LRC Weekly Update

We braved the crowds at the Follett warehouse book sale in McHenry this past Saturday and purchased 120 new books to infuse fresh life into our school library collection.

Navigating the aisles felt like a strategic treasure hunt, allowing us to select a rich, diverse array of new titles that will expand our students' reading horizons. Crucially, the sale also allowed us to purchase essential duplicates of some high-demand favorites and expand our Spanish picture book collection.

Hauling the boxes back to school was certainly a workout, but we're really looking forward to getting these fantastic new additions into our collection and into the hands of our students soon!

Preparing for the Book Fair

The in-person Fall Book Fair will be open for purchases from October 6th to October 10th. To prepare, the library will be closed for setup on October 2nd and open for a class preview on October 3rd.

On October 3rd, you can sign your class up for a 15-minute preview using this link. During this time, students can create wish lists that can be sent home. Additionally, a duplicate copy of the student wish list will be sent back to the classroom with teachers in the hopes to distribute it to parents during conferences to encourage book purchases.

Teachers with library time on October 2nd and 3rd are encouraged to reschedule their library and check out time. Please comment in the LRC schedule with your preferred alternative library time.

Shopping During the Fair

During the week of the fair, there will be no regular library time or book check-outs. Classes will not have a scheduled time to shop. New this year, you can send up to five students at a time to the book fair to buy books with laminated passes created by the LRC. These passes will appear in your mailbox by Friday, October 3rd.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions and thank you for supporting the Fall Book Fair!

Live stream read-alouds are meant to be quick, fun break in the day for your classes to enjoy a book without the added hassle of coming down to the library. Our test read-aloud, The Dot, was a success and we'd like to continue to offer this read-aloud break frequently throughout the year.

We also understand how precious—and often packed—your time is, that's why we're putting out a quick poll to find the best time to participate in a live stream read-aloud.

Please take a moment to take the poll below to cast your vote. Let's find that perfect pocket of time so we can share this experience together!

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make our upcoming book fair a huge success!

We need help with a variety of tasks, including assisting students with finding books, managing the checkout process, and tidying up the displays. Your time and energy would be greatly appreciated and directly contribute to creating a wonderful experience for our students. If you are available to lend a hand, please sign up using the link below.

Sign-Up Genius - Book Fair Volunteers

Thank you for your support!

We've got some great news! The LRC has received donated gift cards for our students totaling $1200. Woohoo!!!

We need your help in selecting 3 students in your classroom who you think would most benefit from purchasing a book from the book fair. To select them, please come on down to the bistro and highlight their names on printed class lists in a Harry Potter binder. :)

If you have any questions please come on over to the LRC and I'll be happy to help.

We'd love your input! Please suggest books for our March Book Madness using the form below. All suggestions are due by September 30th.

You may fill out the FORM as many times as needed. :)

Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th - Oct. 15th in the library! We've got a large selection of books on display and would love to host read-a-louds for your classes.

Please take a look at my LRC Schedule and comment if you'd like an extra read-aloud in the LRC or your classroom to celebrate!

Chromebook Troubleshooting Tips

Here's a how-to slideshow with some basic troubleshooting tips for chromebooks. It includes information on how to fix a sideways screen, clearing your cache and turning off accessibility mode.

Vivi Updates - Extended Screen

For those who wanted to extend their desktops instead of mirror your screen you now can! Using the desktop vivi app you can set up multiple screens. Here's a quick how-to from microsoft or please reach out to Kristine to help!

YouTube Update

Elementary students cannot access YouTube as of June 2025. While this has its good points it may create a wrinkle in your teaching if you want students to utilize secondary video sources. But fear not! there is a workaround.

If you want to continue to use YouTube videos and have students access them you can embed them in google slides. If you have any questions about how to embed videos in your slides please reach out to Kristine. :)

Daily Sub Tech Capabilities

New this year, daily subs will use a chromebook issued from the LRC. These devices can connect to Vivi using classlink, however, daily subs do not have the ability to print.

They also do not have access to many Classlink and instructional apps. Please keep this in mind when you are planning an absence.

Below is a snapshot of what you're daily substitute will see in classlink.

• Helpdesk Ticket Portal

• Vivi Connect Directions (Windows+K DOES NOT WORK)

• How to Pin a Website to Task Bar

• How to add a printer

• 2025-26 List - D303 Approved Instructional Technology

• SOPPA reference

• Schoology Commitments 25-26

• share your story here - D303 News

• How to import content from old course - Schoology Support