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Learning Commons

The Learning Commons provides a physical and digital space for students to collaborate, inquire, imagine and create, all while expanding and deepening their education and love of reading. With the assistance of our Library Media Specialists, students can develop 21st century skills and critical thinking as they participate in activities and utilize resources.

Mark Twain Award Nominees

A cartoon boy with arms raised in surprise is positioned beneath a large, dark cloud with "AND THEN, BOOM!" written in bold red letters, all set against a bright blue background with yellow rays and scattered leaves.
And Then, Boom!

By Lisa Fipps

Two boys stand silhouetted in the foreground, watching as planes attack ships in a fiery harbor in the background.
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By Alan Gratz

A boy in a blue hoodie lies upside down on a desk in a classroom with a motivational quote above the book title.
Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

By Rob Buyea

Two young girls in white dresses stand at a large window in a sunlit room with hospital beds, looking out at a bright, leafy background.
Light and Air

By Mindy Nichols Wendell

A young girl in a red dress runs through a watery foreground towards a grand, moonlit chateau in the background, with two planes in the night sky.
The Night War

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Two children peer into an open book with a sword and bats flying around them, set against a dark, ornate library background.
The Night Librarian

By Christopher Lincoln

A girl stands in a horse-drawn carriage filled with pumpkins and spooky figures, with a haunted house and bare trees in the background.
The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night

By Steven Banbury

A cartoon boy with glasses is featured on the cover of "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell, set against a bright yellow background with lightning bolt and popcorn graphics.
Popcorn

By Rob Harrell

A giant orange foam finger labeled "SLUG FEST" erupts from a pink frosted cake in the foreground, set against a teal background with radiating light beams.
Slugfest

By Gordon Korman

Four young detectives huddle together in a dimly lit room filled with shelves of books and equipment, illuminated by a bright overhead light.
The Sherlock Society

By James Ponti

Five diverse children and a cat stand against a height chart in the foreground, with a quote from Lincoln Peirce and book title information in the background.
A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By Lisa Yee

On a Wing and a Tear book cover
On A Wing and a Tear

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Show Me Reader Nominees

A chipmunk carries a stack of books in the foreground, with a raccoon and a mouse reading amongst towering bookshelves in the background.
All the Books

By Hayley Rocco

A group of diverse children and two cartoon animals paddle a boat down a river in the foreground, with a bright sun and mountains in the background.
Campingland

By Ame Dyckman

A young boy with an afro and a palette of paints stands in front of colorful, abstract splatters that form the title "THE BOY WHO FOUND HIS VOICE."
The Boy Who Found His Voice

By Tyler Gordon

A young girl with blonde hair rests her chin on her hands in the foreground, surrounded by apples, sugar, and pie crusts, while a background of apple pies and a soft, cloudy sky suggests a day of baking.
Apple Pie Tired

By Beth Charles

A child in a yellow raincoat holding a teal umbrella stands outside a shop window displaying two chairs and a lamp, while rain falls.
The Little Red Chair

By Cathy Stefanec Ogren

A young boy with dark hair, wearing a light blue shirt, sits at a desk with a pencil in his hand, drawing on a piece of paper, while whimsical illustrations of sea creatures, a cat, and an ice cream cone adorn the yellow background.
A Letter to My Best Friend

By Yangsook Choi

A pink blob character with a black collar stands in a whimsical forest with stylized trees and mushrooms, under the title "itty bitty Betty BLOB".
Itty Bitty Betty Blob

By Constance Lombardo

A young girl with a book stands on a cobblestone street looking at an open yellow school bus with children inside, under a cloudy sky.
The Yellow Bus

By Loren Long

A cartoon velociraptor with a wide open mouth stands among four chickens, with palm trees in the background and the book title "SINCLAIR THE VELOCIRAPTOR WHO THOUGHT HE WAS A CHICKEN" at the bottom.
Sinclair, the Velociraptor Who Thought He Was a Chicken

By Douglas Rees

A smiling porcupine in a red sweater stands in a grassy clearing with wildflowers and a ladybug in the foreground, while tall trees and a light blue sky form the background.
Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater

By Jody Jensen Shaffer

Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees

A child stands over a broken toy shoe and a cat in the foreground, with a dark blue background featuring the title "BROKEN" and author's name.
Broken

By X. Fang

A cartoon bird and a rabbit are featured on the cover of a book titled "Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme," with decorative borders depicting various nursery rhyme elements.
Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme

By Betsy Bird

A young girl with brown hair and a pink shirt walks with a rake in front of a window showing a garbage truck, with the title "EVERY MONDAY MABEL" and author "JASHAR AWAN" on a bright yellow background.
Every Monday Mabel

By Jashar Awan

Two fluffy ghosts, one shouting "I HATE EVERYTHING!" and the other asking "REALLY?", are set against a vibrant red background.
I Hate Everything!

By Sophy Henn

Two cartoon bees, one large and one small, are shown against a pale yellow background with the words "LET'S BE BEES" in a speech bubble and "BY SHAWN HARRIS" at the bottom.
Let's Be Bees

By Shawn Harris

A small white chicken wearing a golden ring stands in the foreground, casting a large purple shadow of a dragon behind it against a teal background.
Rory the Remarkable Dragon

By Kathryn Rammell

A fluffy, orange dog with big eyes and a small nose peeks over a purple background with the word "SHMOOF" in white letters above it.
Schmoof

By Heidi McKinnon

A cartoon dodo bird with pink feathers walks on a tree branch in the foreground, while a yellow crab with a geometric shell is below, all set against a dark blue background with stylized foliage.
Go Go Dodo!

By Huw Lewis Jones

A red flying saucer filled with farm animals hovers over a surprised farmer and a barn, set against a colorful sky.
E-I-UFO

By Zach Von Zonk

A man in a window holds a cat while a variety of animals gather on the steps of a brownstone building.
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals

By Deborah Underwood

DESTINY DISCOVER

The District’s library management system, Destiny Discover, allows readers to find eBooks, audiobooks, popular finds, and more.

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