Castilleja School Library

Happy Summer!

09 June 2014

It’s summer vacation, and just like our students, we’re on hiatus! We hope you’ll take a look at our Pinterest boards of book recommendations, our student book reviews and essays, our brand new recommended reading pamphlet, and other great website features, but we won’t have anything new posted here until we return in August. We […]

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The Running Dream: A Review by Sara L ’20

16 May 2014

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is an inspirational book that everyone can relate to. Even though it is sad starting out, there is one happy ending, which makes it more inspirational. Running means everything to 11th grader Jessica Carlisle. She and her dog, Sherlock, run a five-mile loop every morning. Jessica and her […]

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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month!

12 May 2014

In May, the United States observes Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month! This month-long observance honors the great contributions and sacrifices Asian Americans and Americans of Pacific Islander descent have made to the US. And we in the library want to do the same! Come on in all month to check out our amazing display of novels, […]

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Our Library, Our Community… ebooks?

04 May 2014

Back in January, we sent out a survey to Casti students and employees to gauge their interest, familiarity, and facility with ebooks. We were curious about your thoughts and feelings as we begin to explore new options for our library collection. Don’t worry: we’re still in the thinking phase; no radical changes are imminent! We’ll keep you […]

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My Favorite Things: The Pirate Tree

02 May 2014

If you’re active in the ACE Center, a member of the diversity club, inspired by your Global Investigator trip, or you regularly join in on the fun with the We Won’t Stop Club, take that passion into your reading! The website The Pirate Tree is a great place to visit to learn all about books […]

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Hedgehog Visits the Library!

28 April 2014

You may have noticed this year that your librarians have a thing for hedgehogs – puppets, toys, books, anything! Today, we had the ultimate library visitor – a real live hedgehog! Thanks to Jenny, mom of Laurel N. ’16, for bringing Kenya the hedgie to visit. You can see Kenya at her home at the […]

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