Elizabeth Lamb, CMS Librarian
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Welcome Back, Jaguar Readers!
Woohoo! Ms. Lamb (along with CSES librarian Rachel Pruett) wrote and submitted a grant to the Comal Education Foundation for a set of large print titles to be added to every elementary, middle, and high school campus library. We got it! The book were added to the catalog in April, and a new Large Print section has been set up in the first Fiction bookcase.
This year's Fiction Addiction Lone Star book club will begin their first book in September 23. Be sure to stop by the library for a parent permission slip. You must have your form signed before you are able to participate. This year we will be reading 5 of the 2025 Lone Star selections:
The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Louder than Hunger by John Schu
Mid-Air by Alicia Williams
Silent Sister by Megan Davidhizer
Mark your calendar for our fall Scholastic book fair. Our first day will be Friday, November, 14. Then the fair will continue Monday through Friday of the following week and wrap up on Friday, November 21. Students will visit with their ELA classes. More details coming soon.
In March we will wrap up our club and hold tryouts for the Lone Star bowl, Name That Book, which will be held in May.
Our annual end of year Lone Star party will take place in May also. Any student reading at least 5 Lone Stars and completing the reporting requirements in BeanStack will be invited to our party, which includes an afternoon of board games, prize drawings, and ice cream!
Did someone say digital books? We have SORA, an Overdrive program, for access to our district ebooks & audiobooks! Currently available for all CISD secondary school students. 6th graders will have access to elementary and middle school resources. 7th and 8th graders will have access to elementary, middle school, and high school resources. Check with your parents for permission before checking out books using Sora.
You may access Sora by logging into your ClassLink account and clicking on the Sora icon. Or download the app on your smart device. See directions below.
Need book suggestions? Lone Stars are always a good choice. Check out Ms. Lamb's Lone Star book trailers. Many of these titles are available in SORA in ebook and/or audiobook format as well as in the CMS library.
