Showing posts with label Summer Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Reading. Show all posts

Monday, May 24, 2021

Kick off the summer!

Summer Reading Log
 Make sure to stop by JWL for your summer reading log. When you pick up the log you will also get a "I love to read" bracelet. The only restriction is you need to have a current library card in good standing.

The Summer Reading Log 2021 allows participants to track their reading over the summer. In addition on the back of the log, the summer activities are listed.


For those that complete their log and activities, they can enter to win a prize at the end of summer.

Don't let the summer slump affect your reading! We have added over 200 books into the children's room this last year. We are sure there will be something that your children will love to read.

BINGO!
And Parents! we also have bingo! Not just for the kiddos but for you too! We have three groups of bingo cards; littles, readers, and adults. For all the cards when you complete them you can get a prize plus enter to win a big prize at the end of summer.

Don't forget the activities on Thursdays as well. Our calendar is on the previous Summer Reading Post.

We can not wait to see you this summer!


Friday, May 7, 2021

Summer Reading at JWL

 We are so excited that we will be hosting Summer Reading Programs HERE at Jennie Woodworth Library.

We can not wait to see you this summer! We have a few events scheduled this year. Make sure to watch the times some are at 10:30 and others at 3:00.

Storytime during Summer Reading
In addition to the activity days on Thursday, we will also have Summer Reading Bingo!  Pick up your bingo card at the library and mark off the squares with the books that you read. Complete the card, get an incentive prize. Make sure you have your name and number on the completed card and enter to win a prize TBA. Kick off for Bingo is May 24.

For more information, please visit us at the Jennie Woodworth Library.

Also, we would love some volunteers to help with the programs. Please stop by or fill out our contact form on the bottom of the column on the right side of this page.

 

MAY 2021

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11:00 am
Chalk Day w/
Ms. Brenda

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Park Ranger Tim with the Birds of Prey

JUNE 2021

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May 31

Library Closed for Memorial Day

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Spots Pots

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Birds of Prey

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State Naturalist, Randy Hedgepath

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Storytime w/ Ms. Jennifer

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State Naturalist Randy Hedge Path showing animal pelt     State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath identifying walnut tree on JWL campus

JULY 2021

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Storytime w/ Ms. Jennifer

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Library Closed for the Fourth of July Holiday

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Santa &
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State Naturalist, Randy Hedgepath

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

TriStar Reads and the Jennie Woodworth Library

 White Bluff readers are awesome!

This summer while our programs were canceled to limit exposure to C19, TriStar Reads offered its FREE online Summer Reading Program.

The Jennie Woodworth Library participated in this program to encourage reading. Students had the opportunity to record their hours in reading for the chance at a prize from Tennesseans for Student Success. The program was available for students K-12 and each bracket (k-5, 6-8, and 9-12) a prize for the student that reads the most.

Students and/or their parents signup and logged their hours May 1 through September 7, 2020. (We will be participating again in 2021.)

In addition, teams were able to be formed and at the end of the summer, those teams were awarded a monetary donation based on their readers. The team for the Jennie Woodworth Library is JWL

We are excited to share that the Jennie Woodworth Library received a donation of $230. We will be using that money to further supplement our juvenile nonfiction books.

This donation would not have happened if it were not for our patrons. Thank you, thank you VERY much!

TriStar Reads will have the Summer Reading Program in 2021 as well and you can signup at https://p2a.co/67bxhdF make sure to use JWL as your team name so you can support your community library! Go ahead and signup now so that you can receive information via email. The program begins May 1, 2021.

We also would like to send our heartfelt appreciation to Mayor Linda Hayes. Linda is an amazing advocate of literacy for all ages. She has always supported the growth and reach of our library.

Friday, September 4, 2020

Wrapping up August, Welcoming September

We have wrapped up August and jumping into September. This year is going by amazingly fast and extremely slow at the same time. What is important is that our library is here for our community and we love seeing our patrons.

For the month of August, we have had 220 people visit our library. We have welcomed 18 new patrons. This makes us excited to share our resources here at the Jennie Woodworth Library.

Our circulation in August was good as well:

  • 165 Books
  • 2 Audio Books
  • 26 DVDs
  • And the computers were used 60 times.

These numbers show that we have awesome patrons and we appreciate every single one.

September is Library Card Month

At the Jennie Woodworth Library, our library cards are free when you sign up. We require an ID and basic contact information as well as two valid phone numbers with voicemail. Make sure to stop by and get signed up!

We have some exciting programs coming that will require a library card in order to participate.

COVID-19 

As part of the Town of White Bluff, we are abiding by the requirements that have been declared. You can see the full disclosure at COVID-19 effective immediatelyFace coverings are required. Materials are in quarantine for 72 hours once they are returned.

Summer Reading Program

Our summer reading program has come to an end. We will have news concerning the TriStar Reads program in the coming weeks. Thank you everybody for participating!

 

 

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

JWL Summer Reading Program

As we struggle to find a new normal, we have decided to go in a different direction with our summer reading program this year.

We will start signups for the Jennie Woodworth Library Reading Program at the library now.

We also have an opportunity to work with Tristar Reads. Tristar Reads is a reading program that encourages students K-12 to read at least 20 minutes a day.

