Crimson Reader

Welcome to our first year as a consolidated school and consolidated library. This year brings many challenges starting with our library full of books! Good news is we've got a lot of it!! I will be working to get as many of these titles available to you as soon as possible. First, textbook distribution will happen the first two weeks of school. Please have your student ID ready. I am the only librarian but I am hoping to get some amazing students to help in the library as student library aids. This could be you! If you love books, and love helping match people with books, please come see me. Many hands make light work. Thanks for your patience as I get the library space up and ready for you to inhabit :-) I am very excited to meet each and everyone of you.

PS. If you have materials from last school year or even from middle school or elementary (!), please return them now so we can start your year with a clean slate.

Hello! I am, as always, thrilled to be your librarian! This is the beginning of my tenth year as librarian and the beginning of a challenging yet joyful year full of twice as many of everything. Before I became a legit, certified bibliophile, I taught English Literature for 19 years, all but one were in this very same school. I love the Crimson Bears and can't imagine a more perfect job than being a librarian. I still work with students and collaborate with teachers and I get to read lots of books and sometimes, English essays, though I no longer have to grade papers...so I can read even more books! If you have any book recommendations, send them my way. If you want to join Battle of the Books, email me! We're still open to new members. The only pre-requisite is that you are willing to take a chance on a book.

Send me suggestions for titles we should have in the library!!! I will do my best to make sure we have a copy here for you to read.

Everyone is welcome in the library during Enrichment period. NOTE that I can only take the maximum allowed by firecode as well as student to teacher ratio and will have to close the library once it reaches capacity. Have your student IDs ready to enter the library. SCAN in EVERY TIME you enter the library.

September ushers in National Hispanic Heritage Month! We have several titles for you to explore from writers like Benjamin Saenz-Alire, Isabel Allende, Julia Alvarez, Gary Soto, Yamile Saied Mendez to name a few. Come by the library and check them out!!

AK legislature passed HB23 in 2023 declaring October as Filipino History Month, joining the rest of the country in celebrating the rich history of Filipinos in the US. Check out this article https://alaskapublic.org/2023/05/15/filipino-american-history-month-bill-passes-the-alaska-legislature/

AND come check out some books by many new Filipino-American writers like Randy Ribay and Gina Apostol. I've got quite a few in our library

in 1990, Congress authorized a presidential proclamation designating November as National Native American Heritage Month

Check out the Library of Congress materials: https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/native-american/

& some activities that you may be able to check out via Zoom: https://www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/

& a rich resource for TEACHERS: https://www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/for-teachers.html

Please help me keep your library account current. Return all library materials before you leave for the summer. If you want to borrow a book over any school break, let me know. I will gladly arrange for you to have lots of reading materials!

"In 1986 Congress passed Public Law 99-244 (PDF, 142KB) which designated February 1986 as "National Black (Afro-American) History Month.” This law noted that February 1, 1986 would “mark the beginning of the sixtieth annual public and private salute to Black History'" (READ MORE...)

Check out some of these books from our JDHS library.

Place a hold on a physical copy or check out our e-book selection.

• Black writers and books on the Black experience
• Winter reads on Sora/Overdrive
• YA Fiction

IN 1987, Congress passed a resolution declaring March as Women's History Month.

My recommended reading this month:

• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

In 1996, the Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month.

Check out some wonderful poetry here and discover the beauty and joy that reading poetry brings.

You can borrow ebooks from our Alaska Digital School Library. Make sure you are logged in to our school's system through your student ID.

We have these books on Native American heritage in our library. Log in to jdhslibrary.org to access destiny library system. From there, it's a single sign on system so just follow the steps. email me if you have questions.

ten years ago!

• you may return books between 9am - 4pm M-F
• still have books from last year, return them now, please.
• the virtual library is open 24hrs if you wish to borrow ebooks or audiobooks.

circulation desk: 523-1621

Email: karina.reyes@juneauschools.org
Website: www.jdhslibrary.org
Location: 1629 Glacier Avenue, Juneau, AK, USA
Phone: 907-5231508