Library Learning Center
Library Learning Center
Salt Lake City School District Library Mission Statement
The mission of the Library Learning Center is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. A strong Library Learning Center program, administered by a certified Library Technology Teacher, positively impacts student achievement. The Library Technology Teacher is a certified teacher, instructional partner, information specialist and program coordinator.
Battle of the Books
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Elementary Battle of the Books 2026-2027
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The Black Mambas: The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit by Kelly Crull
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Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
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The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose
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Busted by Dan Gemeinhart
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Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker by Heidi Heilig
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Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than
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Danilo Was Here by Tamika Burgess
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Exit Nowhere by Juliana Brandt
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The Experiment by Rebecca Stead
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I’m a Dumbo Octopus!: a Graphic Guide to Cephalopods by Anne Lambelet
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Is it Real?: the Loch Ness Monster by Candace Fleming
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The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents (Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents, Book 1) by Nicki Pau Preto
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Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti
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Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo (Inkbound, Book 1) by Philippa Leathley
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Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia
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The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser
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Severe and Unusual Weather by Jessie Ann Foley
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Speak Up, Santiago!: a Hillside Valley Graphic Novel by Julio Anta
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The Teacher of Nomad Land: a World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri
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Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly
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Beehive Book Awards
Students who read a Beehive Award Nominee can fill out the voting form to share their opinion. Utah students get to pick the winners!
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K-3 2026-2027 Nominees
Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon illustrated by Dung Ho.
Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson illustrated by Dan Santat.
From Bam! to Burp! A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey by Melissa Stewart illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens.
Mamiachi and Me by Jolene & Dakota Gutiérrez illustrated by Mirelle Ortega.
Mr. Fox’s Game of No by David LaRochelle illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka.
Piece Out by Alex Willan.
Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi.
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer. A
The Fire-Breathing Duckling by Frank Cammuso.
The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi illustrated by Monica Arnaldo.
The Monster in the Lake by Leo Timmers.
Treehouse Trouble by Brett Bean.
What Fish Are Saying: Strange Sounds in the Ocean by Kirsten Pendreigh illustrated by Katie Melrose.
Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Alphabet by Paul Friedrich.
Zip Zap Wickety Wack Matthew Diffee.
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4-6 2026-2027 Nominees
The Bug Bandits by Jenni L. Walsh
The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud
Chickenpox by Remy Lai
Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than
The Danger Files: Real-Life Disasters by Anna Crowley Redding illustrated by Robbie Cathro
The Free State of Jax by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Good Boy by Andy Hirsch
Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karian Yan Glaser
No Purchase Necessary by Maria Marianayagam
Octopus Moon by Bobbie Pyron
Our World: by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics by Steve Jenkins, Steve
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared by Anna Hays illustrated by Mary Kate McDevitt
The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue by Elizabeth Brown illustrated by Melissa Castrillon
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6-9 2026-2027 Nominees
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Dysfunctional Family’s Guide to Murder by Kate Emery
Girls with Goals: How Women’s Soccer Took Over the World by Clelia Castro-Malaspina
The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen
The Liar’s Society by Alyson Gerber
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill-Adapted for Young Readers by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu
Rebellion, 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
War Games by Alan Gratz
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day illustrated by Yas Imamura
You are Here: Connecting Flights edited by Ellen Oh
Students will need their email addresses to access Sora and Microsoft Applications. See the example below to know student email addresses.
First Name: Ronald
Last Name: Weasley
Student Number: 123456
Email address: ronald.w456@slcstudents.org
Passwords will be the student’s regular password
Students have access to several resources for them to read books online. Students can log in to SORA using the SORA app, the SORA link above or log in using Clever. When using SORA, the username is the student's email address and their password is the same as their regular school password. Students can also find read aloud videos on their library Canvas page. For students who want to watch videos of celebrities reading picture books, they can use Storyline Online. Links to all these sites are under the resource section to the bottom of this page.
Students who lose a book can pay for the book or read down the fine. Click the link below for the form to read down the fine, or come see Miss Pipkin in the library for a copy.
These videos come from the Canvas website, and while the narration is in English, we have been able to translate the subtitles/closed captions into Spanish.
- There are three videos, but there are two versions of each video, one with English subtitles and one with Spanish subtitles
- If you can’t see the subtitles/close captions when you first start playing the videos, be sure to click on the “CC” button in the controls just below the video.
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If you don’t want to watch a video, we have also created a written Canvas Guide for parents. It is also available in English and Spanish
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Students will need their email addresses to access Sora and Microsoft Applications. See the example below to know student email addresses.
First Name: Ronald
Last Name: Weasley
Student Number: 123456
Email address: ronald.w456@slcstudents.org
Passwords will be the student’s regular password
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Students have access to several resources for them to read books online. Students can log in to SORA using the SORA app, the SORA link above or log in using Clever. When using SORA, the username is the student's email address and their password is the same as their regular school password. Students can also find read aloud videos on their library Canvas page. For students who want to watch videos of celebrities reading picture books, they can use Storyline Online. Links to all these sites are under the resource section to the bottom of this page.
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Students who lose a book can pay for the book or read down the fine. Click the link below for the form to read down the fine, or come see Miss Pipkin in the library for a copy.
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These videos come from the Canvas website, and while the narration is in English, we have been able to translate the subtitles/closed captions into Spanish.
- There are three videos, but there are two versions of each video, one with English subtitles and one with Spanish subtitles
- If you can’t see the subtitles/close captions when you first start playing the videos, be sure to click on the “CC” button in the controls just below the video.
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If you don’t want to watch a video, we have also created a written Canvas Guide for parents. It is also available in English and Spanish