Welcome to Hill School's Library Media Center
The mission of Hill's Library Media Center's program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. Our Media Center is the place where students and staff turn for the discovery of ideas, the joy of reading, and the power of information. It provides materials and services to our community, emphasizing and encouraging reading, supplementing educational needs, and furnishing access to timely, accurate information.
Hill Intermediate Golden Sower Program Check out our Golden Sower Award Winners.
Each year the Golden Sower Literature Award is awarded by the children of Nebraska to the primary, intermediate, and young adult book they select as their favorite. Each year a statewide committee selects as nominees for each level ten books which stimulate thinking, introduce different types of literature, encourage independent reading, increase library skills, and foster an appreciation for excellence in writing and illustrating. The Golden Sower program motivates children to read quality literature and a wide variety of books. Children are eligible to vote for their favorite Golden Sower nominee if they read or listen to at least four of the nominated books. Book talks were given in the fall to Hill students in grades 3-5 and each of those children received a Hill Golden Sower record form for use in summarizing content of books read. At Hill we give special recognition to those third-fifth grade students who read all ten nominees, write a summary of each book, and successfully complete an oral conference with Mrs. Pardee. Starting in January Mrs. Pardee is reading the primary nominees to students in kindergarten through grade three. Third grade students at Hill may choose to participate in either the primary or the intermediate category. The following is a list of the 2007-2008 intermediate nominees. These books are available for checkout from Hill's library and are also available through the public libraries: The Golden Sower Award program's philosophy is that "whether readers are seeking information or reading for pleasure, quality literature presented through the Nebraska Golden Sower Award program will enrich the lives of Nebraska's children and sow seeds of the future."
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