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April 13, 2010 - This year, National Library Week will be held April 11-17 with the theme “Communities thrive @ your library.” First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

Each of Goshen's school libraries will celebrate Library Week with its own events.

In honor of Library Week, the Goshen High School library, under the direction of Library Media Specialist Sheryl Reese and Library Clerk Sherry Felice, will host contest and display of the teachers' favorite books.

The library at C. J. Hooker Middle School, under the direction of Librarian Media Specialist Kathryn Loughran and Library Aide Becky DenDanto, will host guest author Michael J. Worden. Worden is a police detective from Port Jervis who has a passion for ghost hunting. He will discuss his paranormal journeys as well as his book, Ghost Detective.

Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School Library Media Specialist Christine Banuls and Library Aide Sally Sopalsky coordinate a number of activities for their young students. Students will celebrate books, authors, illustrators and reading by promoting the PTO's Scholastic Book Fair April 16-17. In addition, they will view the Scholastic DVD with an assortment of book clips, discuss favorite selections, color bookmarks and decorate a flyer.

In addition, students from Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School, Goshen Intermediate School and the
C. J. Hooker Middle School will participate in the Great New York Read Aloud at Orange-Ulster BOCES.