This month we reflect on the histories, cultures, stories, and contributions of individuals whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean & Central and South America! Celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth with a book from the Houston Library. #irvingreads #weneeddiversebooks

Today in our morning announcements, we celebrate Mr. Jorge R. Gutierrez as a wonderful Latinx creator. Here are some of his tips for other young creators inspired by his work.

Ms. White's kindergarten class had fun reading a book this afternoon with some special animal friends!

Timberwolves are READERS! Within three weeks of beginning mobile library, our scholars have checked out 1,056 books! A huge thank you to our teachers for helping get these books into the hands of our scholars.

Where's Walrus? HERE they are, in our library today! Have a safe weekend, Timberwolves!

World Read Aloud Day is 2/3/21, and once again authors will be virtually visiting schools to celebrate! AUTHORS: Here's how to volunteer! katemessner.com/getting-ready-… TEACHERS: Author list will be ready next week! Sign up for my newsletter to get the link: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3e…

Lots and LOTS of new manga! These are the first additions to our new manga collection. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are very excited about this!

Had a question about who can "attend" #NTTBF21, and the answer is: EVERYONE! We're all virtual this year, and all panels will be on YouTube. Even if you don't live in North Texas, you are more than welcome to join us for NTTBF!

Congratulations Ms. Orellana!!! Our Townsell Elementary Teacher of the Year!!! She has captured the ♥️s of her scholars!!! Irving ISD

On Monday, March 1, bring the comic convention to your school or home classroom with Graphix Con. Watch instructional videos on demand, download activities, and watch a live author event! 💥 Get started: bit.ly/37FUKuZ

Introducing: Graphix Con! We're partnering with Graphix Books 💥 for a special comic con perfect for home or school classrooms on March 1! Videos, interactive activities, AND a live panel with illustrators Raina Telgemeier 🐰 gale galligan 🐰 & Gabriela Rodríguez Epstein at noon CST! northtexasteenbookfestival.com/graphix-con

Breaking news! Jeff Kinney has joined our #NTTBF21 author line-up! Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid should definitely attend his spotlight Jeff Kinney on Writing Jokes on March 6! Visit NTTBF.org for details. #WimpyKid #EndlessStories

Check out my virtualbooth.co photo in preparation for TLA 2021! share.vbooth.co/Snapbar/2021-0… #txla21

This is me prepping for #TXLA21 ! LOVE the graphic novel representation!

Townsell Library won our Leader of the pack drawing for two Dallas Stars tickets! Great job Ms. Plotsky. Thank you for all you do here Townsell Elementary. Amber Brooks Jon Huricks