Library
Welcome to the Broadview-Thomson Library
The goal of the Broadview-Thomson library is to foster lifelong readers and effective users of information.
Summer Reading Recommendations (from SPS K-8 Librarians)
Going into 1st grade
1. Ploof by Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser
2. Pizza and Taco Series by Stephan Shasken
3. The Big Cheese by Jory John and Pete Oswald
4. The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
5. Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang
6. A Garden in my Hands by Meera Sriram
Going into 2nd Grade
1. Doggo and Pupper Series by Katherine Applegate
2. Ty’s Travels (I Can Read Series) by Kelly Starling Lyons
3. Ham Helsing Series by Rich Moyer
4. Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon
5. Once Upon a Fairy Tale House: The True Story of Four Sisters and the Magic They Built by Mary Lyn Ray
Going into 3rd Grade
1. Isla of Adventure series by Dela Costa
2. The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery
3. Farah Rocks Series by Susan Muaddi Darraj
4. Henry likes Classroom Ten by Jenn Bailey
5. Reina Ramos Works it Out! By Emma Otheguy
6. Shermy and Shake: The Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson
Going into 4th-6th grade
Sasquatch Nominees
Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
Battle Dragons: City of Thieves by Alex London
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr
The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton and David Mottram
The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
Playing the Cards You’re Dealt by Varian Johnson
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Young Readers Choice Award Nominees
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
Pony by R.J. Palacio
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer Holm
Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
Going into Grades 7-9
Young Reader Choice Nominees
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
STYLE music workshops
In late winter 2024, students in K-5 participated in songwriting workshops with local musicians through the STYLE (Songwriting through Youth Literature Education) program. Students came to the library and learned how to write a song about a book they had read! Each class has a song recorded- grades 4 and 5 recorded tracks in a recording studio set up in the library!
SORA App for e-books and audiobooks
This year, students in grades 3 and up have had instruction using SORA to access e-books and audiobooks. Students can get to SORA through the CLEVER portal.