Apple Glen Elementary Library

Save the date for the kick off the the Apple Glen Elementary Book Bus—June16th from 5:30-7:00. For our first night the bus will not run the route but meet at the Apple Glen parking bus loop. Students can get a book, popsicle, and play at the school afterwards. Hope you can join the fun!!

Save the Dates for our NEW Summer Book Bus!!! We had to alter stops because of bus inaccessibility at some locations. Our first event will be a park and play at Apple Glen on June 16th. The following dates the bus will run a route to stop at a location near you. Check out the map in the attached image. Also, be sure to save the other dates and tentative times in your calendar.

Dates:

June 16th Park and Play (@ Apple Glen)
June 30th Bus Route Stop
July 14th Bus Route Stop
July 28th Bus Route Stop
Tentative Times of Stops:

Stop 1 5:30

The Greens Apt. Clubhouse

Stop 2 5:50

SE Hendrix St./SE 5th St.

Stop 3 6:05

Woodscreek Grassland Ct.

Stop 4 6:25

NE Canbury Ave/Plymouth

Stop 5 6:45

Lo Mar & NE 12th

Stop 6 7:00

NE Steinbeck/NE Homer Ave

Stop 7 7:20

Waterside Apt.

Bus Compass APP

FOLLOW THE BUS USING THE BUS COMPASS APP!

Bentonville Public Library— https://bentonvillelibrary.org/kids/summerreading
Summer Reading Club is back, and this year we're challenged to Unearth a Story!!!
From June 1 to July 31, we invite you to dig in to a good book, uncover hidden stories, explore the past, and discover the joy that reading brings! Throughout the summer, we'll also have decorations, programs, and other exciting features designed to inspire and engage readers.

Starting in May, you can register for the Summer Reading Club several ways:

visit BPL's Beanstack page
download and register on the free Beanstack app for Apple or Android
visit Bentonville Public Library's Children's Services desk
Beginning June 1, log your reading on Beanstack, on a full-color paper tracker you can request at the Children's Services desk, or download your own tracker to print.
Turn in your hours to the Children's Services desk. For every three hours you read (up to 12 hours), you'll get to pick a prize from the treasure chest (while supplies last).
Log hours in Beanstack every week to be eligible for weekly prize drawings. Any child who has logged minutes in Beanstack during the week of the drawing will be eligible to win.
Complete and turn in 15 hours of reading to receive a certificate for a FREE BOOK from Read It Again Bookstore and an entry into a grand prize drawing. Receive an extra entry into the grand prize drawing for each additional 3 hours past the 15 hours that you read.
Read at least 15 hours to be entered into the grand prize drawings! And remember, all reading counts - newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, reading to your kids, cereal boxes, whatever!

Get the whole family involved! Adults and teens have their own challenges (and reading to kids counts)!

Important dates:

Monday, June 1st- First day to log reading
Friday, July 31st - Last day to log reading and pick up prizes
Monday, August 3rd- Grand prize drawings for all ages

Something new is coming this summer—the Book Bus!! Check out the details in the images. We are still ironing out the stops, but here is a rough plan. Information should have come home in Tuesday folders. Save the dates, and I hope to see your family at the kick off event and at other bus stop locations!!

Summers coming!! Check out all the ways to challenge your kids to read over the summer!

Reading challenge celebration day—so much fun!! Thank you to the parents who could come to help. I wouldn’t have survived without you guys!!!

I would love some feedback from Apple Glen families. Don’t feel like you have to answer every question. Thank you in advance!!

Family Library Survey I have created a building-wide survey to gather feedback about our library program, and your input truly matters to me. I know the survey is a bit longer than usual, but after a few years, it feels like the right time to reflect on our program and look for ways to grow and improve. You do not have t...

So much fun with research and our wax museum!!

International Family Night 2026

A special thank you to all the families who shared their culture with us with booths. We truly appreciate Washington Junior High Orchestra, Ozark Highlanders, and our cultural dancers in making the night entertaining!!

Hope you can celebrate our International Family Night at Apple Glen Elementary on Tuesday, April 7th from 4:00-6:00. Join the fun with a Washington Junior High orchestra Middle Eastern piece, Bagpipes performance, and dances from other countries! Don't forget the food and fun as well! See you next week!