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D97 Library News

January 2016

D97 LibraryNewsJanuary 2016

Happy New Year!!

Thanks for visiting our monthly newsletter for all teachers, parents and community members of District 97. Each month, teacher librarians collaborate to bring you great information to highlight the experiences our students have in our elementary school libraries. We hope you find this information useful and value any feedback that you care to share.

Sharon Pearce spearce@op97.org Longfellow

Kathy Rolfes krolfes@op97.org Mann

January Red Letter Days:

  • 5th- National Bird Day -celebrate at school with a bird feeder craft, bird-brained jokes, or share abook like Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart (Monarch Award).
  • 9th-National Static Electricity Day It's a science thing! Learn how atoms cause crazy hair.
  • 11th-American Library Association: Youth Media Awards! see below for details.
  • 18th-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Find a biography about MLK, watch the famous speech, or explore related topic from the Civil Rights Movement.

Some of our favorite book series

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I Survived-series by Lauren Tarshis

Adventure! Survival! Historical fiction, based on disasters from history. Titanic, tornado, tsunami, and war. Lexiles @600
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Henry and Mudge- series by Cynthia Rylant

Early readers picture-chapter books with large text, illustration support, and controlled vocabulary. Realistic family stories. Lexiles @450
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The Missing- series by Margaret Peterson Haddix

4th grade and up, futuristic sci-fi. Young teens fighting to save the world. Exciting! Lexiles @750
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The Randolph Caldecott Medal

This award will be awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during 2015. Click here for the predicted winners.
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The John Newbery Medal

most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The Newbery Award became the first children's book award in the world. Its terms, as well as its long history, continue to make it the best known and most discussed children's book award in this country. Click here for the predicted winners!
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The Coretta Scott King Book Awards

These awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Click here for past winners.

Novelist K-8 Plus via Oak Park Public LIbrary

Enjoy reading a certain book, series, or author? You can find similar books using this amazing resource! Simply search for the title you enjoyed, and find matches for title or author "read alikes". Then search the library catalog and place the book on hold to pick up at your nearest public library location. Novelist K-8 Plus Scroll down the page to find the database. Enter your oppl library card number and pin to begin searching.