25 sheets of cardstock, 147 letters and 530 staples later to make this bulletin board. #finallyfinished 😅 #thankfulforstaples First Ave Spartans FAPTSA

FA’s Makerspace hosted a holiday circuit card activity using copper tape, LED lights and lithium batteries. Ss had to troubleshoot as not all cards worked the first or even second try. Loved seeing their faces when the cards finally lit up! #bestfeeling FAPTSA First Ave Spartans

Looking forward to Arcadia Middle Schools’ first virtual book discussion on 12/9! Students are excited that Shelley Pearsall, the author of The Seventh Most Important Thing, will be joining our discussion! @ShelleyPearsall Dana Mariners First Ave Spartans Foothills Middle School #BetterTogether

Thank you @ShelleyPearsall for speaking with Arcadia Middle School students in our first virtual book discussion! Students loved your book The Seventh Most Important Thing and enjoyed hearing about your writing process and experiences! #inspired First Ave Spartans Arcadia Unified

What a fun Q & A with Shannon Messenger, best selling author of Keeper of the Lost Cities! Students were thrilled to meet you! Thank you Shannon Messenger for sharing your stories and experiences with your Keeper fans! First Ave Spartans Foothills Middle School Arcadia Unified

Thank you @rebstead for speaking with Arcadia Middle School students in our “Meet The Author” visit! We enjoyed your personal stories and creative writing process. Thank you for encouraging students to keep working on their writing and to not give up! First Ave Spartans Arcadia Unified

What an awesome virtual author visit from Kelly Yang bestselling author of Front Desk and Three Keys! Arcadia Unified elementary and middle school students enjoyed hearing your unique journey on becoming a writer and an award winning author. #inspirational First Ave Spartans

Very excited that “Virtual Author Visits” are back Arcadia Unified Students met bestselling author @lisa_mcmann! McMann shared writing tips, inspiring stories & beautiful artwork from her Unwanteds series. Thankful to be part of this special experience! First Ave Spartans FAPTSA

Thank you to award winning & bestselling author Dusti Bowling 🌵 for presenting her Creating Authentic Characters workshop to Arcadia Unified middle school students! Excited for our students to apply the valuable writing tips they learned today! #keepwriting First Ave Spartans Foothills Middle School

Middle school students Arcadia Unified enjoyed an inspiring visit from bestselling author Heyy … J.C. Cervantes! Thank you for encouraging students to keep writing, stay positive and be true to yourself! First Ave Spartans Dana Mariners Foothills Middle School

Thank you Arcadia Unified District and HS librarian Shannon Will for facilitating a book tasting with our First Ave Spartans students! Loved seeing students check out different books and step out of their comfort zone. #trynewbooks #keepreading

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month at First Ave Spartans library! Come check out the many wonderful books written with AAPI characters and the AAPI experience! #AAPIHeritageMonth

Elementary & Middle schools Arcadia Unified had a fun visit with favorite author Stuart Gibbs! Thank you Stuart Gibbs for sharing your fascinating stories, what inspires you to write & a glimpse of your new books! Excited to read your new Spy School graphic novel!

Created this board to highlight the variety of diverse books we have at First Ave Spartans library. Proud to embrace the diversity in our students & have a library filled with books that encourage inclusivity & value people of all walks of life. #acceptance #inclusion #everyonebelongs

Thank you First Ave Spartans staff & Arcadia Unified special guests for participating in these “Let’s Read” displays! What a fun way to show our students the joy & importance of reading. Thank you Melissa Corey 📖✨ | IG @melissacorey for the inspiration! #AUSDreads #readersareleaders #readingbuildsknowledge

Excited to share these visual book lists in the First Ave Spartans library! Students can browse hundreds of titles & discover new books, authors and themes. Thank you Melissa Corey 📖✨ | IG @melissacorey for the inspiration 💡✨& Canva , one amazing user-friendly graphic design tool! 🤩

So many fun, creative and interesting opening lines to choose from when creating this “Great First Lines!” book display. What’s your favorite opening line from a book? #bestfirstlines #wanttoreadmore

Excited to share some big changes in the First Ave Spartans library! New Bookcases & Signs ✅ Genrefication ✅ Dynamic Shelving ✅ Thank you to principal @sissafa786786 for the amazing support! And shoutout to Kelsey Bogan (DontYouShushMe.Com) for her webinars & the inspiration to genrefy! #bestdecision

Enjoyed making this “We Recommend” book display! Last year I took photos of First Ave Spartans staff with their favorite middle school book to promote reading. Using these same great pics & displaying the recommended books, students have been checking out these favorite reads too!

Celebrating Black History Month First Ave Spartans library with this dual display of amazing black authors and black history makers! #BlackHistoryMonth #readblackauthors