Deadline for submissions, Feb. 5, is approaching! Florida's largest student film competition and awards show returns April 26 with more than $28,000 in cash and prizes, and we're calling all creators to submit: pbfilm.com/ssof. @ringlingcollege UCF College of Arts & Humanities @fsufilm #SSOF

We are counting down the minutes until your visit today Karen Kilpatrick. Our students can't wait! Florida SSYRA Florida SSYRA Jr. Lisa Ockerman Trish Gittleman #librarylife

Happening right now! Our Outdoor Book Tasting is being enjoyed by all. Art, music, drama and books are on display! Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman #librarylife

Our marvelous ballerinas stopped by the library to read to PreK students after their show. They loved it! ❤️ Lisa Ockerman Trish Gittleman #librarylife

Enjoyed the good food and even better conversation at this morning's Reading is Magical Middle School Breakfast where we discussed the Florida SSYRA books! Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman Debbie Gibson #librarylife

Did you know that an octopus has 3 hearts? We learned that and so much more today for World Read Aloud Day! Thank you for your visits! Kathryn Holmes Tara Knudson Gabrielle Balkan Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman #library

Students have enjoyed voting for their favorite Florida SSYRA and Florida SSYRA Jr. books all week! Trish Gittleman Reference Librarian

Great virtual visit with Kelly Jordan! My students enjoyed hearing you read The Little Blue Cottage to them. Shanda McCloskey Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman #librarylife

Another successful Middle School Books & Breakfast this morning. We introduced books by Kwame the Gr8, Ruta Sepetys Updates and E. Lockhart in anticipation of their upcoming virtual visits. Kim Molke Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman #librarylife

Thanks for a wonderful virtual visit Kwame the Gr8. Our middle schoolers enjoyed meeting you! Trish Gittleman Kim Molke #librarylife

It's National School Library Month and we are enjoying what students are saying about our library. ❤️ Trish Gittleman American Library Association Lisa Ockerman Kim Molke #librarylife

Our littles are wasting no time checking out the 2024-2025 Florida SSYRA Jr. books! They are so excited about getting a head start on reading all 15! Florida SSYRA Trish Gittleman Kim Molke Alex Latimer Alex Willan Alan Katz Monica Arnaldo Lisa Ockerman Josh Funk #librarylife

It's never too late to follow your dreams. 😍 My students learned that J.L. Espin fell in love with reading novels as an adult and was determined to write one despite several rejections. Thanks for an inspiring visit! Trish Gittleman Kim Molke Lisa Ockerman #librarylife

The 2024-2025 Sunshine State books are up and ready for check out. We don't waste a minute! Florida SSYRA Florida SSYRA Jr. Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman #librarylife

Today our staff began the faculty meeting by writing a handwritten note to a student in their classroom. We will then be mailing these notes home to families. Our focus for May is encouragement!

If you haven’t yet CHECK OUT 🤩 my version of “GO-FISH” to enhance student engagement 💥🎉🥳 - Question and Answer - Vocab and Definitions - Cause and Effect - Math problems Set it up however you need to review content and get kids ACTIVELY ENGAGED in LEARNING 🙌

Middle Schoolers + Passive Programming = Happy Librarians! Trish Gittleman Lisa Ockerman Kim Molke #librarylife

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a book display and virtual visit with Darshana Khiani. ❤️ #librarylife

Thank you Dev Petty for a terrific virtual visit today! My students enjoyed meeting you and your pets. ❤️

Starting the year off strong with a book tasting, fun eBooks, Florida SSYRA Jr. winners and a virtual author visit with Sarah Beth Durst! Lisa Ockerman Kim Molke #librarylife