Reading with a friend is always fun. These two students were reading the same book together on their iPads after learning how to check out Maxfield’s collection of ebooks with the MackinVia app during library time.

It's almost time for the Winter Olympics to begin. Check out these books available in the SPPS MackinVia ebook collection to learn more about your favorite Olympic sport.

Creativity in the library today. Ms. Gruber’s students designed original characters to add to their Bloxels video game. Students will be researching a country and creating a video game with facts about their country.

Ms. Silas’ class learned about block coding while teaching Dash the robot to drive.

During library class, Ms. Moulton’s class researched the life cycle of a frog. Then they worked in groups to create tadpoles and froglets using Lego WeDo.

April is School Library Month!

Proud students finishing up their Lego WeDo tadpole. Students researched a frog’s life cycle and then created tadpoles and froglets using Legos.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Here are some incredible AAPI ebooks to read year-round on MackinVia. #sppsreads

Students are getting ready for summer reading on their iPads. Last week they reviewed how to read Saint Paul Public Schools collection of ebooks in MackinVia. This week they practiced logging into Libby, Saint Paul Public Library’s ebook collection.

The 4th and 5th graders showed off their creativity by creating a Bloxels video game about the country they researched.

It's the end of the year and time to look back at the accomplishments and highlights from the 21-22 school year. One highlight: Maxfield students' ebook usage increased by 97% with 5,201 ebooks checked out this school year. SPPS Library Services Saint Paul Public Schools #sppsreads

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th. Check out the ebooks in MackinVIA to learn more about the importance of voting. Saint Paul Public Schools students and staff can login to MackinVia using Clever, the MackinVia app, or mackinvia.com.

November is Native American Heritage Month! Celebrate with ebooks available in the Saint Paul Public Schools MackinVia collection. Students and staff can login using Clever, the MackinVia app, or at mackinvia.com.

Great things are happening in the Global Arts Plus Upper Library with licensed librarian, Ms. StCyr! Saint Paul Public Schools Chreese Jones

Celebrate Black History this month and all year long with Saint Paul Public Schools' collection of ebooks in MackinVia. Students and staff can login to MackinVia using Clever. #sppsreads #BlackHistoryMonth

The library at CapitolHillSPPS is the place to be for hands-on coding fun! Students are programming robots with the guidance of their talented library media specialist, Ms. Warde. It's amazing to see their creativity and coding in action! #librarycoding Saint Paul Public Schools

Calling all @SPPSNews bookworms! April is School Library Month and we're celebrating with a bookmark design contest! This year's theme is "I Love My School Library." Show us your love for reading and your school library by creating a unique bookmark design.

School Library Month may be coming to an end, but the impact of our Saint Paul Public Schools Library Media Specialists(Librarians) will continue to inspire students. Thank you to our Library Media Specialists for your hard work and commitment to our students!