About

MISSION

Reading Advocacy: to nurture a lifelong love of reading across a range of genres

Information Literacy: to engage curiosity while empowering students to locate, use, and produce information critically, effectively and responsibly

Social Change: to nourish compassionate, competent & courageous global citizens 

Our Library Collection

We are aglow over the dazzling new books in our library! With over 9,000 titles in our collection, everyone should find plenty to love. Here's a look at 5 factors we considered while seeking to develop a strong, balanced collection:

Student Engagement

We used local circulation data and national award lists to determine which titles, characters, and series are well-loved across communities 

Education Value

We worked to make sure our non-fiction titles are current, engaging, and relevant to our curricular, social/emotional, and social justice learning goals

Aesthetic Merit

Award lists, book reviews, and collection tools guided us toward books that offer engaging storytelling, strong writing, and artistic excellence

Representation

We join the "We Need Diverse Books" movement in asserting that every child has the right to see positive reflections of themselves, their families, and their communities depicted in books and media

Expansion Of Perspective

We wanted to ensure that our collection celebrates the beautiful diversity of people in our community and in our world: how we look, what we believe, how we live, and how we identify

Magnolia Library Catalog

SPS Online Student Resources

School Closure Resources

Contact

Librarian: Abby Levin

ahlevin@seattleschools.org

Library Hours (.5)

7:25-3:00 Tu Th

7:25-11:15 Wed

Student Librarians

Tu Th 8:00-8:30 (2nd-5th)

Family Checkout

Tu Th 2:30-3:00 

Wonder Lab

Tu Th 10:50-11:10 (3rd-5th), Th 11:15-11:35 (1st-2nd)