Library
Jennifer Kirby, Librarian
Ana Rodriguez Library Assistant
Library Hours 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mission statement
We believe all children should have access to quality books and resources to inspire them to become life-long readers which will foster life-long learning.
Our Librarian Mrs. Kirby received a grant from Garland Education Foundation and Cooper PTA. She was able to purchase new tables and chairs with that money.
May 16-22 will be our Scholastic Book Fair. You will be able to buy one get one free. This is a great way to build your home libraries and let your kids have new books for the summer.
Mrs. Kirby recently attended The Texas Library Association conference in San Antonio. She is was able to get new books and awesome ideas for future library programming!
Checkout procedures
Reading incentive programs
myON
myON® by Renaissance® offers a suite of products to support literacy. GISD has partnered with myON as part of our Literacy for Life initiative.
Community access to myON Books
Access to thousands of books through MyON is available free of charge to community members. See the myON Books page for more information.
GISD student and staff access to myON Reader and myON News
myON® by Renaissance® provides every pre-K–12 with access to thousands of digital books and daily news articles. These texts can be read on web-enabled devices such as tablets, laptops and desktop computers. Students have easy access to myON through Ready Hub.
From their own age-appropriate dashboards on Renaissance myON® Reader, students can select recommended books that match their interests and reading level. They can also browse and search the entire collection and tag books to add to their own lists for future reading. Students can download up to 20 books at a time to read offline.
Renaissance myON® News, powered by News-O-Matic, delivers age-appropriate news articles for students, reporting on timely topics and current events. Five new articles are added daily, Monday–Friday, 52 weeks a year, and have been reviewed by a child psychologist to ensure safe and appropriate content.
Please note that the only way to download books is by using the myON Reader app on a mobile device (excluding phones). These include iPad, Android tablets, Chromebooks and Amazon Kindle Fire HD. Users can still read and/or listen to books through the web browser (www.myon.com) on their mobile phones.
See the myOn Help site to learn more.
Note: New users will be prompted to take an interest inventory and Lexile placement (reading ability) assessment to get started.
Grade: PK - 12
Login Details:
Students: Use school Username and Password
Teachers: Use school Username and Password
For more information, contact: Dr. Melissa Hill
Library catalogs
Find books, ebooks, and other resources by visiting your school's library catalog. If you need help with any of these resources, please contact your school librarian.
Online instructional resources
Online Instructional Resources are available to all students, teachers, parents, and administrators from any district or non-district computer.
Local library links