Library News

The Ballard High School has been filled with Halloween laughter and joy with illustrated 2-sentence horror stories, googley-eyed monster headbands, and Rubik's Cube spider mosaics.

Even with all the fun we still managed to get tutoring in for students who need it.

We have tutors Monday-Thursday after school until 4:45 pm and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings starting at 7:45 am. You can find a little bit of everything in our library.

This week finished with a celebration of BHS Students of the Quarter.

The BHS library is especially grateful to Mari and Maddie for their help in making the library a welcoming place for this event.

They genrefied the library for months to make it look like a bookstore. They volunteered in the morning, at lunch, and after school to make it a place where students could find the exact book they needed.

It is Beaver Readers like this who make all the difference!

Mr. Wynkoop and Ms. Chambers meet one or two times a month, at lunch, in the Ballard High School library, to meet and talk about books students want to read. Students pick the books and tasty snacks are provided.

This month we are reading graphic novels. In first lunch, we are reading, My Friend Dahmer and in second lunch we are reading, Star Wars and The Watchmen. Please contact Ms. Chambers about how to activate your Digital Library Link SPL card so you can access these books at any time.

BHS Library has been a hive of activity and game playing this week. 

Ballard students use the library for so many reasons including stress relief and fun.

A huge thank you to the Ballard High School PTSA for supporting the gamification of the library.

The BHS Library was filled with attentive students with open hearts as author Jasmin Kaur visited our library to talk about her new book, When You Ask Me Where I'm Going and share the writing process with students.

Two copies of her book are available at the library but we could always use more copies and support with our Amazon Wishlist.

Thank you for encouraging literacy in our school.

2019 Washington State Teacher Librarian of the Year! Read more on the district news announcement. 

Visit the Washington Library Association website for more information and a complete list of 2019 WLA Award Winners!

A huge thank you to the Ballard High School PTSA who have generously supported the creation of our Makerspace.

Many classes have used the materials to show evidence of learning in fun and engaging ways.

All of our Ballard High School students are makers and creators.