Library

Hours 7:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Mrs. James has been in education for 25 years. She taught in Richardson ISD, Wilmer-Hutchins ISD, and Lancaster ISD before coming to Garland ISD, where she has been for 16 years. She taught in the classroom for 17 years before fulfilling her dream of being a librarian. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Grambling State University in 1998, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A & M-Commerce in 2007, and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Sam Houston State University in 2013. She was the librarian at Freeman Elementary for 8 years before coming to Pearson. She is excited about joining the Pearson team!

Library Aide: Ms. Carlaine Casey

Book fair

The library has 2 book fairs every year, one in the fall semester and one in the spring semester. The Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.

All Book Fair proceeds go to our school. Previous book fairs have helped our school purchase:

Chromebooks
iPads
Author visits
New books for the library

Checkout procedures

All students may keep their library books for one week. The number of books a student may check out depends upon their grade level:

Pre-K - Kinder: 1 book limit
1st Grade: 2 book limit
2nd - 5th Grade: 3 book limit

Use the Pearson Library catalog to see what books are available in our library.

Cyber Safety week

This fun week in September is just one of the many ways we promote safe and effective online learning. During Cyber Safety week, all students engage in activities about digital citizenship and internet safety. Cyber Safety instruction is blended into classroom activities, where students are empowered to use their technology positively. We teach our students to:

Think before they post
Protect themselves online
Respect others online

Digital Poster Contest

This year, students will have the opportunity to get creative with the Cyber Safety Digital Poster Contest!

How to enter

Complete the entry form (your campus librarian will share it with you)
Create a digital cyber safety poster (be sure to include images and text with a Cyber safety theme/message)
Email the poster and entry form to your campus librarian (the poster can be in PDF, JPG, PNG format or a slide in Google Slides or PowerPoint).

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.

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