D97 Library News
September 2017
Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year!
We are pleased to be including the entire community of District 97 - patrons, families and staff in our monthly newsletters. Each month our teacher librarians will 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. Please direct any comments or questions about this month's edition to Laurie Conley at Whittier (lconley@op97.org) or Katie Noonan at Irving (knoonan@op97.org). .
Enjoy!
What will my child be doing in library this year?
A lot! We have big plans this year! Aside from reinforcing a love of literature and supporting curriculum, we will continue programs like Hour of Code, and expand opportunities for challenging our creative and collaborative skills. Stay tuned to future newsletters to see all that we are doing!
Our Catalog
Did you know you can access our library from anywhere? Just go to https://op97.follettdestiny.com to find and browse our impressive collection!
Reading Olympics!
5th grade students are encouraged to participate in Reading Olympics! Working with a team, these readers explore great books and compete against other schools! Ask your librarian for more information.
We love the OPPL!
Check out all of the resources available to our kids from the Oak Park Public Library! Make sure you or your student has an active Oak Park Library Card. http://oppl.org/services/kids/homework-help
Check out these back to school picture books!
Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid
Oliver is nervous about school, so he picks up an alligator in case things get rough. They quickly do! The alligator starts eating everything at school...including the teacher! What will Oliver do now?
School's First Day of School by Adam Rex
School is nervous for school, too! Read about all of the things school is thinking about on the first day. It might make you look at the building a little bit differently tomorrow!
My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown
What if your teacher was a monster?! Or maybe you just think he or she is a monster. Read this funny story about how somethings things aren't exactly what they seem.
Check out these school-themed chapter books!
The Terrible Two by Jory John and Mac Barnett
When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local, mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks. Soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.
Drita: My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well. After a popular student named Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond.
A Friendship for Today by Patricia McKissack
Twelve-year-old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone.