Librarian blog

Jan 2023

2023 Summer Program Offerings

2023-01-31T13:14:05-08:00January 31st, 2023|Counselor news, Librarian blog, Not on feed, Parent hub, Student hub|

Some colleges, universities, art schools and other entities offer students summer opportunities. Many require program, housing and travel costs. These programs have reached out to us. These are not affiliated with VPS or VSAA.

Sep 2022

Listen to audio books on your device

2022-11-07T09:41:18-08:00September 30th, 2022|Librarian blog, Not on feed, Student hub|

Do you like audio books? If you have a library card with Fort Vancouver Regional Library, you can check out audio books for free and listen to them at home on your device. Visit libbyapp.com and have your library card number ready. You can link the app with your card and even place audio books [...]

Oct 2021

Reading and Mental Health

2021-10-18T09:34:54-07:00October 14th, 2021|Librarian blog, Not on feed|

Feeling stressed? Read a book! Multiple studies have shown that reading can boost your mental health. Books make your stress go down by reducing your heart rate, easing muscle tension, and providing an escape. Storytelling improves feelings of connectedness, and novels may help to increase our empathy for others. If adulting makes you anxious, read [...]

Sep 2020

Visit the Past to Understand the Present

2020-10-02T10:49:09-07:00September 29th, 2020|Librarian blog, Not on feed|

In Austin Kleon’s book Keep Going, he advises readers to “read old books…almost every problem you have has probably been written about by some other human living hundreds if not thousands of years before you.” If you’re feeling alone or blue about current affairs, getting to know an author from long ago can help you [...]

Aug 2019

Reading for fun is important!

2020-08-19T19:41:14-07:00August 15th, 2019|Librarian blog, Not on feed|

School is a place to learn to read and also to read to learn. Students begin learning letters and sounds and by the time they are through the primary grades they are reading longer passages and beginning to understand that reading is a skill they will need in all subject areas. Sometimes students begin to [...]

Dec 2018

Working to help all VPS students be “Future Ready” one library at a time!

2019-03-08T09:27:41-08:00December 10th, 2018|Librarian blog|

by Traci Chun | Teacher Librarian | Skyview High School You may have heard the term “Future Ready” or thought about what schools are doing to help support students for future careers and industries. Future Ready Schools is a national effort to provide students with digital learning opportunities and help move school districts toward preparing [...]

Sep 2018

Program provides students online access to Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

2019-10-29T11:00:19-07:00September 10th, 2018|Librarian blog, Parent hub|

Connect FVRL, a partnership with Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, provides digital access to eBooks and resources for students in Vancouver Public Schools for reading and research.  Students in grades nine through 12 at all VPS high schools and students in grades six through 12 at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver iTech [...]

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