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� , <br /> On October 3 rd I net with Kim Richards the new assistant �ri .cipal at the K.C. Coombs- <br /> School, I spoke with her about the-ways that I have'collaborated with the school in the <br /> past. She has agreed to continue the BEAK Card program in which studentsents fromthe <br /> Coombs School have a puncta card. 'Every time, that they visit the library, the children <br /> receive a punch.' when the card is completed, they take'the card to the school to receive a <br /> rite. Ms. Richards also wants nye to continue to help with the Kindergarten Registration <br /> in March. <br /> ears I have visited all of first grade classes i September to encourage the <br /> In past years, .. <br /> children to obtain their own library card. And then during-the N1, the first grade teachers <br /> would schedule a walking field trip to the library. We encountered an obstacle this year' <br /> as our temporary lbr location is too far for the students to walk. One of t� e.teacer <br /> p � <br /> contacted me to see if there was any way that we could continue this prograrn. As we <br /> were brainstonning alternatives, I carne acro.ss a new grant opporhinity called The Big <br /> Yellow School Bus. It is additional funding provided by the Massachusetts.Cultural <br /> Council to heli schools pay for g the rising cost oftran..s ortation: T r , Wilber applied for <br /> - , <br /> the grant and was awarded $200,the cast of two buses. On October and I went to <br /> . <br /> the school a visited the six first grade classes (app'roxmateil 120 students) <br /> children to obtain a library carol before their visit the library.' n' <br /> encourage the c � . <br /> October 22x, tree of the classes(60 participants) carne to the library for a tour and a, <br /> time. The ether three classesparticipants).canoe.on October 20.'. <br /> story - <br /> The Tifld I teachers from the K.C. Coombs School scheduled their annual meeting at the } <br /> library on October 16'h. Both children and parents were invited to hear about what the <br /> library has to offer, enjoy a story time, and a take-home craft activity. The attendance.this <br /> year was 22. . <br /> I attended the washdee Community.Partnership C un ll meeting on October 2 Is .at the <br /> Quashnet School. -This is the grant project which provides family events at the library <br /> and also purchases two passes to the Cape Cod Children's Museum, Rosemary and I <br /> were asked to sit o .a subcommittee to'explore.ways to publicize the work of the Council <br /> hen he communi ..''The subcommittee met n October 20d'. <br /> . �t y <br /> Teen dead Week was observed during the week of October.l —25. This.year I set up an <br /> - <br /> online program for teens,using the Online Summer Reading Prograna web site and <br /> inserting the Teen Read week graphics from ALA. The thence this year was "Books., <br /> With Bite's and the graphics included doughnut with a bite. The online program asked <br /> teefas to register.and ate a review of one book and they would receive a$5. -Dunkin <br /> Donuts gift card. I advertised the online program on bookmarks which were available in <br /> - -- ,�-- the libr and-also-distributed by-Kari LaPointe,--the Mashpee-High-,School-and.Me <br /> School librarian. Where was also ah article 'in the Cape Cod Times about Teen Read <br /> Week that mentioned the onlinepro am offered by the 1lashpee Public Library. I had <br /> p . <br /> two-Mashpee students participate and one student from Brewster. <br /> { <br />