Summer Reading Books Suggestions for 2016

Parents, are you scratching your head wondering what your birth through 8th grader should read this summer?  The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association has their annual Summer Reading Book List available online now!  Download a PDF color copy for yourself, or pick one up from the children's room at the library!  There's some really great books on these lists that you surely don't want to miss out on!


Birth to Preschool

Grades Kindergarten to 2nd

Grades 3rd to 5th

Grades 6th to 8th

Kindergarten Registration

Don't forget....the last day to register your 5-year-old child for kindergarten at your local public school is June 1st, 2016.  Once you child has registered, have them wear their red TTSD t-shirt and stop by the children's desk in the library to pick up a special activity packet!  Check out this quick informational video posted on the WCCLS Facebook on how your can register your child:

https://www.facebook.com/wccls/posts/10154825307200961

Calling all newly registered Kindergartners!

The Tigard-Tualatin School District has already begun kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year.  Is your soon-to-be kindergartner registered?  Did they get a cute red t-shirt saying that they've registered?  If so, have your child wear their TTSD shirt into the library and they will get a special prize!!!  This special prize is specifically put together just for newly registered kindergartners.  The prizes are comprised of activity folders that include stickers, pencils, make-your-own puppets, and lots of other age appropriate activities.  Only one prize folder per child, please!  If you have questions, please contact the children's desk at 503-718-2656.

Back to School Blues?

School is starts a week from today.  I can't believe summer is coming to an end.  Wow, time sure does fly!  Do you have some kiddos at home dreading going back to school in September?  Well, here's some fun picture books that just might help them get back into their regular school routine and make them excited to go back to class!



Planet Kindergarten by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
A young child imagines going off to Kindergarten as a journey to another planet

Edda: A Little Valkyrie's First Day of School by Adam Auerbach
Edda, the littlest Valkyrie, leaves the magical land of Asgard to attend school in hopes of making a friend her own age, but feels like an outcast until she finds her courage and learns that being different makes her special.

The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School by Deborah Diesen
Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.

A Big Day for Migs! by Jo Hodgkinson
Migs' first day of school gets off to a rough start, but he overcomes his shyness to ask for help from his new classmates and makes the day special for everyone.








Dog Days of School by Kelly DiPucchio
Tired of school, Charlie envies his dog and wishes he could be a dog, too, but when his wish comes true he discovers that his life was not all bad.









Ninja Boy Goes to School by N.D. Wilson
A little boy explains what it's like to go to school--when you're a ninja.










My Teacher is a Monster (No. I Am Not) by Peter Brown
Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.








On My Way to School by Sarah Maizes
Livi imagines herself as an elephant, a Sherpa leading an expedition up Mount Everest, and a movie star signing autographs as she tries to avoid going to school.

Little Lola by Julie Saab
After climbing aboard a school bus, a curious cat spends an enjoyable day at school.