Help me give my students new award-winning books and graphic novels to spark their interest and invite them back into the library!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Carter's classroom raised $871
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My school has grown over the past few years from around 650 students to over 900! They are eager learners and readers who have been asking me, the school librarian, when they can come and check out books this year. They are so crestfallen when I tell them that I've had to get rid of most of our books, which were moldy and obsolete from years of disuse. Students here are part of a language magnet, and need books to read, not only in English, but in Mandarin and Spanish as well.
I have a class of library leadership students who are so excited to be able to take part in the reincarnation of the library.
They are brimming with ideas for themes and displays, and different types of books they would like to see here. After all, what is a library without books? I hate to have to tell them, "I don't know," when they ask when we will have more books for our empty shelves.
My Project
Independent reading is so important in increasing students' overall academic skills. Kids need books to engage their interests and passions, especially in the middle grades where reading has become a struggle for some.
Our library has been largely defunct for a number of years, and as the new librarian it was my (painful) job to weed out books that were obsolete and damaged or moldy beyond help.
Our library has a fresh coat of paint and woefully empty shelves. At least 2/3 of our books had to go.
Students are asking for books to take home for independent reading. I love that they are asking! Not only will they be opening themselves to new worlds of imagination, they will be building vocabulary, feeling how skillfully wielded language flows, growing in fluency, and applying the analytical literary skills they learn in English class. Now, we just need the books!
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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