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Library Learning Center
Library Learning Center
Library Resources
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To explore our catalog, click on the green button above!
Library Media Center Dislcosure
The Library Learning Centers in the Salt Lake City School District exist to provide informational resources for teachers and students, assist students in developing literacy and research skills , and offer recreational reading opportunities. Our goal is to have a current, engaging, relevant, and diverse collection, providing information on a wide variety of topics geared to the ages of our students. When selecting books, we consider the needs of the core curriculum and the interests of our students. We strive to keep current informational materials and recreational reading titles as our budgets allow.
Declaración de la Presentación del Centro de Medios de la Biblioteca
Los Centros de Aprendizaje en las Bibliotecas del Distrito Escolar de Salt Lake City exiten para proveer recursos de información a los maestros y estudiantes, ayudar a los estudiantes en desarrollar habilidades del alfabetismo e investigación además de ofrecer oportunidades recreativas en la lectura. Nuestra meta es tener una colección actualizada, cautivadora, relevante y diversa que provee información sobre una gran variedad de temas para nuestros estudiantes de toda edad. En seleccionar libros, consideramos las necesidades del currículum esencial y los intereses de nuestros estudiantes. Intentamos mantener materiales informativos actuales y títulos de lectura recreativa según permiten nuestros presupuestos.
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Explore exciting topics, conquer your next school project, or simply feed your fascination for anything and everything. Utah's Online School Library is FREE, it's FUN and it's accessible for K-12 students and educators from anywhere in Utah! [Utah’s Online Library/UEN]
To use Utah’s Online Library at home, please ask the school librarian for the login information. Click on the green button above.
Happy exploring!
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Sora provides the quickest and easiest way to get started with digital titles from our school. Students can simply log in using school credentials and instantly access hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks on virtually any device. Search our online collection of over 13,000 e-books and audiobooks. Find a great book to read or for listening! Click on the red button above!
Getting Started with Sora Sora Instructions for downloading the Sora app to your phone:
The Sora Help page provides a menu of step-by-step instructions for all the features of Sora, as well as tips for solving problems.
Start checking out eBooks and audiobooks today!
Happy reading!
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To access books through your public library accounts, click on the buttons below.
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To access digital books through the public library system, follow the link below.
You need your Salt Lake City or County Library card # and PIN.
Don’t have a public library card? You get a card because you are a student at our school district!
Download to print a public library application here. Students can turn in the filled-in application for a library card at the Day-Riverside branch.
Take a Chance on Fun--Join Roll the Dice Book Club!
Love books, crafts, and surprises? Roll the Dice Book Club meets twice a month—every 2nd and 4th Wednesday—to talk about awesome reads, make creative crafts, and win prizes for reading! You never know what we’ll roll into next—a new book, a fun activity, or a chance to share your latest favorite story. Come find out what makes this club so much fun!
Exciting Author Visits!
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Save the date!
The fabulous author Nick Brooks will be at Northwest on February 27 to share his new book, “Up in Smoke.” See you there!
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Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple book series, including The Conjureverse series and The Belles series. Dhonielle spent most of her childhood under her grandmother’s dining room table with a stack of books. Dhonielle taught secondary school for several years and is a former elementary and middle school librarian. Dhonielle’ s an avid traveler, and always on the hunt for magic and mischief! She has visited five of the seven continents! Dhonielle lives in New York City.
Read Dhonielle’s books today!
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Jessica Kim writes about Asian American girls finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. Jessica has written two books, Stand Up, Yumi Chung and Make a Move, Sunny Park. Like Yumi, Jessica lives with her family in Southern California.
Read Jessica’s books today!
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The daughter of a printer, Carole Boston Weatherford was practically born with ink in her blood. She began writing at age 6 and soon after saw her poems in print. She has authored 70-plus books. Her books have garnered 2 NAACP Image Awards and 9 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, including a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and 4 Caldecott Honors. Her career achievements have been recognized with the North Carolina Award for Literature, the Nonfiction Award from the Children’s Book Guild and induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
Read the Ms. Weatherford’s books today!
Jeffery Boston Weatherford was born with such distinctive hands that his grandmother predicted he would grow up to do important work. She was right! An award-winning illustrator, Jeffery has collaborated with Carole (his mom!) on 3 books. He was a Romare Bearden scholar at Howard University where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. Also a performance poet and fine artist, Jeffery has performed or exhibited in the U.S., West Africa and the Middle East.
Check out Jeffery’s illustrations today!
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Nick Brooks is an award-winning author and filmmaker from Washington DC. He attended Howard University, George Mason University, and the University of Southern California. Nick also is a rapper known by the moniker, Ben Kenobe, and has composed music for films. While at Northwest, Nick freestyled for our 8th graders! Our 8th grade students were each gifted a signed copy of Promise Boys. This page-turner is a captivating mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. Nick has written two books and is currently working on his third—a sequel to Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont.
Read Nick’s books today!
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Brian Young is a Native American author and filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, he grew up on the Navaho Reservation. Brian is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia University. Brian is a script writer and has worked on several short films. Brian has written the two-book series, Healer of the Water Monster, and contributed to Ancestor Approved.
Read Brian’s books today!
