Library
The mission statement for the Daugherty Elementary School Library is to inspire a passion for knowledge and a love of reading in each student. We will achieve these goals through educating students to become skilled users of information, tools, and technology that support the district curriculum. This will allow students to move forward as life-long learners and self-starting individuals.
Checkout procedures
All students visit the library once a week and this is called their "Library Day". If a student finishes a book early, the library offers open checkout times to exchange for new books. All books checked out one week should be brought back the next class visit to the library to be checked back in or renewed. All books not brought back by the next library class time are past due and the student is not allowed to check out books again until the book is returned or replaced. The number of books a student may check out depends upon their grade level:
- Kinder & 1st grade- 1 book with library bag
- 2nd Grade - 2 books limit
- 3rd- 5th grade - 3 books limit
Daugherty Library activities and programs
Book fairs
During the school year, the Daugherty Library hosts a book fair where students and guests may purchase popular books from Scholastic at the fair in the library and online. The book fairs usually take place in the fall around Parent Conference Night and in the spring around a PTA event night. All proceeds go to purchase books for the library through Scholastic. The students really look forward to the book fair.
Guest readers
Throughout the year, the library is visited by several guests who like to read to our students. Some of the guest readers include Mrs. Henson, Shirley Raymer, and volunteers from the Garland Altrusa members.
Read to Feed
During the 2nd through 5th six week grading periods, our students are sponsored by Altrusa International, Garland to participate in Heifer International’s Read to Feed Program. This is a program that awards our students points to purchase animals and plants to send to people in third world countries. In the past, our students have raised over $1,000 to send animals such as cows, water buffalo, sheep, goats, and pigs to these people in need. The students race to achieve their goal each six weeks. The first grade level to reach their goal wins an ice cream treat. The class with the highest point total per grade level gets to pick what animals to send. Individual prizes are given to the top three readers in each grade level during their awards ceremony each grading period.
Read, read, read to feed, feed feed!!!
Texas Bluebonnet Award
The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 3-6. Each year, 20 books are chosen as the “Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List” by the TBA selection committee.
If students read a minimum of five books from the current master list (or have the books read aloud to them), they have the opportunity to vote for their favorite title during the month of January each year. The author of the book receiving the most votes statewide is declared the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award.
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.
Parent Library Portal
Parents may access a portal to see their child's library records, books in the library, or restrict titles. Visit the Library Parent Portal page to learn more.
Library materials under consideration
The Garland Library Services department follows state law and is committed to maintaining an open and transparent ordering process for library materials. See the link below to review library materials that are currently under consideration for purchase. The lists will be available for public review for at least 30 days before final board approval.
To see the current list of these library materials, please visit the Library Materials Selection page on the district website.
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