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Library Learning Center
Library Learning Center
Contacts
Rebecca Stewart
School Librarian/Media Special
Northwest Middle School
rebecca.stewart@slcschools.org
Work: 801-578-8547 1250
Summer reading helps middle school students keep their brains sharp and ready for the next school year! Research shows that students who read during the break do better in school and remember more of what they learned. Just 20 minutes a day can make a big difference! Students can use the fun ideas on the library’s summer reading BINGO board to find books they’ll love—no tests, just fun!
Looking for a good book nearby? Download the Little Free Library app to easily find neighborhood book-sharing boxes near you! Use the “Near Me” feature to see Little Free Libraries based on your location, or search by city or zip code to plan your next book hunt. It's a fun way to explore, share, and read all summer long!
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Summer reading helps middle school students keep their brains sharp and ready for the next school year! Research shows that students who read during the break do better in school and remember more of what they learned. Just 20 minutes a day can make a big difference! Students can use the fun ideas on the library’s summer reading BINGO board to find books they’ll love—no tests, just fun!
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Looking for a good book nearby? Download the Little Free Library app to easily find neighborhood book-sharing boxes near you! Use the “Near Me” feature to see Little Free Libraries based on your location, or search by city or zip code to plan your next book hunt. It's a fun way to explore, share, and read all summer long!
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Library Media Center Resources
Utah's Online library has many great references and tools. Please contact Ms. Stewart for the login and password information for home access.
Sora provides the quickest and easiest way to get started with digital titles from our school. Students can simply log in using school credentials and instantly access hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks on virtually any device. Search our online collection of over 13,000 e-books and audiobooks. Find a great book to read or for listening!
Getting Started with Sora
- Sora Instructions for downloading the Sora app to your phone:
- Sora Help | The Sora Help page provides a menu of step-by-step instructions for all the features of Sora, as well as tips for solving problems.
Start checking out eBooks and audiobooks today! Click this link to sign in.
To access digital books through your public library accounts, follow the links below.
You just need your Salt Lake City or County Library card # and PIN.
Don’t have a public library card? You get a card because you are a student at our school district!
Download to print a public library application here. Students can turn in the filled-in application for a library card at the Day-Riverside branch.
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Sora provides the quickest and easiest way to get started with digital titles from our school. Students can simply log in using school credentials and instantly access hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks on virtually any device. Search our online collection of over 13,000 e-books and audiobooks. Find a great book to read or for listening!
Getting Started with Sora
- Sora Instructions for downloading the Sora app to your phone:
- Sora Help | The Sora Help page provides a menu of step-by-step instructions for all the features of Sora, as well as tips for solving problems.
Start checking out eBooks and audiobooks today! Click this link to sign in.
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To access digital books through your public library accounts, follow the links below.
You just need your Salt Lake City or County Library card # and PIN.
Don’t have a public library card? You get a card because you are a student at our school district!
Download to print a public library application here. Students can turn in the filled-in application for a library card at the Day-Riverside branch.
2024-25 Exciting Author Visits
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Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple book series, including The Conjureverse series and The Belles series. Dhonielle spent most of her childhood under her grandmother’s dining room table with a stack of books. Dhonielle taught secondary school for several years and is a former elementary and middle school librarian. Dhonielle’ s an avid traveler, and always on the hunt for magic and mischief! She has visited five of the seven continents! Dhonielle lives in New York City.
Read Dhonielle’s books today!
Join Book Club next year!
Book Club happens two times a month, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. We make crafts, talk about books, and receive prizes for reading. Come find out what makes book club fun!
Library Media Center Disclosure Statement
The Library Learning Centers in the Salt Lake City School District exist to provide informational resources for teachers and students, assist students in developing literacy and research skills , and offer recreational reading opportunities. Our goal is to have a current, engaging, relevant, and diverse collection, providing information on a wide variety of topics geared to the ages of our students. When selecting books, we consider the needs of the core curriculum and the interests of our students. We strive to keep current informational materials and recreational reading titles as our budgets allow.
Parents are encouraged to take an active interest in their child's reading materials. They should have discussions with their child about what is, and what is not, appropriate for their child. Our library serves a broad age and interest range. Parents and students should realize that not every book in the library will be appropriate for each child in the school. If a title does not work for a particular student, he or she is encouraged to return it and find a book that is a better fit. The Library Technology Teacher is happy to help your child find an appropriate book that meets his or her needs.
Declaración de la Presentación del Centro de Medios de la Biblioteca
Los Centros de Aprendizaje en las Bibliotecas del Distrito Escolar de Salt Lake City exiten para proveer recursos de información a los maestros y estudiantes, ayudar a los estudiantes en desarrollar habilidades del alfabetismo e investigación además de ofrecer oportunidades recreativas en la lectura. Nuestra meta es tener una colección actualizada, cautivadora, relevante y diversa que provee información sobre una gran variedad de temas para nuestros estudiantes de toda edad. En seleccionar libros, consideramos las necesidades del currículum esencial y los intereses de nuestros estudiantes. Intentamos mantener materiales informativos actuales y títulos de lectura recreativa según permiten nuestros presupuestos.
