Library

Students may check out books for one week, with the option to renew the book for an additional week.  Books are only renewed on time if a hold has been placed on the book.

The number of books students may check out is based on their grade level.  Exceptions are made on an individual student-by-student basis.

Kindergarten-First grade:  1 book

Second grade:  2 books

Third grade:   3 books

Fourth grade:  4 books

Fifth grade:   5 books 

Class Schedules: 

Students' library day is always the same day of the week!  It does not change with the rainbow schedule.

Monday:  Ms. Coffey, Ms. Scott, Ms. Cuba, Ms. Gray

Tuesday: Ms. Milligan, Ms. Melita, Ms. Dayhoff, Ms. Kyla

Wednesday: Ms. Burke, Ms. Morgan, Ms. Penny, Ms. Montoya

Thursday: Ms. Moralez, Ms. Carver, Ms. Trujillo, Ms. Hollins   

Newbery Books- The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children".

Caldecott Winners- The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). 

ALA Youth Media Awards

The 2024 Youth Media Award announcements will take place on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET, during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, the American Library Association's (ALA) newest conference offering launched in 2022. Those not in Baltimore for LibLearnX can watch a livestream of the award announcements, which will also be available on the American Library Association Facebook page.

Coretta Scott King Award- The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., this award recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience. Awards are given both to authors and to illustrators.

Pura Belpré- This award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award- The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal.  Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006.