St. Philip's Academy Library

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

LynnH. — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:33:39 +0000


The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.

Filed under: Enrichment



Award winning author to visit!
LynnH. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:07:55 +0000
We are thrilled that Rosanne Parry the author of  Heart of a Shepherd will visit us in March via skype!
You can read some background information  about Ms. Parry and her books and watch a book trailer for Heart of a Shepherd   here .
Read the book and start thinking of what  you would like to ask her!

Filed under: Announcements         


We have a winner!
LynnH. — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:26:28 +0000

Congratulations Rayne , winner of the  public library card raffle! We were happy to see how many St. Philip’s students have their own public library cards!

Filed under: Announcements         


The 2012 St. Philip’s Book Award Candidates…
LynnH. — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:38:55 +0000
 
Here are the candidates for this year’s St Philip’s Book  Award.  Happy reading!

Filed under: Announcements         


Happy holidays!
LynnH. — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:55:10 +0000
Enjoy this winter break and in between  holiday parties and playing in the snow take some time to  read a good book!

Filed under: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, Lower School         


spalibrary’s photostream
LynnH. — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:04:09 +0000





spalibrary’s photostream on Flickr.


Filed under: Uncategorized         


Get more out of Google
LynnH. — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:01:22 +0000



Created by: HackCollege

Filed under: Research Skills         


Curl up with a book and do some community service!
LynnH. — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:30:09 +0000
Curl up with a good book and do some community service! Help support World Literacy by Reading books Online  at  We Give Books   and  give  brand-new  books to children  who need them  in the United States and around the globe!   The more you read, the more books We Give Books will donate to children who need them!


Filed under: Announcements         


Dave the Potter
LynnH. — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:29 +0000
Bryan Collier print from from Dave the Potter given to the library by Greg Taylor and Alvina Ling
We have a striking new piece of art in the library thanks to St Philip’s Academy’s good friends, Greg Taylor and Alvina Ling.
Mrs. Buell reads Dave the Potter and introduces the new Bryan Collier print


Artist, Bryan Collier won the 2100 Coretta Scott Illustrator Award for his illustrations for Laban Carrick Hill’s  book  Dave the Potter which tells the story of  this remarkable  artist, poet and slave who lived  and worked in South Carolina in the 1800s.   Collier shares some background about the book and his illustrations here.

Filed under: Announcements, Lower School         


GoldieSocks and the three libearians
LynnH. — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:13:56 +0000
Kindergarteners read Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians this week and talked about  how to  use the five finger method to find books that are not too hard for them to read and  not too easy, but just right.  Here is an article  from Reading Rockets  about  Finding ‘Just Right” Books.

Filed under: Lower School