Se animan a los padres tener interés en los materiales de lectura de sus hijos. Deberían tener discusiones con su hijo sobre lo que es y lo que no es apropiado. Nuestra biblioteca sirve un amplio rango de edad e interés. Los padres y estudiantes deberían tomar en cuenta que no cada libro de la biblioteca será apropiado para cada niño de le escuela. Si un libro no vale por un estudiante, él o ella está invitado regresarlo y buscar un libro que más le conviene. La Maestra de la Tecnología en la Biblioteca está encantada de ayudar a su hijo encontrar un libro apropiado que satisface sus necesidades.
Library Media Center Disclosure Statement
The Library Learning Centers in the Salt Lake City School District exist to provide informational resources for teachers and students, assist students in developing literacy and research skills , and offer recreational reading opportunities. Our goal is to have a current, engaging, relevant, and diverse collection, providing information on a wide variety of topics geared to the ages of our students. When selecting books, we consider the needs of the core curriculum and the interests of our students. We strive to keep current informational materials and recreational reading titles as our budgets allow.
Parents are encouraged to take an active interest in their child's reading materials. They should have discussions with their child about what is, and what is not, appropriate for their child. Our library serves a broad age and interest range. Parents and students should realize that not every book in the library will be appropriate for each child in the school. If a title does not work for a particular student, he or she is encouraged to return it and find a book that is a better fit. The Library Technology Teacher is happy to help your child find an appropriate book that meets his or her needs.
Declaración de la Presentación del Centro de Medios de la Biblioteca
Los Centros de Aprendizaje en las Bibliotecas del Distrito Escolar de Salt Lake City exiten para proveer recursos de información a los maestros y estudiantes, ayudar a los estudiantes en desarrollar habilidades del alfabetismo e investigación además de ofrecer oportunidades recreativas en la lectura. Nuestra meta es tener una colección actualizada, cautivadora, relevante y diversa que provee información sobre una gran variedad de temas para nuestros estudiantes de toda edad. En seleccionar libros, consideramos las necesidades del currículum esencial y los intereses de nuestros estudiantes. Intentamos mantener materiales informativos actuales y títulos de lectura recreativa según permiten nuestros presupuestos.
Se animan a los padres tener interés en los materiales de lectura de sus hijos. Deberían tener discusiones con su hijo sobre lo que es y lo que no es apropiado. Nuestra biblioteca sirve un amplio rango de edad e interés. Los padres y estudiantes deberían tomar en cuenta que no cada libro de la biblioteca será apropiado para cada niño de le escuela. Si un libro no vale por un estudiante, él o ella está invitado regresarlo y buscar un libro que más le conviene. La Maestra de la Tecnología en la Biblioteca está encantada de ayudar a su hijo encontrar un libro apropiado que satisface sus necesidades.
2023-24 Exciting Author Visits!
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Jessica Kim writes about Asian American girls finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. Jessica has written two books, Stand Up, Yumi Chung and Make a Move, Sunny Park. Like Yumi, Jessica lives with her family in Southern California.
Read Jessica’s books today!
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The daughter of a printer, Carole Boston Weatherford was practically born with ink in her blood. She began writing at age 6 and soon after saw her poems in print. She has authored 70-plus books. Her books have garnered 2 NAACP Image Awards and 9 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, including a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and 4 Caldecott Honors. Her career achievements have been recognized with the North Carolina Award for Literature, the Nonfiction Award from the Children’s Book Guild and induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
Read the Ms. Weatherford’s books today!
Jeffery Boston Weatherford was born with such distinctive hands that his grandmother predicted he would grow up to do important work. She was right! An award-winning illustrator, Jeffery has collaborated with Carole (his mom!) on 3 books. He was a Romare Bearden scholar at Howard University where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. Also a performance poet and fine artist, Jeffery has performed or exhibited in the U.S., West Africa and the Middle East.
Check out Jeffery’s illustrations today!
2022-2023 Exciting Author Visits!
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Nick Brooks is an award-winning author and filmmaker from Washington DC. He attended Howard University, George Mason University, and the University of Southern California. Nick also is a rapper known by the moniker, Ben Kenobe, and has composed music for films. While at Northwest, Nick freestyled for our 8th graders! Our 8th grade students were each gifted a signed copy of Promise Boys. This page-turner is a captivating mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. Nick has written two books and is currently working on his third—a sequel to Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont.
Read Nick’s books today!
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Brian Young is a Native American author and filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, he grew up on the Navaho Reservation. Brian is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia University. Brian is a script writer and has worked on several short films. Brian has written the two-book series, Healer of the Water Monster, and contributed to Ancestor Approved.
Read Brian’s books today!
Check out the fun activities at the public library!
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Calling All Teen Creations. The City Library is seeking creations from local teens! We will feature submissions in a variety of public digital collections and on our City Library Teens Blog! We are hoping for original photos, drawings, music, poetry, short stories, book reviews, and any other creative content! (It's an excellent way for shy artist Teens to feel important and artistically valued).
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For teens who want to read books authored by and about the lives of Black people, here is the library's Teen Black Lives Matter booklist (it also contains graphic novels & movies).
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There's also the fabulous SLCPL Teen Blog, with posts from Teen Librarians and teens who have a lot to say! There are weekly polls, (Ketchup vs Fry Sauce, etc.), Alphabet Soup happenings, DIY tutorials, ACT Study Sessions, Book Reviews and posts about keeping entertained during quarantine.
Click below for more teen information!
