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A collection of library updates, information and stories, authored by librarians across the district.
Read Across America Celebrations!
Libraries have participated in Read Across America since its inception in 1997 by the National Education Association as a celebration to encourage and inspire children to read. At first it was observed the school [...]
Reading for fun is important!
School is a place to learn to read and also to read to learn. Students begin learning letters and sounds and by the time they are through the primary grades they are reading longer passages [...]
Working to help all VPS students be “Future Ready” one library at a time!
by Traci Chun | Teacher Librarian | Skyview High School You may have heard the term “Future Ready” or thought about what schools are doing to help support students for future careers and industries. Future [...]
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