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Welcome to the Newman Library!

The library's mission is to create a space where all members of the school community:

  • Experience a variety of activities that nurture a love of reading and lifelong learning. 
  • See themselves represented in the library’s diverse and inclusive collection. 
  • Develop information literacy in order to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively to understand and connect with the community and world around us.
  • Have opportunities to collaborate, communicate, and explore their creativity with others.

Learning Resources

  • Code

    Tynker

  • Britannica Kids

    Ducksters

    National Geographic Kids

    Salt Lake City has six sister cities around the world! Explore them here.

    Utah's Online Library

    Virtual Field Trips

    Wonderopolis

  • iCivics      Play games and learn about how your community and government work. Be a lawyer in Do I Have the Right? or try to balance a budget in People's Pie.

    Free Rice  Play a variety of games to boost your skills while also benefitting others.

    Shelver  Practice your library skills by putting these books in order.

  • Destiny Discover is the library catalog for the Salt Lake City School District. Students can access e-books that Newman has purchased here. Log in with student username and password.

    Epic Books     Access a huge array of reading materials here, including e-books, videos, audiobooks, and read-along book. Use Ms. Anderson's code bgj8565 and log in as a guest to start reading.

    Sora     Read e-books and listen to audiobooks on Sora. Log in using Clever or Microsoft. To download the app on a personal device, use code saltlakeut. You can check books out like at the library!

    Storyline Online     The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

  • Brittanica Kids

    Ducksters

    Scrible. Use this extension to keep track of websites and sources of information. Let it help you quote from the text and cite your sources for a bibliography. It is in all students' CLEVER.

    NewsELA     Go here to find a wide array of articles curated just for kids. Log in using Clever or Microsoft.

    Sweet Search         A search engine designed for students!

    Utah's Online School Library      Go here to find World Book Online, Gale in Context, Culture Grams and more. If signing in at home: username is online. Password is learning. Tambien hay recursos en espanol.

    World Book Online  This is an encyclopedia with options for students of all ages.

Battle of the Books 2024-2025

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A poster promoting 'Battle of the Books' for 2024-2025, featuring book covers.

The Battle of the Books is a district-wide reading challenge. Students (grades 4-6) who read at least 5 out of the 20 books and complete a summary form will be invited to attend a pizza party in the library. Students who read at least 8 out of the 20 books will compete for a spot on the Newman Battle of the Books team. Students will compete individually in a question and answer format about the 20 assigned books. The more books you read, the better you'll do! The top readers will represent Newman, competing as a team during the district Battle of the Books in March 2025.

The Battle of the Books is a competition, but most importantly, it creates excitement about high quality children's literature. There are a variety of books, so everyone will find something that they like. The books can be found in the Elementary Battle of the Books collection on Sora. They are also available for checkout in our library. Make sure to complete a summary form when you finish a battle book!

Krista Anderson (she/her)

School Librarian/Media Specialist
Newman Elementary School
Salt Lake City School District
801-578-8537
krista.anderson@slcschools.org

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