2020 STARTS WITH BOOK BATTLES


Anaya Elementary Students ready to battle!	IT Senyda Elizondo 2nd year moderator for our PSJA Battle of the Bluebonnets. Thank you!	Guerra Elementary Ready for the challenge!

Anaya Elementary

Students ready to battle!

IT Senyda Elizondo

2nd year moderator for our PSJA Battle of the Bluebonnets. Thank you!

Guerra Elementary

Ready for the challenge!


Creative Book Paper Bag Featuring Sandra Cisneros "The House on Mango Street"	Maya Angelo Paper Bag Art	Toni Morrison Song of Solomon

Creative Book Paper Bag

Featuring Sandra Cisneros "The House on Mango Street"

Maya Angelo

Paper Bag Art

Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon


Busy checking out books!	Awarded in the middle of two classes!	Second class waiting for her lesson for the day!

Busy checking out books!

Awarded in the middle of two classes!

Second class waiting for her lesson for the day!


Award Winning Author Francisco X. Stork Has written a number of books that are on national and Texas reading lists such as: The Memory of Light and Disappeared. Born in Monterrey, Mexico, and now lives in Boston Mass. Mr. Stork is an attorney, author, Harvard and Columbia Law Universities alumni. He specializes in Young Adult Novelist Chicano, Hispanic Literature. He received a number of accolades one being: Mexican Nobel Laureate	Award Winning Author Angela Cervantes Angela Cervantes is the author of popular novels Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, Gaby, Lost and Found, Allie, First at Last, and Lety Out Loud, which won a 2020 Pura Belpré Honor Award. In addition to her own original novels, Angela authored the junior novelization for Disney/Pixar’s animated-film, Coco.	A visit to McKeever Elementary Kds had an incredible time with Ms. Cervantes. She was amazing.

Award Winning Author Francisco X. Stork

Has written a number of books that are on national and Texas reading lists such as: The Memory of Light and Disappeared.

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, and now lives in Boston Mass. Mr. Stork is an attorney, author, Harvard and Columbia Law Universities alumni. He specializes in Young Adult Novelist Chicano, Hispanic Literature. He received a number of accolades one being: Mexican Nobel Laureate

Award Winning Author Angela Cervantes

Angela Cervantes is the author of popular novels Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring, Gaby, Lost and Found, Allie, First at Last, and Lety Out Loud, which won a 2020 Pura Belpré Honor Award. In addition to her own original novels, Angela authored the junior novelization for Disney/Pixar’s animated-film, Coco.

A visit to McKeever Elementary

Kds had an incredible time with Ms. Cervantes. She was amazing.


Issac and Gwenyth Trevino Shared a meal with Pat Mora on her arrival to PSJA	Pat signing books Pat signed over 200 books for students and staff.	Pat Presents Dynamic Info Pat inspires students to read and write. She projects the love of reading and writing.

Issac and Gwenyth Trevino

Shared a meal with Pat Mora on her arrival to PSJA

Pat signing books

Pat signed over 200 books for students and staff.

Pat Presents Dynamic Info

Pat inspires students to read and write. She projects the love of reading and writing.


Palmer Students Ready to Read The incredible activity at Palmer Elementary was an exciting day for our PSJA students.	Administrative Support Mrs. Corina Ramirez together with our Principal, Assistant Principal and Library Director attend and participate in the activities of the day during Dr. Seuss celebration.	Reading , "Oh the Places you Can Go" The celebration includes community members as well as district staff to read to our students at Palmer. What fun!

Palmer Students Ready to Read

The incredible activity at Palmer Elementary was an exciting day for our PSJA students.

Administrative Support

Mrs. Corina Ramirez together with our Principal, Assistant Principal and Library Director attend and participate in the activities of the day during Dr. Seuss celebration.

Reading , "Oh the Places you Can Go"

The celebration includes community members as well as district staff to read to our students at Palmer. What fun!


Library Director Reads It was a pleasure to read to two classes during my visit to Palmer's Dr. Seuss event.	Kids Ready for the exciting time! Love those smiles on our students beautiful faces.	The Cat in the Hat Our beautiful librarian, Mrs. Connie De Hoyos orchestrated this great event in a most exciting manner. Thank you Mrs. De Hoyos!

Library Director Reads

It was a pleasure to read to two classes during my visit to Palmer's Dr. Seuss event.

Kids Ready for the exciting time!

Love those smiles on our students beautiful faces.

The Cat in the Hat

Our beautiful librarian, Mrs. Connie De Hoyos orchestrated this great event in a most exciting manner. Thank you Mrs. De Hoyos!


The PSJA District and Community Book Club Our number increase each year. Retired staff members, parents, office staff, technology integration specialists and anyone willing to read our selected books is welcomed to join.	Lunch and Learn During our lunch time we meet and discuss the books we read. We continue to instill the love of reading to everyone!	Book Discussion Our discussion enlighten us and fortifies us to continue the joy of reading.

The PSJA District and Community Book Club

Our number increase each year. Retired staff members, parents, office staff, technology integration specialists and anyone willing to read our selected books is welcomed to join.

Lunch and Learn

During our lunch time we meet and discuss the books we read. We continue to instill the love of reading to everyone!

Book Discussion

Our discussion enlighten us and fortifies us to continue the joy of reading.


Librarians Volunteer We had a number of librarians volunteer at our Centennial Movie Night at the PSJA Stadium.	Dedication After a long day at school, they continue to shine for our patrons.	Happy Days The Drive In setting was a memorable time. We went back in time to remember the "Good Ole Days."

Librarians Volunteer

We had a number of librarians volunteer at our Centennial Movie Night at the PSJA Stadium.

Dedication

After a long day at school, they continue to shine for our patrons.

Happy Days

The Drive In setting was a memorable time. We went back in time to remember the "Good Ole Days."


Promoting Reading 24/7 Parents appreciated our Book Fair, the were able to buy one book and get the second book FREE.	Librarians Recommend A librarian's job is never done! No matter where or when we continue to instill reading to all whom we meet.	Generous Librarian Librarian, Letty Gonzalez (PSJA SW ECHS) purchases books for her students for their achievements.

Promoting Reading 24/7

Parents appreciated our Book Fair, the were able to buy one book and get the second book FREE.

Librarians Recommend

A librarian's job is never done! No matter where or when we continue to instill reading to all whom we meet.

Generous Librarian

Librarian, Letty Gonzalez (PSJA SW ECHS) purchases books for her students for their achievements.


Teamwork to develop library proposal	Librarians divide into groups to cover each part of the proposal	Researching information for proposal

Teamwork to develop library proposal

Librarians divide into groups to cover each part of the proposal

Researching information for proposal


Authors!!!	Authors!!!	Authors!!!

Authors!!!


TEAMS and Zoom Meetings Virtual meetings	Free Manga and Amime Reads tokyopop.com	Distancing Everywhere we go we have to practice distancing.

TEAMS and Zoom Meetings

Virtual meetings

Free Manga and Amime Reads

tokyopop.com

Distancing

Everywhere we go we have to practice distancing.


PSJA Library Tech Squad PSJA librarians take the lead in our e-Learning platform.	Libraries Go Virtual 100% of our librarians come through with their creative ways to read books on line. For Secondary Book talks and Book Trailers were applied.	Restructure our Services District Library proposal to get our PSJA libraries to be the best there is!