KISD Digital Citizenship Week: February 6-10!

Katy ISD will be celebrating Digital Citizenship Week district-wide during the week of February 6-10. This theme for this week  is "RISE Above." Students will receive special lessons and activities to remind them to be safe and responsible users of technology throughout the week.  We will be focusing on words that correspond with the "RISE" theme including Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Etiquette and connect these words to the responsible use of technology. Students can also dress to match each day's theme!:

Coming Soon: Spring Book Fair!

Our Library’s Spring Book Fair is coming soon! The Spring Book Fair will take place beginning Monday 2/27/17 through Thursday 3/2/17 in the library.

Book Fair Hours:

•          Monday 2/27: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM
•         Tuesday 2/28: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM
•          Wednesday 3/1: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM
•         Thursday 3/2: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM and 4:30 PM-7:00 PM (during Family Art & Science Night)

*Only students accompanied by parents may shop in the Book Fair from 8:00 AM-8:30 AM each morning.  The Book Fair is open to students shopping independently after the Morning Announcements each day.

Be sure to look for Teacher Wish Lists at the Fair--these are books that our teachers would like for their classrooms.  Our special Book Fairy will deliver any Wish List books purchased during the Fair to your child's teacher!

Proceeds from past Book Fairs have been used to purchase books, fund author/illustrator visits, fund reading incentive programs, purchase library furniture, instructional materials, and technology. 

Thank you for supporting the OKE Library!

Upcoming Library Closures

Our library will be closed to circulation a few times in the month of February—please mark your calendars:

• 2/6/17: Closed at 1:30 PM to accommodate Bluebonnet Bash
• 2/13/17: Closed all day to accommodate Power PLC
• 2/21/17: Closed until 10:45 AM to accommodate visit from Author Mike Artell
• 2/23/17: Closed until 10:45 AM to accommodate visit from author Lisa Wheeler
• 2/24/17: Closed all day to accommodate Book Fair Set-Up
• 2/27/17-3/3/17: Closed all week to accommodate Book Fair. We will re-open on 3/3/17 after the Book Fair has been picked up by our supplier.

Thank you for your patience!

Lisa Wheeler to Visit With OKE Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Graders on 2/23/17!

The OKE Library is pleased to announce that author Lisa Wheeler will be visiting with all Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1^st grade students on Thursday, February 23^rd! If you would like to purchase autographed copies of these books, please complete this form and return it to the OKE Library by Wednesday, February 1^st with cash or a check.  Checks should be payable to OKE. These books will be available for preview in the library.  You can learn more about Lisa Wheeler and her books at her website: http://www.lisawheelerbooks.com/home.html

Mike Artell to Visit With All OKE 4th & 5th Graders on 2/21/17!

The OKE Library is pleased to announce that author/illustrator Mike Artell will be visiting with all 4^th and 5^th grade students on Tuesday, February 21^st.  If you would like to purchase autographed copies of these books, please complete this form and return it to the OKE Library by Wednesday, February 1^st  with cash or a check.  Checks should be made payable to OKE. These books will be available for preview in the library. You can learn more about Mike Artell and his books at his website: https://www.mikeartell.com/home.html

Authors Annabeth Bondor Stone and Connor White to visit OKE 3rd Graders!

The OKE Library is pleased to announce that authors Annabeth Bonder-Stone and Connor White will be visiting with students in 3rd Grade on Tuesday, January 17th.  They are the authors of the new entertaining series featuring Shivers the Pirate! You can learn more about the authors and these books at: http:www.shiversthepirate.com/. These books are also available for preview in the library. If you would like to purchase autographed copies of these books, please complete this form and return it to the OKE library by Tuesday, January 10th.  Additional forms are also available in the library.

Texas Bluebonnet Forms Due!

3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students:

Please remember that all Bluebonnet forms are due on January 18^th. Additional forms can be printed here or can be picked up in the library.

For students who have read five of this year's Bluebonnet nominees and returned their forms on time, voting takes place in the library from Tuesday, 1/24/17-Thursday, 1/26/17.

For students who have read eight of this year's Bluebonnet nominees and returned their forms on time, the Bluebonnet Bash will take place in the library on Monday, 2/6/17.