Hedgcoxe Library
May 2026
Read All About It!
What a year it has been in the Hedgcoxe library! Here are the highlights:
- We've circulated 13,268 print resources and over 6000 digital resources (databases and e-books) for our students and staff!
- All students received age-appropriate library instruction on literacy skills, digital citizenship skills, and information literacy skills.
- We had a school-wide author visit with illustrator and author Adam Rex, and our 4th graders enjoyed a Bookelicious virtual visit featuring prolific author Katherine Applegate. Thank you to our amazing PTA for making those author visits possible for our students!
- While our most-circulated books are still the perennial favorites from the Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, our students also enjoyed rich picture books, a variety of stand-alone and series chapter books, and many kinds of non-fiction books.
- Our year in the library was also sprinkled with fun activities like two PTA-sponsored book fairs, seasonal reading challenges, a bookmark-creation contest, and STEAM building stations. There's something for everyone in our library!
It's time now to bring all of our books "home" for the summer so I can get our shelves ready for a new school year. All books were due on Friday, May 8th. If your student still has a library book that cannot be located, then please contact me at karen.berry@pisd.edu for payment information. (Lost or damaged books must be paid for; we can no longer accept replacement books in lieu of payment.) Students whose accounts are not reconciled before summer will not be able to check out books when school resumes in August. This includes 5th graders who are moving on to middle school! The good news is that if you pay for a book and then find it over the summer, a full refund can be arranged if the book is returned in good condition within the first two weeks of the next school year. If you have any questions about lost library books, please email Mrs. Berry at karen.berry@pisd.edu.
2025-2026 Bluebonnet and 2x2 Readers
At the beginning of this school year, Mrs. Berry made available reading logs for the Texas 2x2 Reading Program (for K-2nd students) and the Bluebonnet Reading Program (for 3rd-5th students). Below are the students who completed and turned in their reading logs by the indicated due dates:
2x2 READERS:
Kinder- Ellie Berglund, Jonas Brassette, Gemma Smith
1st grade- Liba Ahmed, Victor Drozdetski, Cora Durham, Isaiah Favella, Natalia Russo, Sophia Urbina
2nd grade- Autumn Anderson, Brooklyn Belza, Tino Favella, Sloane Smith, Emma Wood, Everly Wood
BLUEBONNET READERS:
3rd grade- Camille Brassette, Aubrey Camp, Amir Osman, Khansa Sadaf, Peter Stout
4th grade- Cayde Green, Keira Guei, Kayleigh Slater, Ames Song
5th grade- Santiago Falcon, Ryan Miller, Jonah Myers, Gabby Russo
The Bluebonnet Readers were honored at a special breakfast with Mrs. Berry in April.
The 2x2 Readers received recognition on HHTV and a reward from Mrs. Berry in mid-May.
The 2026-2027 2x2 and Bluebonnet reading lists are already available (see links below), and the public libraries do have those books in case your students would like to get a head start on reading titles from the lists this summer. Every student will receive a 2x2 reading log (K-2nd) or a Bluebonnet reading log (3rd-5th) during library classes when school resumes in August.
2026-27 2x2 Reading List (for 2 yrs old through 2nd grade)
2026-27 Bluebonnet Reading List (for 3rd through 6th grades)
KEEP READING for more summer reading resources, ideas, and fun incentives!
SUMMER READING: Avoid the Summer Slide with these Amazing Ideas & Incentives!
"Summer Slide" is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. The good news is that preventing the summer slide is as easy as reading for 20 minutes a day over the summer. The best news is that children who read for 20 minutes a day over the summer can make a "summer leap" and make reading gains!
Check out the reading programs below for some fun ideas and free incentives to keep your students reading ALL SUMMER LONG! Click each link for details.
PLANO ISD Summer Reading Challenge- Click to read about the first annual Plano ISD Beanstack challenge! The top three elementary schools and the top three middle schools will each receive funds to purchase new books for their library. Additional recognition and rewards will also be provided for the top school at each level, along with opportunities to earn prizes from Beanstack for overall participation. So encourage your Hound to READ and then to LOG THEIR READING MINUTES in Beanstack! The Beanstack app is available on every student's Webdesk. See below for Beanstack resources and how-to videos:
Beanstack Mobile App Login Directions
PISD elementary students can access Sora e-books/audiobooks and Tumblebooks through their PISD Webdesks all summer long! Students can earn digital badges in Sora for various reading challenges. If a student does not have the Sora app on their webdesk, it is because their parents opted out of e-book access in Skyward at the beginning of last school year.
This summer reading program through Barnes & Noble allows children in 1st-6th grade to earn a FREE book by reading 8 books and filling out a journal about them.
HALF PRICE BOOKS Register online to receive information about HPB Summer Reading Camp and how to earn $5 in Bookworm Bucks in June and July.
KERA’s FREE Summer Learning Challenge for ages 4-10 is a global adventure filled with crafts, PBS KIDS fun, and World-Cup-inspired soccer excitement to keep kids reading, playing, and learning all summer long, right from your home!
Pizza Hut is bringing its summer reading Book It program back for kids. Enrollment is open and ready to earn a FREE personal pan pizza. The program begins June 1st.
CHUCK E. CHEESE READING REWARDS CALENDARS
Reading Calendar AND Other Incentive Calendar
Earn 10 free tokens for reading. Just fill out the calendar and bring it in to claim your free tokens. This can be repeated over the summer. You can also use any of their downloadable calendars to reward your students.
And last but not least, here's a message to Hound Families from our amazing public libraries:
"Plano Public Library is ready for summer! Our summer reading program begins May 30, and we have free events for all ages all summer long! Don’t miss our summer kickoff parties on May 30 at Parr, Harrington, and Davis Libraries – visit www.planolibrary.org for details!"
Library Volunteers
If you would like to be a library volunteer next school year, then look for the QR codes that will be posted around the building during Meet the Teacher to express your interest in and availability for volunteering. Mrs. Berry will then reach out to you about joining this amazing team.
Have a wonderful summer, and I look forward to seeing your students in the library again next school year. Happy Reading!
Karen Berry, Hedgcoxe Librarian
469-752-1727