Library Times
January 2016
Destiny
Destiny is the library catalog. You may remember as a child going to the card catalog and looking at all the cards to find a book. The card catalog is now online in a program called Destiny. Destiny can be accessed from school or home at destiny.npsd.k12.wi.us
Destiny has many great features. All student have a login and they can look at what books they have checked out, they can create resource lists of books they would like to read later or are using for research. Destiny will create citation lists for students to properly site their sources for reports or projects.
Destiny also has a feature to search and find appropriate web sites for students called Web Path Express. Web Path Express has a homework helpers link as well as links for all subjects.
If your child doesn't know their login information have them stop by the library and we will help them out.
Books of the Month
Grades 4k-2 Book of the Month
Grades 3-6 Book of the Month
Kenny Wright is a kid with a secret identity. In his mind, he's Stainlezz Steel, super-powered defender of the weak. In reality, he's a chess club devotee known as a "Grandma's Boy," a label that makes him an easy target for bullies. Kenny wants to bring a little more Steel to the real world, but the question is: can he recognize his own true strength before peer pressure forces him to make the worst choice of his life
Grades 9-12 Book of the Month
Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes is a Wisconsin author/illustrator who has written books for every age. He has written 36 picture books and 12 novels. Kevin has been writing and illustration books for over 30 years and its the only job he has had. He has won multiple awards for his books.
Kitten's First Full Moon won the Caldecott Medal 2005
Olives Ocean won a Newbery Honor 2004
The Year of Billy Miller won a Newbery Honor 2014
Waiting won a Caldecott Honor 2015
Check out his site to find out more about him and his books. His site has interviews and demonstrations of his drawing.
Junonia
The Year of Billy Miller
Penny and Her Marble
Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day.
Check it Out Online
If you are on Facebook stop by, check out, and like the libraries' page. Here you will find book recommendations, research tips, and pictures of things happening in all of the libraries in the district. https://www.facebook.com/NPSDlibraries