Partnering with OHE's award-winning science teacher, Ms. Hunter & 6th graders participating in Hour of Code. This STEM activity was the intersection of student motivation/interest & 21st c. skills. RISD_STEM4All Jen Wills Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology

Shout-out to Amiee H. in the Stem & Innovation Dept. for designing and creating the Hour of Code face masks she shared with us! RISD_STEM4All Jen Wills Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology

A reading life hatches from student choice and dies with the lack of it. MiddleWeb Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 ow.ly/Wzko50D6YaC

For the love- let students read what they WANT to read! And give them TIME to do it!

Love being an elementary school librarian. Where else could you hear a child excitedly exclaim "She's from my country" when she sees a book cover with a Muslim girl on it or have 2nd graders applaud at the end of reading "Cindy Ellen" aloud to them.

OHE's CRS, Lacey, created an interactive Black History bulletin board & let me add an invite to access more info in the OHE Library. It's even color coded by field of achievement! Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology Jen Wills @RISD_Equity

Thank you, school librarians for inspiring a love of reading in students and supporting learning across grades and subjects. 📚📖📘 #ThankYouThursdays

I would be remiss if I didn’t SAY SOMETHING about today’s order from Greg Abbott. Instead of my words, I’ll share some from the many, many msgs I received. (The vast majority were like the ones below.) We are awaiting Texas Education Agency guidance, expected by Thursday. #IhearyouRISD

Continuing to celebrate Read Across America month at OHE. Students are guessing their teacher's favorite book as a child. Answers revealed after Spring Break. Check-out the book from our library. @LibrariesinRISD #RISDUnitedinReading Jen Wills

OHE K & 1st ss are using PebbleGo databases to learn about animals, insects, etc. Engaged learners' excitement permeates the classrooms. Thanks RISD Lib. Dept. for providing this wonderful resource for our students to use. Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology Heather Hornor (she/her) Jen Wills

April is School Library Month! #AASLslm ala.org/aasl/slm

OHE students are thrilled to get several new books to keep. Book ownership encourages reading motivation and reading achievement. What a great kick-off to Summer Reading! Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology Heather Hornor (she/her) Jen Wills

All together again! These Elementary #LITEs are so excited to be together and learn together!! #LibrariesinRISD #RISDPowerofLove Alejandra Isais Heather Hornor (she/her)

Ss doing a scavenger hunt in the renovated OHE Library using iPads to take photos of their "finds." We had fun learning to locate books in our "new" library!

After watching a video clip on Native Americans building their homes, OHE 4th graders were given 4 pipe cleaners & a piece of foil to build a "house." I'm always amazed at the ingenuity of students. Jen Wills @LibrariesinRISD @RISDSTEMweek21

3rd graders "scavenger hunt" with books and sticky notes to locate nonfiction text features. Thanks to ICS, Lacey, for assisting us. Jen Wills Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology Heather Hornor (she/her)

Students are excited about the arrival of new library books. New books + Student choice = Students who want to read their books. Thank you RISD for providing funding for books that generate enthusiasm & the desire to read. Richardson ISD Library & Information Technology Jen Wills #RISDGreatness