📚 Finding 6-7 in the library: Kids knew exactly where to look! 📚

Readers, have you heard young people around you saying the phrase “6-7”? It’s been going viral among some of the students at SRCSA. And there was a lot of interest among some students today in our library, for books shelved under 006.7, Dewey Decimal Classification. So much so, that I created a short-form YouTube video commemorating the occurrence.

SRCSA library: New arrivals in mid-to-late October 2025

Here is a slideshow featuring some new arrivals during mid-to-late October 2025: including picture books that support learning about consent and that foster self-awareness; and a nominee for the California Young Reader Medal, 2025-2026. There are new fiction books, and graphic novels, as well. And several books were purchased using Scholastic Book Fair dollars. Appreciation to our parents’ group for making these new additions possible. This slideshow was created in Canva. The music is Funky House by Nver Avetyan.

https://youtu.be/MWc8E699JP8

Library services: Adding collaboration to ‘passive’ reader’s advisory

Through my studies in librarianship this week, I’ve been exploring ways to make a type of library service more collaborative: in this case a “passive” reader’s advisory display on a public library’s website that links to horror-themed results in the library’s online catalog. I thought I’d put together and narrate a slide presentation to add a visual element to my reasoning.
https://youtu.be/F0m2bQP_wkg

When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Oct. 17, 2025 is When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb.

SRCSA library : New arrivals in September and October 2025

Here is a slideshow featuring some new arrivals during September and October 2025. Each of the books featured in this slideshow was published under the auspices of the Own Voices, Own Stories Award. This award amplifies new and diverse perspectives among children’s picture-book manuscripts.This slideshow was created in Canva. The music is Funky House by Nver Avetyan.
https://youtu.be/ub-7V8V04LY

Replacing and updating book jackets with collage

Novels’ dust jackets go missing sometimes, which limits that book’s ability to attract potential readers. I’ve been using the art form of collage to replace and update books’ dust jackets.
https://youtu.be/67Fbw2XyJH8

Unboxing: Dav Pilkey’s ‘Power Up with Reading Kit’

SRCSA library received fabulous books and other fun materials courtesy of Every Child a Reader and the Children’s Book Council, through an amazing team-up with Dav Pilkey and Scholastic. Just in time for Children’s Book Week, taking place from Nov. 3 to 9 in 2025.
https://youtu.be/IGjpWnpepVo

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Oct. 10, 2025 is Internment by Samira Ahmed.

National Book Award ’25: Books in SRCSA library

The National Book Foundation has announced its finalists for the 2025 National Book Award. Among the books in SRCSA library, here are a couple of Longlist titles and a couple of finalists in the “Young People’s Literature” category.
https://youtu.be/Q_5_VkhTIUo

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn (eBook preview)

Presenting … First-chapter Friday, the eBook edition. This month’s selection features The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn, by Sally J. Pla

The Wrong Way Home, by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Oct. 3, 2025 is The Wrong Way Home, by Kate O’Shaughnessy.

UCM’s SOLIS Book Club: What shall we read in Spring 2026?

The National Book Awards recently announced its Longlist in the Young People’s Literature category. I want to suggest reading and discussing one of these books for Spring 2026.
https://youtu.be/w4aisCWJd0I

Character education: Books about Responsibility

SRCSA’s character-education focus for October 2025 is “Responsibility.” Here are books from the school library, which address Responsibility.
https://youtu.be/Hhumk37xrnQ