Harman Library
Summer is a great time to catch up on your reading and other fun activities. You can see below great information on titles to read this summer. Also, don't forget you can access Keyboarding Without Tears all summer long. That link can be found in the Links for Learning section. Enjoy your summer and take advantage of all of the amazing opportunities available.
InfOhio Beach Bags
Read Brightly summer reading
Common Sense Media book list
Book of the Year
Harman's favorite book of the year is...
Voting for Harman's favorite book of the year took place May 16 after school in the library.
To be eligible to vote fourth, fifth and sixth grade students had to read at least 7 LRL titles.
If you haven't read Masterminds, check it out!
Links for Learning
Keyboarding Without Tears - (1st - 5th grades)
Students will be able to access KWT from home. The pin to access is: 94F 526
This keyboarding resource is for 6th grade students. User: harmahl
INFOhio: Ohio's PreK-12 Digital Library
Great resources for students & parents to use for homework, research and test taking skills.
Publisher's Weekly
News magazine featuring plethora of information on literature.
GREAT WEBSITES
Educational websites for kids sponsored by ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN.
Common Sense Media
This site provides independent reviews, age ratings and other information about all types of media.
Lumberjack Reading List 2018-2019
Bob by Wendy Mass
Hello Universe by Erin Estrada Kelly
Framed by James Ponti
Fuzzy by Tom Angelberger & Paul Dellinger
Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Maxi's Secret by Lynn Plourde
Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Stef Soto Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
Wish Tree by Katherine Applegate
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
A big thank you goes out to The Oakwood Schools Foundation for a grant that will allow Harman library to add tablets and a collection of digital/audio books to our library in the very near future. This new addition will give our students another option in enjoying quality literature. Thank you again Oakwood Schools Foundation!
Another thank you goes out to Harman PTO who has made it possible for us to purchase more Playaways for the library! What a great addition for our students!
What's new in the Harman library?
Fifth grade students have been working for the past several weeks to create their own video book trailers.
Congratulations to Sam Keyes, Evan Schenk and Edward Johnson. Their trailers for the books, Wonder, and Leviathan will be published on the InfOhio webpage in the Book Nook section for all schools in the state of Ohio to view. Nice work boys!
2019 Battle of the Books
Congratulations to the Harman Blue Team for winning the first ever Battle of the Books competition between Harman and Smith.
The event occurred Thursday, May 2 and was a great success and fun for all. Students battled through 57 rounds of questions, two bonus rounds and two tie breakers to determine a winning team.
Congratulations to all students who participated.
Battle Highlights
Harman Library Catalog
Search for Harman library materials from any computer!
Use the link below:
http://sirsik12.mdeca.org/opa
Check Out Policies
1st grade - 2 books
2nd grade - 3 books
3rd grade - 3 books
4th grade - 4 books
5th grade - 5 books
6th grade - 5 books
Every class has a scheduled library time per week. Students are welcome to come during the school day or after school if additional time is needed.