Empathy, Kindness, and Baseball
It was 1:10 p.m. on a recent B day, and a Second Grade class was entering the Lower...
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The Power of Effective Questions
“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to...
Inquiring Minds Want to Know…
Colorado Academy librarians frequently discuss the following questions with students, teachers, parents, and visitors. How many books are...
The Letter-Writing Cure
Dear Colorado Academy Community, Happy New Year! The Library Department hopes that you enjoyed the holiday break with...
Do We Dewey? Yes We Do!
Librarians are frequently asked, “So, do you still use the Dewey Decimal System, ha ha ha?” Honestly, this...
National Young Readers Week, November 14-18, 2022
“The more you read, the better you get at it; the better you get at it, the more...
In their ‘Own Voices’
Behind the scenes in the library world, many book professionals (CA Librarians included) check regularly on data from...
A back-to-school Q&A with CA Librarians!
Welcome back to school, Colorado Academy community! The CA Library Team is excited to begin the year with...
Summer Break and reading!
It’s the end of the year, and the Colorado Academy libraries are wrapping up the school year and...
On a quest for Antarctica
In the Colorado Academy Lower School Library, Second Graders recently started a new unit called “Tales From Around...
Book Club brings students and librarians together
Books are something social—a writer speaking to a reader—so I think making the reading of a book the...
First Graders study the work of Christian Robinson
In December, First Grade students began reading and studying books by Christian Robinson. Students are learning about how...
Nourishing reads
I’d like to think that, if you looked up the word “nourish” in the dictionary, you would find...
What’s on display?
Colorado Academy’s two campus libraries aim to highlight authors, illustrators, and events that will continually encourage our students...
Librarians share their favorite summer reads (for adults)!
Conversations about books happen all the time in the Colorado Academy community, and it is one of the...
‘Windows & Mirrors’ in the Library
Colorado Academy Eighth Grade students recently wrapped up the pilot of a new English unit developed by Middle...
A book that has me thinking
A kind CA grandparent recently gave me a copy of Adam Grant’s Think Again. I have always been...
Raether Library hosts Camp NaNoWriMo
Every Tuesday in April, Raether Library Assistant Becci Marzonie hosted 32 Middle and Upper School students for Camp...
The library as a garden
While snow is still on the agenda for the next several weeks, I can’t help but look ahead...
What we learned from COVID-19
The Library Department is a busy team of five. At any time of day you will find us...
How the librarians help students immerse themselves in Black History Month
To mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to kick off learning for Black History...