Each month I will have any library news as well as a list of books typically with a common theme, genre, or author.

Important info about each Smore:

• Each book cover will link to a video book trailer or book review so be sure to click on them!
• I will also list where you can access each book under each cover.

Need something? Come by the library, contact me via email, (you will find my contact info at the bottom of the Smore) or checkout my library Blend page! (All students should have a library tile on their Blend Dashboard)

Can't find a book you're looking for? You can request books (use the button at the bottom of the Smore) to be added to Sora, our online library.

That's right, a vending machine just for books! The Small Middle School Library was selected for a $10,000 grant from the Austin Ed Fund to purchase a vending machine and books to fill it with! This vending machine will have free books for students and will hopefully be here before the end of the fall semester. A huge thank you to the Austin Ed Fund for fostering literacy and a love for books here at Small and in AISD.

August 26th-Sept 13th- Library Orientation all grade levels

October 21st-25th- Scholastic Book Fair- Click below for our Scholastic book fair homepage.

National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15

This month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period. To find out more about Hispanic Heritage Month, go to https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about.html

This is just a small sample of the biographies available in the library!! Come by and check them out.

The Pura Belpré Award 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.

• They Call Me Guero : A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles
• Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
• The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Calos Alberto Hernandez
• Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
• Lety Alza Su Voz by Angela Cervantes
• Lowriders to the Center of the Earth by Cathy Camper
• Maximilian & The Mystery of the Guardian Angel : A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza
• In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
• Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

I am available in the library and by Blend message or email from 8am-4pm on school days.

Email: deanna.sylvia@austinisd.org
Website: http://smallmslibrary.weebly.com/
Location: 4801 Monterey Oaks Boulevard, Austin, TX, USA