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Countdown to Battle of the Books 2019 District Elementary Competition
The Granite District competition for 5th-6th Grade Battle of the Books teams is coming up on March 14, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Jim Bridger Elementary. Our @LibraryMediaGSD Twitter account is counting down to the…
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2019 Mock Caldecott with Elementary Media Clerks
As part of professional development sessions in January, elementary media clerks engaged in a Mock Caldecott activity in which they read, analyzed, discussed, and voted upon 20 Caldecott-eligible picture books published in 2018…
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Posters: 2019 ALA Youth Media Awards – Granite Elementary Libraries
On Monday, January 28, 2019, members of the American Library Association announced the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and numerous other book awards for children’s and young adult literature, collectively called the ALA Youth Media…
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Best Books of 2018
Update 1/29/2019: ALA Youth Media Award Winners Added In this pinned feature post we compile links to 2018 children’s and young adult book award announcements, as well as “best-of” lists from professional library…
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2019 District Battle of the Books Competition
As we begin to prepare for our school scrimmages and competitions, here is a look at some of the progress we have made with our Battle of the Books program this school year….
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Sora Tips: Search by Reading Levels, Explore by Genre or Subject
As Granite School District transitions from OverDrive to the Sora app for accessing ebooks and digital audiobooks, many teachers have asked how to search by Lexile or other reading levels in Sora. The…
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2018 GSD Elementary Design Challenge Winners
Congratulations to our design challenge winners! These were chosen from 1,668 entries. Each of our four winners will get to pick out $250 worth of books for their school library and have their…
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Featured Resource: Sora, the New Reading App from OverDrive
Sora is a new reading and listening app from OverDrive and Granite School District. With Sora, students and staff can access a large collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, recreational, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can…
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2018-2019 Elementary Library Yearly Theme: Ubuntu
Introduction For the 2018-2019 school year, our libraries will be encouraged to implement the ubuntu philosophy in the libraries by teaching and modeling four core principles. They are, Be curious Be considerate of…
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2017-2018 Top Circulating Library Titles in Granite School District
In the 2017-2018 school year, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 1.7 million items from school libraries. Just as last year, we’ve compiled and analyzed this circulation data to…
Latest Book Reviews
Look Up With Me – Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars Written by Jennifer Berne, Illustrated by Lorraine Nam
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
Written by Anika Aldamuy Denise, Illustrated by Paola Escobar
Squint, by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
Read or Listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Chad Morris & Shelly Brown
Highest Mountain, Smallest Star: A Visual Compendium of Wonders
Written by Kate Baker and Zanna Davidson, Illustrated by Page Tsou
1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, & Change
Edited by Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Countdown to Battle of the Books 2019 District Elementary Competition
The Granite District competition for 5th-6th Grade Battle of the Books teams is coming up on March 14, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Jim Bridger Elementary. Our @LibraryMediaGSD Twitter account is counting down to the…
Poor Little Guy
By Elanna Allen
Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color
By Julia Denos
Lowriders in Space
Written by Cathy Camper, Illustrated by Raúl the Third
The War that Saved My Life
Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
Written by Lisa Papdemetriou
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues
By Kimberly and James Dean
Challenger Deep
Written by Neal Shusterman, Illustrated by Brendan Shusterman
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma
Written by David Soman, Illustrated by Jacky Davis
Sidewalk Flowers
Written by JonArno Lawson, Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life
By Kimberly & James Dean
Squint, by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
Read or Listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Chad Morris & Shelly Brown
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February 20, 2019Look Up With Me – Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Life Among the Stars
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February 20, 2019
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February 13, 2019
Highest Mountain, Smallest Star: A Visual Compendium of Wonders
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February 13, 2019
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February 13, 2019
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January 7, 2019Tiger vs. Nightmare, by Emily Tetri
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January 7, 2019
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December 13, 2018
Stowing Away with the Vikings, by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin
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August 14, 2018
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July 27, 2018
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March 27, 2018Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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December 6, 2017
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October 3, 2017
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August 18, 2017
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February 12, 2019Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography, by Louise Borden
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February 12, 2019
1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, & Change
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February 12, 2019
Google It!: How Two Students’ Mission to Organize the Internet Changed the World
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January 9, 2019
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss and Hope, by Diane Guerrero with Erica Moroz
