IISD Libraries

Huge shout out to @HuckabeeInc for coming out to read about summer break and moving on to Kindergarten! It was a full circle moment as some of our students prepare to advance to the newly built @BartonBuff Elementary. @KinkeadeECS @IrvingLibraries

🎉📚 Celebrating our #ReadAcrossAmerica winners! These elementary students logged over 5,000 minutes in March, earning their very own @Ozobot🤖Their classes also logged the most minutes, winning pizza parties too! 🍕 Reading + robotics + celebration = the perfect combination! 💙

ICYMI: This #FutureReadyLibrarians podcast episode with @follettcontent is for librarians ready to break free from expectations and redefine leadership. 🎧 Tune in now with @shannonmmiller, @la_teacherTX & Erica White from @IrvingLibraries. ⏯️ bit.ly/42XRirU

We welcomed an award-winning Capstone author to the library yesterday! Keka Novales, originally from Guatemala, created the 8-book series, Hola Lola! The protagonist, Lola, lives in Texas, but her beloved Abuelita from Guatemala keeps her rooted to wonderful family traditions.

🚀 Students blasted off into space with @mergeedu this week! Ss worked with a partner to explore the planets in our solar system & complete an outer space passport. @KinkeadeECS @IrvingLibraries

Episode 7 of #LeadingFromtheLibrary with @FollettContent is live! @shannonmmiller hosts @la_teacherTX & Erica White from @IrvingLibraries for Unbound and Unbothered Librarians featuring real conversations about redefining leadership & more! 🎧: bit.ly/4uOZmaD

It was a week full of research in the JMS library! 8th grade science dug into human drivers of climate change, 8th grade RLA examined shifts in technology, and 7th RLA researched inspiring change makers. The focus was reading to learn, using reliable resources, and giving credit!

Don’t miss this new #futurereadylibs podcast dropping tomorrow with my amazing @IrvingLibraries friends @Erika White and @la_teacherTX ❤️

Sneak peek! This #FutureReadyLibrarians podcast episode with @follettcontent is for librarians ready to break free from expectations and redefine leadership in today’s learning spaces. 🎧 Tune in tomorrow with @shannonmmiller, @la_teacherTX & Erica White from @IrvingLibraries.

Career Day! Repping @IrvingLibraries her for Ss at @MacArthurCards Do you want to be a school librarian? Come learn how to do it!

It’s always a good time with my librarian people! We are telling the world about school librarians at the MacArthur HS Career Day with our bestie, Optimus Lime. So many former Caterpillars here! @Read_MsAlcaraz @MacReads @IrvingLibraries

@NickAtNimitz24 @NimitzVikings Look at all of those DZ kids doing amazing things 🤩 so proud ✨

Breakfast with Stars ✨ the stars shined bright today 🩶💙⚓️

✨Breakfast with the Stars✨is both heart-fulfilling & profoundly meaningful 💫 Hearing students reflect on the @IrvingISD educators who shaped their journeys & the colleges & degrees they are pursuing reminds us why this work matters. So proud of their stories & bright futures🎓

Keller had a chance to to share the importance of reading, @IrvingLibraries premium resources, and getting ready for summer reading during @NimitzVikings All Pro Dad meeting.

Our last @KinkeadeECS 🦘 CIC mtg. included celebrating the HUGE growth 📈 of students in RLA and Math and a special tour of some of the existing and future grand spaces of the campus 👩‍🔬 🧑‍🔬 ! Seeing so many places for sts to learn through STEM was truly incredible!

Shoutout to @PFE_IISD for hosting a successful Community Resource Fair! 🙌 A big thank you to @IrvingISD for all the books 📚 my children walked away with and for exposing them to the amazing opportunities IISD has to offer. 💙📖 #CommunityStrong #IrvingISD #Grateful

📚5th 6 Weeks #ExcellenceInAction @IrvingISD librarians have been busy! From teaching engaging, collaborative lessons to circulating books & eBooks & guiding Ss to premium resources, their work continues to drive student success & a❤️of learning across our campuses🧠🤍📚

Congratulations @NimitzVikings 10th graders! Y'all logged the most minutes with 11,851 minutes.. BUT.. guess what Nimitz was 3rd place in the district with 18,241 minutes logged for #nationallibraryweek @irvinglibraries

Love to see the community come together @irvingisd @PFE_IISD and build up our families home libraries 📚❤️📚

Join student influencer Patrick as he highlights a fun week celebrating National Library Week at Nimitz, featuring dress-up days, interactive activities and a spotlight on the vital role libraries and staff play in strengthening communities. #NationalLibraryWeek