For 40 years the BOOK IT! Program has encouraged children to read for the fun of it! Now it’s time to inspire the next generation of readers through our new digital options. Traditional teachers may now choose to enroll in our Digital Basic Program or our Digital Enhanced

Nobody does summer adventure like the public library! Register your family now to be a part of Summer @ CALS and just for registering you'll get a free book bag and Traveler's tickets for the June 4th game! Find out how to join the expedition at cals.beanstack.com!

Newly Updated! 23 Inuit Picture Books buff.ly/3BAN2yz via PragmaticMom #ReadYourWorld #Indigenous #Inuit #KidLit #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay WisdomTales @InhabitMedia

A couple of holiday books buff.ly/3UxF3h9 via A Kid's Book A Day #ReadYourWorld #Ramadan #picturebooks #Juneteenth

Advocates for queer young people say support from caring adults is crucial. Here's how librarians are standing up for their students. (June 2022) #ReasonstoLoveLibraries ow.ly/BqUl50RSnju

Today was Dewey’s last day of school & he got to spend the morning with the 1st grade class that read to him the most all year! ❤️📚🐰 So everyone got to read to him one more time & he loved it! JeffersonLR PTA LRSD Library Media Specialists

Newly Updated! Teaching Empathy Through Books About The Importance of One’s Name buff.ly/3KlqSHd via PragmaticMom #ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #name #diversity @suma_v_s

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Best Young Adult Books 2023 | SLJ Best Books ow.ly/hl1450S6bsz

Reasons to Love Libraries: 23 Notable Authors and Public Figures Share Their Joy Libraries are the soul of a community. Discover what notable authors and public figures love about them. 📚 #Libraries #CommunityLove #Reading ow.ly/AYiM50S41wi

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Jacqueline Woodson | Reasons to Love Libraries "The library is where I can go and feel safe, whole, and understood." ow.ly/CYL550S7BP4 #RTLL #ReasonsToLoveLibraries

Happy #PrideMonth and #RainbowBookMonth. Looking for a good read? Check out the winners of the 2024 Stonewall Barbara Gittings Literature Award bit.ly/4bXBF6A and winners from past years. bit.ly/3Ku8IDf

🎉📚 Congrats to McDermott Elementary School! They’ve won the $5,000 Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Grant! This will help update and diversify their book collections. 📖 Way to go! #LRSDProud #ReimaginingLRSD

Sharing one of many resources shared at #AAIM24 Hard conversations are necessary for growth youtu.be/A9Lhhsd9EB8?si…

Little Rock School District’s own Dr. Travis Taylor was recognized as the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media Technology Leader of the Year at the 2024 Awards Luncheon today. Over half of LRSD Library Media Specialists were thrilled to be present & stood in recognition when he was awarded. Jermall Wright

@LRSD’s own Linda Neal officially becomes the President of AAIM. All of the LRSD Library Media Specialists are so proud of her and know well what an excellent leader she is. Jermall Wright

Special thanks to AAIM for this honor and the LRSD library media team for your support. #greatlyappreciated #edtech #librariesmatter Little Rock School District LRSD Library Media Specialists

Newly Updated! 12 Children’s Books about Asian Immigrant Families buff.ly/3LYnZxF via PragmaticMom #ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #immigrants

Today marks the birthday of Eric Carle (1929-2021), the beloved children’s author and illustrator.