What’s happening in the library?

This Thursday, September 13th, is both the beginning of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year — and I have displays of books on both religious holidays in the library.

Thursday is also Roald Dahl Day, designated last year in the UK as an annual event, falling on his birthday.  He was born in 1916 and died in 1990, so he would have been 91 years old.  There’s a big table display of his books in the library now, but if you’re interested in online resources, check out the following:

The publisher’s home page for Roald Dahl Day
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/roalddahl/day/home.html
– See also their page of downloadables — including posters, stickers, etc.
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/roalddahl/day/downloadables.htm

The Roald Dahl Fans website — with pages on games, trivia quizzes, timelines, interviews, etc.
http://www.roalddahlfans.com/index.php

The Roald Dahl Foundation provides practical support for children with brain, blood and literacy problems: http://www.roalddahlfoundation.org/

Lesson plans related to Dahl’s books — on Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dahl.html