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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…
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2018 Student Bookmark Designs from Valley Crest Elementary
Every year for the past several years, students at Valley Crest Elementary engage in a bookmark design contest to encourage reading. The winning bookmarks are printed and distributed to students in the school….
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Summer Reading and Learning 2018
Looking for great resources for summer reading and summer learning? In this post we round up programs and resources from Granite School District, our friends at the Salt Lake County Library and Salt…
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Book List: Granite Elementary Library Picks of 2017-2018
Library staff from Granite’s 63 elementary schools gathered last week for an end-of-year training meeting. In one of the sessions, each media clerk shared a “must-have” title for students at their library, or…
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Presentation: Teaching with Picture Books in Secondary Schools
For some, the reading of picture books is considered an activity exclusively meant for young children in lower grades. In a recent professional development session for Library Media Educational Technology Specialists in secondary…
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Battle of the Books 2018-2019 Book Lists and Informational Meeting
We are excited to officially publish the Battle of the Books 2018-2019 Book Lists! 2018-2019 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List 2018-2019 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book…
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Highlights from Granite’s Battle of the Books 2018 Competition
26 teams of 5th and 6th grade students from across Granite School District converged on Rosecrest Elementary last Thursday, April 19, for the 2018 Battle of the Books District Competition.
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OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for March 2018
In March 2018, students and staff in Granite School District checked out over 15,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month.
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Upcoming Event: Battle of the Books District Competition (Grades 5-6)
The Granite School District Battle of of the Books Competition will take place on the evening of Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Rosecrest Elementary School.
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School Author Visits, March 2018
We’ve been pleased to assist in hosting several author visits in our schools this month. We capture a few highlights from these visits in this post.
Latest Book Reviews
This Moment is Your Life (and So Is This One)
A Fun and Easy Guide to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga Written by Mariam Gates, Illustrated by Libby VanderPloeg
Survivors: Extraordinary Tales From the Wild and Beyond
Written by David Long, Illustrated by Kerry Hyndman
Code Name Flood
Edge of Extinction, #2 Read this series in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Laura Martin
River of Fire
Warriors: A Vision of Shadows, #5 Read books from this series in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Erin Hunter
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…
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
Code Name Flood
Edge of Extinction, #2 Read this series in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Laura Martin
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August 21, 2018This Moment is Your Life (and So Is This One)
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August 14, 2018Sparks!
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March 27, 2018Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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August 21, 2018
This Moment is Your Life (and So Is This One)
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April 9, 2018
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism
