Long Elementary Library Media Center

05/09/2019

We did not win, but we did have fun. Thanks, Confluence Academy, for hosting!

05/09/2019

Book Battle is ready to begin. Show your support and wish them luck with a “like!”

04/24/2019

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The 2019 Book of the Year winners from Long Library's March Madness Book Tournament are...

04/03/2019

"Check out" which books featured in our 4th Annual March Madness Book Tournament have now moved on to the Final Four round...

03/18/2019

Long Library's 4th Annual March Madness Book Tournament is off to a great start! Last week our students voted for their favorite books featured in our Sweet 16 round. Check out the K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade brackets to see which books made it to the Elite 8 round of our tournament! 🍀🏀📚

03/12/2019

A few of Miss Dawes’ friends creating with our new 3D Doodle Pens. Thanks to our very successful book fair last fall the library was able to purchase many new books and fun Makerspace tools like the 3D pens.

02/27/2019

Celebrating reading this week with our potato book character contest, and the potato characters keep rolling in. Long leaders are so creative!

02/25/2019

Pass the potatoes, please! Check out these awesome potato characters. It’s not too late to get in on the fun. Bring your decorated potato character to the library tomorrow!

02/22/2019

Long, it's time to get creative!

01/23/2019

Our Spring Book Fair is just around the corner: February 5 - February 14! It's such a great way to engage our little readers, and every purchase benefits Long Elementary. Have an hour (or more!) to spare? The kiddos loving seeing their parents participate! Can't make it in during the day? You might consider helping with the book fair set up or maybe sending in some goodies for the teachers preview breakfast.
Click here to sign up: http://signup.com/go/FbhsHie

01/11/2019

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51281/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story?fbclid=IwAR0uQORDaqN4AupvRHUBnm8497cSXkYhhWHXe_WpiqGEFjVIFNT15noHKXc

There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.

12/03/2018

Winter Reading Club starts December 1 and runs through February 28, 2018. Last year over 19,000 people participated in the program, which offers fun activities and great prizes for the whole family. All ages are invited to participate. Registration begins December 1; stop by any open St. Louis Coun...