Tristar Reads has the opportunity for students to earn a $1000 scholarship when they sign up. In addition, when our patrons and kids sign up and put JWL as the referral, we become eligible for a donation up to $1500 from Tennesseans for Student Success and Tristar Reads

How are we going to do this? I am so glad you asked.

To sign up for Tristar Reads, simply CLICK HERE

When you sign up, PLEASE make sure to include JWL in the Referral Team Leader/Team Name box. (It is circled and highlighted in the image.) Every sign up through our link helps us. So please, sign up through our link and include JWL in the referral.

This year we will have a reading log of how many books you have read. As our summer readers meet their goals, we will have incentives.

The Reading Program is focused on young people 5-14.

As stated earlier, sign ups begin now. Our reading program ends July 31st. We will receive reading logs for prizes August 3rd until August 15th.

YOU CAN NOW SIGN UP FOR OUR READING PROGRAM ONLINE --> CLICK HERE

There will be a reading log available upon signup. Reading log is to be used for keeping track of books read. There will be incentives for completing the reading log. (We will accept the reading log from Tristar Reads as well.)

Also, we will have rewards for those that have read the most books checked out from Jennie Woodworth Library. There will be a bucket for you to submit your checkout receipt.
  • Reader must be a library card holder with the Jennie Woodworth Library.
    • Card holder must be in good standing to qualify for incentives and rewards.
    • Library cards are free, they require parents contact information and signature.
    • Contact Information must be current and accurate.
  • Reader will receive one reading log when they sign up.
  • Verification will be based on checkout records.
To be clear, you do not have to join Tristar Reads to participate in our reading program, it is an added incentive to encourage your students to read as well as benefit your local library.

We are still working on the incentives but will update as soon as possible. If local sponsors would like to step up, we would appreciate it.

We would also love to do video/live story time and craft times, we are looking for volunteers with that as well. (Really flexible with this, please just contact me.)

Monday, August 5, 2019

Summer Reading Counts!


This year for our summer reading program, we had several people come out and visit our library. We thank each an every one of YOU!

We had 14 events that were attended by a total of 226 attendees.  Our hope is that everybody enjoyed themselves and that next year will be even better.

During the summer reading program, we like to look at our circulation numbers. We are impressed with all of you!

From May 25 through July 31 our circulation numbers are great!

Books
449
Audio Books
9
DVD/Blu-ray
131
Computers
212
TOTAL
801

Great circulation at our library for the summer. We are proud that we can provide services for our community. 212 times the computers were checked out to use providing FREE internet access.  This does not include the patrons that stopped by to use the FREE Wi-Fi.

Speaking of patrons, we welcomed 81 new card-carrying patrons to the Jennie Woodworth Library Family. WELCOME!

Are you an individual or business that is interested in helping with our summer reading program? We love to involve the community in our programs. We are looking for people to help with our summer program including; story time, activities, and sponsors for our end of summer back to school bash in 2020. Contact us via comments, phone (615)797-9553

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Back to School Bash

Hopefully by now you have heard that we are coordinating with the community of White Bluff to have a Back to School bash on July 27th here at the library from 11-1.


Our goal is to provided basic school supplies for roughly 50 students. If we have more, great! It will most definitely be first come, first serve.

We already have a few community sponsors that are helping us. Snow Station will be here the day of with snowballs! SOS Massage has donated goody bags to go in the backpacks. We have also had individual donors bring in some school supplies.

School supplies we need still:

  • pencils - teachers like the Ticonderoga brand since they don't break as easily.
  • crayons - 16 count or 24 count - teachers prefer crayola.
  • notebook paper
  • erasers
  • glue-sticks
Mostly covered:
  • backpacks
  • folders
  • composition/spiral notebooks
Other ways to help:
  • outdoor games (we have the use of the Bibb White Bluff Civic Center for the day, please note that this would include setup, help, and cleanup.)
  • Snacks (donations of chips, cookies, water, and other snacks.)
  • We will need volunteers to help us as we hand out the supplies and to maintain order. 
If you are able to help us, email whitebluff_library@yahoo.com or call Faith at (615) 797-9553.

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Activities for the week of June 17th

Are you enjoying our activities so far?

Spots Pots Pottery will be at the Jennie Woodworth Library June 18thThis is what is going on this week! Bring a friend and join us.

June 18th at 1 pm Story Time with Spots Pots Pottery. We will have a story and then get to enjoy making our own craft! 


June 20th at 4 pm Furry Critters with Randy Hedgepath, state naturalist. Join us as we learn about our local wildlife. Do you have a favorite wild animal? 

Friday, June 7, 2019

Activities for the week of June 10th

We are so excited to share our library with you!

The activities scheduled this week are:

June 11th at 1 pm - Ms. Liz is our story teller and she likes arachnids. Do YOU know what arachnids are? Make sure to come during story time to hear about them.

June 14th at 3 pm - We are having a play date for our younger patrons. Do you like apples to apples? connect 4? checkers? Go fish? Feel free to bring your favorite game or just come along.

Cannot wait to see our friends! And make new ones.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Birds of Prey

The Birds of Prey will be at the Jennie Woodworth Library TODAY, June 6, 2019 at 1 pm.

We are excited to have Ranger Tim bring his birds and share them with us.

All of our events are open to all ages.


UPDATE:: We gladly hosted 39 for this event in the auditorium. It was wonderful.