Today, March 20^th, is The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, written and illustrated by Eric Carle, is an award-winning children’s picture book that guides readers through a butterfly’s metamorphosis.

Visit us online or in-person to discover additional related books and pinterest activities!

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Happy Read Across America Day!

This week, we celebrate the 20th anniversary National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America program with a Dr. Seuss showcase.

On campus? Come see the main floor display with our favorite Dr. Seuss books and resources about Theodore Seuss Geisel. During your visit, feel free to checkout a book and take a Dr. Seuss bookmark created by the McLure Library staff.

We’re celebrating online too! Follow us on social media as we share tips, activities, and our Dr. Seuss favorites.

Check out our Pinterest board, curated by K. Justice, for great Dr. Seuss-themed free classroom or library activities. https://www.pinterest.com/mclurelibrary/read-across-americadr-seuss-2017/

Let us know how you’re celebrating Read Across America & Dr. Seuss 2017 with #mclurelibrary on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook!

With rainy weather in the forecast this weekend, the McLure Library has a few tips for you!  For nostalgic reasons, many of you have already checked out the Netflix adaption of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and if you haven’t it is definitely time to do so.  The McLure faculty and staff would encourage you to first come check out the A Series of Unfortunate Events books, as they are a quick reads and very entertaining!

While you’re curled up on the couch with your newly checked out books, or if you decided to binge watch A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix, you’re going to need snacks!  Check out the link below for some yummy recipes.  You can whip them up either before or after your time with Violet, Klaus, and Sunny.

Check it out:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/01/13/509495544/ring-in-lemony-snicket-on-netflix-with-a-series-of-unfortunate-recipes

Welcome, Stillman students!

You are invited to use the materials in the McLure Education Library.  If you would like to check out books, just take your Stillman ID to the Gorgas Library circulation desk on the second floor and request a free Bama Borrower’s Card.  Then present your Borrower’s Card and a valid photo ID when you check out books in McLure.

Here’s the page with the complete information about the Borrower’s Card:
https://www.lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/circulation-services/borrowing/#/bamaBorrowers

Students from other Alabama institutions may also participate!  For the complete list of schools, see:
https://www.lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/interlibrary-loan/area-institutions/

Note that students from Auburn University, Auburn University at Montgomery, and Jacksonville State University can check out materials using their school’s ID card–no need for a Borrower’s Card.

A lot of new changes are coming to the McLure, like our new 72-hour check out policy for our Dell laptops and Chromebooks!

Here are a few tips to make checkout fast and easy!

1. Bring your ACT card (we can not use just your CWID)
2. Read the laptop borrowing agreement carefully
3. Be patient while the McLure staff checks the laptop and the accessories
4. You will then be issued a 72-hour laptop!

Tips to avoid late fees:

1. Never leave the laptop unattended (if stolen or lost the lost fee will be accredited to your account)
2. Take care of the laptop and its accessories
3. Return the laptop to the library (McLure) that you checked it out from!
4.  Bring it back on the due date or before

   Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as our beloved Dr. Seuss, was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Due to his mother’s , Henrietta Seuss Geisel, rhyming Lullabies,Dr. Suess often credits her for his ability to create imaginative rhymes. The influence of Ted’s memories of Springfield is shown throughout his work. Drawings of Horton the Elephant meandering along streams in the Jungle of Nool, for example, mirror the watercourses in Springfield’s Forest Park. Ted’s first children’s book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, was inspired by incredible things in Springfield, including a look-alike of Mayor Fordis Parker, and police officers riding red motorcycles down a busy street. The Cat in the Hat, perhaps the defining book of Ted’s career, was ultimately a challenge for Dr. Seuss set by  Houghton Mifflin. The challenge was, Dr. Seuss needed to write a children’s written and illustrated book with 225 “new-reader” vocabulary words. Best to say, Dr. Seuss took on the challenge and created one of his most influential children’s book that has ever been produced.  At the time of his death on September 24, 1991, Ted had written and illustrated 44 children’s books, including  all-time favorites as: Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Fox in Socks, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages. Over 200 million copies have found their way into tiny hands of future generations and the books continues to be a stronghold in children’s literature for a long time.

Happy Birthday To You!                                              

Dr. Seuss, in his classic book Happy Birthday to You reminds us that birthdays are meant to be celebrated!  At least they are in Katroo!   The Birthday Honk Honker gives the “hi-sign-and shake just for you”. Let the birthday adventure begin! This includes eating whatever you like, such as hotdogs with lots of mustard.  It’s also a day of entertainment, like being pulled through the air by “funicular goats”and have special  parties to celebrate with friends and family!

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1529&recCount=50&recPointer=40&bibId=572546

Suggested classroom activity: Counting Cakes

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1650055

     The Seuss The Whole Seuss and Nothing But The Seuss   

Author Charles Cohen,a avid Dr. Seuss collector, was a well qualified expert to write the visual biography of Ted Geisel. Through  illustrations, Cohen shows the many sides of Geisel’s art and creativity. In the very beginning Geisel’s earliest works, which includes examples of his college newspaper cartoons and several of his successful advertising campaigns. These creations are a springboard to his later children’s books and helps the reader gain a  deeper understanding of how culture and history shaped the thought process of his ideas and many, many works.

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1531&recCount=50&recPointer=4&bibId=1921798

Check out these free printables pinned on McLure’s Pinterest page! These can be printed in our library.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69172544255328717/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69172544255328668/

Fox in Socks

With this amazing  illustrated book, Fox in Socks , join Knox and the fox as they have a play with  tongue teasers and twisters! It’s one of Dr. Seuss most enjoyable books, but not just fun for the kids but also a great read for adults as well

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1544&recCount=50&recPointer=1&bibId=101438

Suggested classroom activity: Know Your Colors Sorting Baskets with Socks

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=3551739.

By: Dagan Bond and Kristy Justice

Suggested Books

African-American History is a subject that can be taught all throughout the year, not just during the month of February. Whether you are introducing African-American History to your students for the first time or if it is referred to frequently in your classroom the items listed below will be useful to you. They contain a wide variety of topics and activities that can easily be incorporated. All books that are represented are found at the Mclure Education Library and the location of said books will be linked underneath each description.

Henry’s Freedom Box

In 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry “Box” Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate. This is an remarkable true story of a man who put his life on the line for his ultimate freedom. The author, Ellen Levine, and the illustrator,  Kadir Nelson, both do a incredible job with the story line and illustrations. Perfect for introducing the subject of slavery at a young age. This book is recommended for ages 4-8 year-olds.

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2272953

Stella by Starlight

Equal rights, segregation, and racism are all issues that eleven- year- old Stella faces. Sharon Draper dives deep into the south during the rise of the KKK and strong prejudice against the African American population. Draper paints Stella as an aspiring writer, and a girl would love to change things with not just her voice but also with the words she writes. This book is recommended for ages 9-13 with a caution to sensitive readers.

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=4358485

What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African American Inventors

Children of all ages will enjoy learning historical facts about African-American inventors and the roles they have played in inventing many things.

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=3527388

A Kid’s Guide to African American History

This book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about history and cultural awareness.

http://library.ua.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1554564

Suggested Classroom Activities

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69172544255255634/

Have students create their own inventions or feature an African-American inventor!  This can be printed in our library.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69172544255250775/

Use this activity to encourage students to explore more facts about Henry “Box” Brown.  This can be printed in our library.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69172544255255846/

McLure Education Library suggests using this idea to teach the importance of equal rights in voting.

Content created by : Kristy Justice & Dagan Bond