Denton Public Library
The official website for the Denton Public Library with access to their online catalog.

www.discoveryeducation.com/teacher
The Discovery Channel website with resources for students, parents, and teachers. Includes a link to science fair resources.

50states.com
Includes a variety of information on each state including state capital, climate, colleges and universities, admission to statehood, and other interesting facts.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Math resources, lessons and activities for elementary, middle and high school teachers.

PBS Teachersource
A resource for teachers which includes lesson plans and activities. It may be browsed by subject.

Scholastic
A link to the publisher's website with information on individual book titles, authors and illustrators, and series such as Dear America, Harry Potter, and The Magic School Bus. Includes book reviews by kids.

Coolmath
A fun math website for all ages which utilizes puzzles and games to educate and instruct.

The Teacher's Corner
An online resource for primary and intermediate teachers which includes lesson plans by subject , seasonal activities, thematic units, and more.

FirstGov.gov  
The US government's official web portal.

Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The JPL is managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.  Their site includes fun science links for students.

Texas Legislature Online
Includes access to live broadcasts from the House and Senate chambers, links to city, county, state and federal websites, and contains the full searchable text of the laws, bills and Constitution of Texas. 

www.tshaonline.org/handbook 
An online encyclopedia of Texas from the Texas State Historical Association.

NASA Education Program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration website which includes resources for students and educators.

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Book Awards and Reading Lists

• 2 x 2
  A  list of twenty recommended books for age two to grade two selected by the Texas Library Association Children's Round Table.
   

• Texas Bluebonnet Award
  A project of the Texas Library Association, this program was established to encourage children to read and explore a variety of books.  A masterlist of twenty books for grades 3 to  6 suggested by librarians, students, teachers, parents, and other interested persons is released each November.
   

• Lone Star
  A recommended reading list for grades 6 to 8 developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table of the Texas Library Association.
   

• Caldecott Medal
  Given annually by The Association for Library Service to Children, the award is named for Randolph Caldecott, a 19th-century illustrator, to honor the illustrator of the year's most distinguished American picture book for children.
   

• Newbery Medal
  Named for John Newbery, an 18th-century British bookseller, this award is given annually by The Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
   

• Coretta Scott King
  An award which commemorates the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the contributions of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator whose works are inspirational and educational.

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Library Dedication Tree     "Friends of the Library"

Help us help our children become lifelong readers! Donate to our beautiful
"Library Dedication Tree"

For a $500 donation to the Immaculate Conception Catholic School Library, you will receive permanent recognition on our "Library Dedication Tree". Honor the memory of a loved one or pay tribute to an anniversary. A leaf on the tree will be engraved with the person's name and the recognition you prefer. Funds will be used to purchase new books for the library. Make checks payable to Immaculate Conception Catholic School Library.
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Library  Program Book Gift

Honor a loved one or celebrate a child on their birthday by donating a book to the library. 
All books should be hardcover library binding. Please refer to wish list for ideas. If you have any questions, please contact the library by phone at 940-381-1155 or come by and see us.

 
Library Wish List

A Place for Pluto by Stef Wade, illustrated by Melanie Demmer (Capstone, 2018)

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings (Random House, 2018)

Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli (Random House, 2018)

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez, illustrated by Felicita Sala (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018)

Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Scott Magoon (Orchard Books, 2018)

Russell Wrestles the Relatives by Cindy Chambers Johnson, illustrated by Daniel Duncan (Aladdin, 2018)

Shake the Tree! By Chiara Vignocchi, illustrated by Silvia Borando (Candlewick, 2018)

Shapes by Jacques Duquennoy (Chronicle, 2018)

Stegothesaurus by Bridget Heos, illustrated by T.L. McBeth (Henry Holt and Co., 2018)

The Itchy Book by LeUyen Pham (Hyperion Books for Children, 2018)

The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez (Scholastic Press, 2018)

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld (Dial Books, 2018)

Truck Full of Ducks by Ross Burach (Scholastic Press, 2018)

What if… by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Mike Curato (Little, Brown and Company)

Garvey’s Choice by Nikki Grimes (Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights Press, 2016)

Grand Canyon by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, 2017)

Grandpa’s Hal-La-Loo-Ya Hambone by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Antonio Castro L. (Cinco Puntos Press, 2016)

How to Avoid Extinction by Paul Acampora (Scholastic Press, 2016)

Reading Programs

Immaculate Conception participates in the following reading programs
*Braums Book Buddy
*Pizza Hut Book It
*Six Flags Read to Succeed.


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