Welcome to the Library
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Contact Information:
Maria Navas | Teacher Librarian, Media SpecialistBibliotecaria de Medios InformáticoseMail: mnavas@emsd63.orgLibrary Phone: 1-847-745-636Library Catalog - Click the Library Follet iconon your ClassLinks tab
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Extra Reading and Activity Choices:
- International Childrens Digital Library is a multicultural library that features carefully selected, age-rated and age-appropriate books. Children's books from more than 40 countries and in 50+ languages. Very easy to use. Click the red book at the top of the home page to begin your search.
- My Bookshelf has many read alouds by different authors, librarians, and more. Click here to open. After listening to a read aoud, write a review about the story and the reader. Or draw a picture of your favorite part.
- Virtual Camp, by Destiny (our library system). For all grades; There are read alouds, cool videos, how to draw guides, and more. Click on a topic that interests you, explore a new topic, your choice. Let me know what you think and share your activities at mnavas@emsd63.org
Try a screen break activity.
2021 Illinois Book Awards
Lists for the Monarchs, Bluestem, and Caudill nominees.
Click here for the 2021 Monarch nominees. Grades K-3 need to read 4 books in order to be able to vote in March 2021.
Click here for the 2021 Bluestem nominees. Grades 3-5 need to read 4 books in order to be able to vote in March 2021. Click here to see the book trailers.
Click here for the 2021 Caudill nominees. Grades 4-8 need to read 3 books in order to be able to vote in February 2021.
Battle of the Books
Niles-Maine Public Library has planed to host a virtual Book Battle. This is a reading program for 4th and 5th graders. Last year's champs featured below.
Library reading activities:
Click the Photo Gallery for more pictures.