Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. Adame Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Violeta Arenas, Librarian Ms. Elsa Viola Garcia, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-461-4010  I Love to Read CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION J. S. Adame Elementary October 5 1st Six Weeks AR Celebration Celebration   Students meeting 1st Six Weeks AR goals will be invited to a game day AR Celebration. October 23-27 Wild, Wild West Fall Book Fair Fundraiser Students will have opportunities to purchase books to create a home library. October 26 Fall into Books Literacy Night Parental Involvement Students and Families will have opportunities to work on literature activities. October 19-24 Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest Contest Students will work with family to decorate a pumpkin based on a popular book character. October 27 Breakfast of Champions Reward Winners of the Pumpkin Decorating Contest will have an opportunity to have breakfast with the Principal. October Ongoing Fall Into Books Book Display Students will have opportunities to check out “Fall” related books.

Caceres Elementary Library OCTOBER 2017 Ms Caceres Elementary Library OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Cynthia Saraena Balderas, Librarian Ms. Linda Garcia, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1995  Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. I Love to Read CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION J.W. Caceres Elementary 10-4 to 10-10 Fire prevention week Activities: Let’s be Safe With Fire Students will learn about fire safety and participate in lessons that will teach them what to do in case of fire. They will explore Sparky the firedog’s website. www.sparky.org. 10-10 to 10-14 Author Visit Activity: Author Maria Calvin Lopez visits Caceres Elementary. Students will explore the Realistic Fiction Genre reading books such as Bonnie’s Secret. They will also enjoy a Titanic themed book display as they learn about this historic event. 10-17 to 10-31 Halloween   Activities: October Contest, Display ‘scary’ books, Find the Mystery Book The library’s monthly contest will be Guess how many jack-o-lantern teeth (candycorn) are in the jar? Student will participate in finding a mystery book where some paperback books are hidden around the school and students should find them, read them, and AR test them and then go hide them again so others can find. Lessons on Halloween Safety.

Garza Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. - 4:15 P.M. Garza Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Anita Gonzalez, Librarian Mr. Eduardo Sanchez, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1886 I Love to Read CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION P.S. Garza Elementary October 3, 2017 Book It! (Oct .2017 – Mar. 2018) Pizza Hut Reading Incentive Program  Students will earn a FREE personal pan pizza for reading and reach their goals. September 18 – October 13, 2017 Hispanic Heritage Month – Book Fiesta Activity / Display   Focus on “Hispanic” authors and books. Students will make “papel picado” to display in library. October 4, 2017 Reading Celebration Activity Students will celebrate that they reached their reading goal for the 1st six week during their PE time in the library. October 19, 2017 Literacy Night Let’s Fall into Reading  Students and parents will be invited to participate in various literacy activities during our Literacy Night. October Spooktacular Books Book Display Shelves will be decorated with many “spooky” books. October 23 – Nov. 3, 2017 Pumpkin Book Characterntest  Students will have the opportunity to participate in a campus-wide pumpkin book character decorating contest.

Guzman Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Julia D. Villarreal, Librarian Ms. Ana Maria Villarreal, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1920 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:00 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION B.G. Guzman Elementary 10-6/17 Top Reader Celebration AR Reward Students meeting their six weeks AR goal participate in a time of celebration. 10-26-17 Literacy Night Oct. 26 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Theme: Camp, Read and So Much S’more!!   Community Involvement Parents, students and staff gather to promote a love of reading through read alouds, and other activities. 10-30, 31-17 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Literacy Promotion Students are asked to participate by decorating a pumpkin as their favorite library book character. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION J.W. Caceres Elementary 9-15 to 10-15 Hispanic Heritage Month Activities: Display books representing Hispanic authors and characters Celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. 10-10 to 10-14 Fire Prevention Week Activities: Display books about safety and conduct lessons on fire safety Students will understand the importance of fire drills and participate on lessons about fire safety. 10-17 to 10-31 Halloween   Activities: October Contest, Display ‘scary’ books, Find the Mystery Book The library’s monthly contest will be Guess how many jack-o-lantern teeth (candycorn) are in the jar? Student will participate in finding a mystery book where some paperback books are hidden around the school and students should find them, read them, and AR test them and then go hide them again so others can find. Lessons on Halloween Safety.

Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:30 A.M. – 3:45 P.M. LeNoir Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Mr. Stephen Phillip Montalvo, Librarian Ms. Sarah B. Jaurequi, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1685  CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION   J.P. LeNoir Elementary October 2 – 6 Shoot For The Stars Literacy Night Family Night Students will visit the library to work on a literacy activity using the online Buncee program to create a slide related to the literacy night theme using their creativity and text to explain and design a slide. October 9 – 13 Fire Prevention Week Safety Skills Students will attend a Fire Prevention Presentation and will create an online Buncee slide describing what they learned from the presentation. October 16 – 20 Chipotle Night Library Fundraiser The LeNoir Library will be having a fundraiser at Chipotle in Weslaco, Texas.

Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday A.M. – P.M. Munoz Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Sandra Rosales, Librarian Ms. Leticia Yanez, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1317 CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Munoz Elementary   Throughout month Pumpkin Decorating Display Display Families will be asked to decorate a pumpkin to decorate hallways October 19, 2017 Family Night at Chuck E. Cheese Family Engagement Families are invited to join staff at pizza parlor for food and games. October 25, 2017 Safety Circus Play Drama The National Theater for Children will present a short play on electricity safety. October 20, 2017 (tentative) Big Read Book celebration On this day, everyone in the school will read the same book at the same time. Activities will be held throughout day. Children will dress up as part of the book’s theme.

Ochoa Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Saida Aaraly Sanchez, Librarian Mr. Noel De Leon, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1900 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION A. M. Ochoa Elementary Sept. 25-Oct. 3 Scholastic Book Fair    Book fair to promote the love of reading in everyone. Book fair will be held from Monday-Friday from 7:30-4:00. All students, parents and staff are invited to come and support the fair while investing is some great reads. Oct. 1-Oct. 28 Celebrate the Season: Autumn and Fall Holiday Displays Book display of Autumn, Halloween, Day of the Dead, Election Day, Veteran’s Day, and Thanksgiving Book display and promotion will create awareness of the season and holidays/important days being celebrated during this time of the year. It also allows students to see the patterns followed as the months go by and seasons change. Oct. 10-13 Top Reader Celebrations Reward celebrations for students who are meeting their reading goals and showing love of reading and books. Celebrations will be held to reward all students who met their reading goals. Students will be able to participate in fun and creative activities that they can enjoy. Oct. 6-Oct. 27 National Hispanic Heritage Book display representing Hispanic Leaders. Celebrating Hispanic leaders that have excelled and have been successful in their lives and are good role models. Oct. 31 Be a Character Promotion of positive role models found in book characters. Students will dress up as their favorite book character and be part of the Character parade. Ochoa Elementary OCTOBER 2016 Ms. Saida Aaraly Sanchez, Librarian Mr. Noel De Leon, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1900

Ms. Savina Macias, Librarian Ms. Joanna M. Estrada, Librarian Clerk Rivas Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Savina Macias, Librarian Ms. Joanna M. Estrada, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1990 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION M. Rivas Elementary Oct 1 to Oct 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month Activities: Display books representing Hispanic authors. Celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.  Oct 1 to Oct 31 Candy Corn Guessing Game   Activities: Guessing Jar Fun activity for students who come to the ILC. Display a jar with an unknown amount of candy. Students will guess the amount the closest will win jar of candy and a paperback book by a Hispanic Author. Oct 15 to Oct 31 Pumpkin Harvest Decorating Contest  Activities: Students will decorate a pumpkin at home to display it in the ILC. To welcome FALL a flyer will go out to encourage families to work together on decorating a pumpkin like their child’s favorite book character. Oct 30 to Nov 3 Book Fair Activities: Display books and introduce different authors. Students and their family, teachers and staff can purchase books to promote reading at home.

