Wrap-up!

It's hard to believe we've reached the end of the Resource Challenge!  I guess it's true when they say "Time flies when you're having fun!"

I didn't have many surprises when working on the Challenge this year, but it's been a great review.  I especially liked having specific questions to answer each week.  I was able to keep my focus better, and not get distracted and off on some unrelated tangent.  This Challenge has gotten me to think more about going to the databases first to answer some of our patrons' questions. 

I have been using World Book each week to find information about various animals for Story Time.  The "compare" feature has been fun as well as helpful.  We have learned the differences between crocodiles and alligators, and lions and tigers!

We will be sure to highlight the databases when we do our school visits this spring.  Since the kids can access most of them from either the library or home, these are great resources for those year-end reports and projects (especially if they've waited 'til the last minute and the books are checked out or the library is closed...).  The "How to Cite this Article" feature is a bonus!  I'm not sure today's tech-savvy kids appreciate this feature as much as us "older" folks do!

Thanks for putting this Challenge together and for your encouraging comments.  It's been both challenging and fun!