KU Reading Program
for Grades 2-6
The University of Kansas Reading Program for Children began in 1946. Since then, more than one million Kansas youngsters have participated in the reading program. During the 2006-07 school year, students from 189 elementary and middle . . . read more
Ready, Set, Read! with BOOK IT!®
October 1 through March 31
The sixth grade class at the Melvern Attendance Center and grades K-5 at the Quenemo attendance site will be participating in the BOOK IT!® Reading Incentive Program, which kicks off on October 1 and runs through March 31. A teacher . . . read more
Library Song
Here's a really fun song called @ your library ® . It's free to listen to or download at the American Library Association (ALA) website below. There you can also sing along with the lyrics or download the sheet music from . . . read more
Dewey Decimal Classification
Except for general fiction books labeled with the letter F or biographies labeled with the letter B , most public and small school libraries -- including Marais des Cygnes Valley -- shelve their books according to the Dewey . . . read more
Library of Congress Classification
The majority of university libraries -- like Hale Library at Kansas State University in Manhattan or Mabee Library on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka -- use the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). For this reason, . . . read more
