BIBLIOMANIA
2022 - 2023
​Fouth and Fifth Grade

Welcome  to District 65’s reading program for Fourth and Fifth Graders  - Bibliomania! This program has one purpose: letting our students read wonderful stories and give them the opportunity to express their learning. 

Fourth and Fifth Grade students are encouraged to read from a carefully selected list of books.
There will be two lists. List A will run October - January and List B will run February  - May.
Each list includes 8 books - 5 titles carefully chosen by the D65 Librarians and
3 books of choice from a list special to Lincolnwood.
The Evanston Public Library will have all Bibliomania on display at all branches.

Reading and Projects for Book List A are due at the end of January.
Reading and Projects for List B are due at the end of May. 

Upon completion of reading a book, students are asked to produce a project to
​show understanding of plot and characters. A list of possible projects is below.  
Click HERE for project guides. 

Recognition and rewards will be aligned throughout the district.

We hope you join the journey of Bibliomania this year. If you have any further questions, please reach out to me directly!

Pura Belpré Book Award
2022
Third Grade

The Pura Belpré Books Club is an exciting way to bring diverse literature into the lives of our students. The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
The award is named after the beloved NYC Public Librarian Pura Belpré.

Students are asked to read from the list provided. Book titles were chosen carefully, including books of varying authors and genres. All titles are Pura Belpré Award winners or honor books. 

To participate, students are asked to complete a journal form of questions. They will submit the forms to me as they complete. 
Journal Sheets here
Students who complete the challenge will be rewarded with a celebratory lunch in the LIbrary!
The deadline for reading all 10 books and completing all 10 jouranl sheets is December 16, 2022.