New and notable books at River

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Extended Essay

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Mondays & Fridays
7 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
7 a.m. –3:15 p.m.

Staff

Shana Ferguson, Teacher Librarian
shana.ferguson@vansd.org

Pam Emmons, Library Clerk

Phone

360-313-3927

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Español | Pусский | Chuukese

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Allows parents and students to view outstanding fines or fees, make online payments using major credit cards and purchase school items.

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Sacajawea students enjoyed a very special visit from author, Patrick Carman!

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Exciting new titles at King Elementary! Over 140 new books to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate Hispanic & Latinx characters, authors, illustrators, language & culture. ❤️#futurereadylibs #hispanicheritagemonth

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Stop in your school library for an epic read!

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Happy First Day of School! ❤️ Stop by and visit with your library staff. They (and the books) missed you!

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Book tasting is a fun way to expose students to different genres, new titles, or even old favorites. It’s even more fun when other staff join in to help!

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VPS libraries are often the perfect place to showcase student art. Check out the art in your library!

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Find a poetry book at your library! Then take a few minutes and write your own. ❤️

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Spring break is a great time to visit the public library! FVRL has a beautiful children’s space and thousands of great books. Free fun for everyone!

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Instructional partnerships in the library? Yes! Collaboration is the heart of a library program!

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Middle school students coding Spheros in the library with the help of Mr. Greco during Win-Win time at Jefferson. #futurereadylibs

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Sphero racing in the Columbia River library. A lil coding, a lil math, a lil problem solving and a whole lot of fun! #futurereadylibs

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When students need materials for projects, they hit up the makerspace! Libraries have all kinds of resources for all kinds of learning!

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Teacher Librarians & ITFs are perfect partners in all things tech! Check out this robot tree from the team at Discovery!

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Students listening to haiku poems and then having the opportunity to write their own! ❤️ Bonus? They can even check out poetry books from the library for extended learning & sharing at home!

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VPS Libraries Staff Spotlight!
Meet Stephanie Klein, Teacher Librarian at Truman Elementary. Fun fact: Born in Scotland Favorite book: My Antonia by Willa Cather Favorite book to recommend to students? Chronicles of Narnia because it transcends generations
What do you love about libraries? Every day is different & kids’ smiling faces.

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Students at iTech gathering in the library space playing games at lunch. I bet they are excited to have a new building with awesome spaces including a fantastic library opening soon! Thanks to our VPS community for supporting our students and libraries!

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Students creating flyers about their favorite books. Best advertising is peer to peer sharing!

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Reading, robots and libraries. Perfect combination!

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New and notable books at River

Writing

Resources

Class Information

Writing

Citation information

Paper format information: MLA and Chicago

Extended Essay

Resources

Databases: One stop searching

eBooks

Library catalogs: FVRL and River

News

Classroom Information

Textbooks

Class resources

Contact us

Hours

Staff

Phone

Online services

Responsible Use Policy

Canvas

Fines and fees

Email

weLearn 1:1

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