Welcome to the Igo Library
Thank you for visiting!
This website is designed to offer additional library resources and information to students and their families. Please take a moment to explore our Bitmoji Library below along with the tabs at the top of the page. The books displayed on the Bitmoji Library shelves are various Read Alouds that can be launched by selecting a title. The white board also includes links to many online library resources.
You can also access library catalogs and online resources under the Tools and Book sections of the website, respectively. The Igo Library Card # 23328000433274 enables school access to Scholastic BookFLIX and Tumblebooks.
I am looking forward to seeing each of you!
Mrs. Foster
This website is designed to offer additional library resources and information to students and their families. Please take a moment to explore our Bitmoji Library below along with the tabs at the top of the page. The books displayed on the Bitmoji Library shelves are various Read Alouds that can be launched by selecting a title. The white board also includes links to many online library resources.
You can also access library catalogs and online resources under the Tools and Book sections of the website, respectively. The Igo Library Card # 23328000433274 enables school access to Scholastic BookFLIX and Tumblebooks.
I am looking forward to seeing each of you!
Mrs. Foster
Fun At the Boyden Library
The Boyden Library is prominently located off the Common at 10 Bird Street. Please be sure to visit the Children's Department land introduce yourself to Miss Emma and her amazing helpers! The Boyden offers a variety of free programming for all ages in our community. Library cards are free to all residents and allow you to borrow materials, access online resources and visit area museums. Apply for a Library Card today, if you don't already have one.
Click on the Titles below to launch websites that highlight book suggestions relating to racial and cultural diversity.
WEBSITES
We Need Diverse Books We Need Diverse Books™ is a non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry. Our aim is to help produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. Check out the titles on the “Where to Find Diverse Books” page of this website for suggestions. Diversity Book Finder The goal of Diversity Book Finder is to move the diverse books discussion beyond a focus simply on the lack of numbers to a much more nuanced exploration of who (which groups) are represented in recent American children's picture books and how (what themes predominate for each group), and what that communicates about how members of each group are perceived in contemporary America. Our current focus is on depictions of racial and cultural diversity. The Brown Bookshelf The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers. Our flagship initiative is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by Black creators. Imagination Soup Melissa Taylor loves sharing picture books with children. Reading aloud picture books to kids builds important literacy skills and develops a love and appreciation for stories. As mom, writer, and former teacher, she deeply values diversity in the literature that she shares with children. Boyden Library The library has created a list of books in their diversity collection for various age ranges. |
AWARDS
Pura Belpre Award The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. Coretta Scott King Award Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators. Schneider Family Book Awards The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. ARTICLES
Teaching Diversity: A Place to Begin Building positive identities and a respect for differences means weaving diversity into the fabric of children's everyday lives. 50 Children's Books That Celebrate Diversity Reading books with your children that celebrate diversity can be integral in creating open and accepting minds and hearts. |
Just One More Story....
Click on the images below to listen to stories read-aloud by some familiar faces from the Igo. Also, Mrs. Calabro-Carroll, our ELL Specialist, discovered a new resource called Unite For Literacy. The website has a large library of books that can be read aloud in English and a language of your choice! Be sure to check-it out!
Celebrate with the Birthday Book Program
Are your looking for a special way to celebrate your child's birthday at school? Please click on the image below to learn more about the new Birthday Book Club Program.
Today we all must answer the call to be Superheroes!
Meet the Librarian
Hello! My name is Lesleyann Foster. This is my twelfth year as the Librarian at the Igo Elementary School and I absolutely love it!
I have always loved reading, and I make every effort to inspire each student to become an enthusiastic reader. It brings me great joy to hand a child the perfect book and see their face light up as they dive into the pages! Please contact me with any questions or suggestions at [email protected]. |