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Kirch, Patrick Vinton. Unearthing the Polynesian Past. Explorations and Adventures of an Island Archaeologist.
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Books, Battles, and Buzzers: How Friendly Competition Fuels Motivation
Get PDFPresentation slidesKahuku is known for sports and large supportive families. Understanding the inherent strengths of the community, the Kahuku Public and School Library harnessed the importance of friendly competition and parental participation to create Battle of the Books, an after-school, extra-curricular program for 1st-6th graders to make reading social. Similar to a quiz game show where teams of students compete for prizes to answer the most questions correctly about books from pre-selected reading lists, it is the only multi-school, face-to-face reading competition in Hawaiʻi for elementary school students. Learn about the obstacles, workarounds, outcomes and future plans for this program
MARC: Serving As 'Library As Place'
No full textPresentation slidesThe Micronesian Area Research Center at the University of Guam is a premier center for social sciences and humanities research in the western Pacific and a major resource for materials related to Guam and Micronesia. The Collection constitutes one of the most extensive repositories of Guam and Micronesia library materials in the world. Because of this, MARC attracts students, researchers, and scholars from all over the world. This presentation will highlight some of the resources and library materials in the MARC Collection. Also, it will show how MARC serves as a "Library As Place" during a time of change in the profession