Hours of Operation Monday– Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.   Runn Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Mrs. Gloria Sanchez, Librarian Ms. Martha Lerma, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1864 CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Runn Elementary 10/3-10/6-17 A.R. Reader Celebration Accelerated Reader reading incentive Students will receive prizes for taking a.r. tests and having an 80% or above average on all tests during the 3rd six weeks. 10/13/17 Distinguished Reader Celebration A.R. Top Reader Recognition   The librarian will recognize students with the most words read with a party to celebrate their accomplishments. 10/23-10/27/17 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Holiday literature connection Students and teachers will decorate a pumpkin as a children’s book character. The class who makes the most creative pumpkin character will win a prize. 10/31/17 Halloween Treat Promoting Literacy The librarian will be giving a free book to every student as their Halloween “Treat.”

Salazar Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Isela Gonzalez, Librarian Ms. Maricela Rico Salinas, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1977 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION E.G. Salazar Elementary Sept. 15-Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month Activity: Display books and pictures representing Hispanic authors Celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.  Oct. 16-28 National Pumpkin Day Activity: Coloring and designing a pumpkin contest Celebrate student’s creativity. Copies of Design pumpkin pictures will be provided for students to color or design and then be brought into the library to display. Ongoing Guessing Jar / Candy Corn Day   Activity: Estimation game for all students to participate. Just for fun: A jar with Candy Corn is displayed in the library monthly and carries on a holiday theme. Students are allowed to guess how many candies are in the jar. At the end of the month (October 30th, the student with the correct or closest amount wins the jar with the goodies. October 1- 31 Children’s Magazine Month Activity: Display various children’s magazines Magazines for different age ranges will be available for students to view and check out.

Salinas Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Luz Mora, Librarian Ms. Claudia P. Rodriguez, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-783-1332 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:20 A.M. - 3:45 P.M. I Love to Read CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Salinas Elementary   Oct. 9 - 13 Fire Prevention Reading followed by activities Activities: Read about fire safety. Have students participate in fire prevention activities. Oct. 16-20 Book Fair - Western Theme Promote reading at home and school Activities: Display books in library. Have student create wish lists for parents. Oct. 19 Literacy Night – Halloween Theme Presentation for parents on how to promote reading at home Invite families to come and buy books to promote literacy.

Singleterry Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Ronald Ramirez, Librarian Ms. Concepcion Carranza, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1845 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singleterry Elementary October 4, 2017 1st 6 weeks AR Celebration Activity   We are celebrating all the students that met their 1st 6 weeks goal! October 10 - 20, 2017 Star Wars Reads Display/Activity Sponsored by Dorling Kindersley, Star Wars books will be on display to read throughout the two weeks! October 23 - 31, 2017 Goosebumps Week In preparation for Halloween, R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps books will be on display to read throughout the week!

Stainke Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Criselda Perez, Librarian Ms. Ana Deisy Del Angel, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1940 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:00 A.M. - 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION C. Stainke Elementary Oct. 9-13 Fire Prevention Week Fire prevention   PK-5th will learn about different ways and methods to help prevent fires and what to do during a fire. Oct. 16-20 World Dictionary Day Dictionary Skills 3rd-5th grade students will learn dictionary skills through games and activities in the library Oct. 25-29 Halloween History PK-5th students will learn the history of the holiday and create a story using facts they learned Ongoing Guessing Game Estimation game for all students to participate. Just for fun: A jar with goodies is displayed in the library monthly and carries on a holiday theme. Students are allowed to guess how many goodies are in the jar. At the end of the month, the student with the correct or closest amount wins the jar with the goodies.

Truman Price Elementary OCTOBER 2017 Ms. Josefina De La Garza, Librarian Mr. Arturo Gonzalez, Librarian Clerk Phone: 956-464-1303 Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday 7:15 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CAMPUS DATE TITLE TYPE BRIEF DESCRIPTION Truman Price Elementary 10/1/2017 Thru 3/2018 Book It! (Pizza Hut) Reading Promotion This program helps promote reading by rewarding students with free pizza coupons when they reach their goal. 10/21/17 Saturday A.R. Camp 8:30-11:30 a.m. Community Involvement Parents and students visit the library to read and enjoy literature. Students then can test on their books. 10/20--10/27 Pumpkin Coloring Contest Campus Activity Students will participate in a coloring contest. 10/4 Reading is a Fiesta! Literacy Night 5:30-6:30 p.m.   A fun time will be had by all when teachers and students get together for reading and literary fun!