No other time.
What happens if we are not following the library rules?
Library will only be a quick checkout and straight back to class. Ms Jackson will decide if the whole class goes back or if those that are following the rules may stay if some have been reading.
Where would I find a book about how to play Fortnite?
Non-fiction
Video Games section
Name 3 Dr Suess Books
Name 5 for double points*
Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Oh, the Places You'll Go, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The Lorax, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks, Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss's ABC, Yertle the Turtle, Mr. Brown Can Moo Can You, The Foot Book, Horton Hatches the Egg, There's a Wocket in My Pocket!, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
Books about dealing with real-life drama, crushes, and middle school friendships?
Realistic Fiction
What if you don't want to read/checkout?
Bring something to silently work on if you forgot your book or choose not to read. Work you bring must be a teacher approved assignment. Bring your own supplies. You will be silently working unless you have earned free time.
Free time- what can you do and what can you Not do.
You may: play games, color/make cards*, do puzzles, legos, magnetic puzzles/build, kinetics, marble towers, etc on the back wall. Relax and socialize in that room.
You may not: leave a mess, destroy items, talk to to those that have not earned free time with you.
Where would you find a book about Ariana Grande?
Biography-
Artist/Entertainer bins
A series about a time traveling dog that saves people
Ranger in Time
What is the term for Japanese Comic books or graphic novels that read from right to left.
Manga
What are the rules about damaged books?
It is your job to inspect the book for any damage before leaving the library with it. After that the book is your responsibility. "It was already like that" is not an excuse. If damaged, inform the librarian right away. Do NOT fix it- do not have parents or teachers fix it.
How are our chapter books/novel organized?
By genre, then author's last name. With a few "universe" exceptions such as Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Disney.
Where can you find our New books?
Next to the desk, on the triangular rolling shelf, on top of center shelves (unless otherwise explained).
What popular horror/survival video game franchise also has a collection of graphic novels and chapter books?
Five Nights At Freddies
This is a true narrative story about the author.
Autobiography
How can you earn free time?
Read. Finish your book between each visit. Novels between 3 and 5 points earn 1 free time visit. Books worth 6-10 points get you 2 free time visits and books 11 + get you 3. Or, if read shorter chapter books, graphic novels, nonfiction you must EARN 2 points. You can also use a punch card you earned or a friend can use one for you.
What happens whenever you get to 100 AR points?
You get a medal and award certificate as Mustang Assembly. You get envelope of goodies, including voucher for a free book from the vending machine, and and In- N-Out gift card. You sign a star in the Hall and you get to go to a party in May.
Name 5 types of books I would find in the non-fiction section.
Sports, cookbooks, mythology, science, animals, space, cars, history, joke, art, etc.
Name at least 3 Dav Pilkey series or a standalone.
Name 5 for double points.*
Dog Man, Captain Underpants, Cat Kid Comic Club, Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot, Dragon, The Dumb Bunnies, The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, The Paperboy, The Hallo-Wiener, Super Diaper Baby, Big Dog and Little Dog, Kat Kong, Dogzilla, ’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, Dog Breath, When Cats Dream, World War Won, The Silly Gooses, God Bless the Gargoyles.
What type of books are based on events that happened in the past but are not actually true story?
Historical fiction
What is a Red Slip? What happens?
Receive a red slip for poor behavior choices/breaking rules. It means the next 2 fun events (free time, class games, even dog visits/100 party) you lose out on participating. Get 3 in a year you are done for the year on any fun activities and will be stuck reading or working on classwork.
When is the Student Store open? How many can shop at a time and what is the number 1 rule (besides no stealing and following all regular library rules)
Store is open Tuesday-Friday (no Monday) as long as the back door is open, before school starts. 3 shop at a time. No touching without permission.
We have 5 "Tree" tower bookshelves in this library. What books sit on each of them?
Free Books (Ms Murphy's Book Nook), Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and more), I Survived, Dork Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
A book series with an awkward 12-year-old math whiz getting recruited by the CIA, only to realize on his very first day that he was actually brought in to serve as bait....
Spy School
Books that explore an imagined society characterized by oppression, control, & human misery, often caused by a tyrannical government or societal collapse. What sub-genre is this called and where can I find them here?
Dystopian. You will find them in the fantasy/science fiction area.