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The Hillcrest High School Library was recently featured on NBC DFW after book checkouts tripled following the implementation of a cellphone ban.
Congratulations to Library Media Specialist Nina Canales at Hillcrest High School for helping create a library space where students are reconnecting with reading. Moments like this remind us that when distractions are removed, books naturally return to the center of student curiosity, learning, and discovery. Check out the full news segment here nbcdfw.app.link/k3K5qm0I30b
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Inquiry and innovation continue to shape the learning experiences happening inside our Dallas ISD libraries.
By promoting digital literacy, creative thinking, and inquiry-based learning, our librarians help students and staff build the skills needed to explore ideas, engage with emerging technologies, and think beyond the expected.
Library Services is proud to support the work that encourages curiosity, innovation, and meaningful learning opportunities across our schools.
Pictured: Dina Perez, Library Services Project Manager
Visit DallasISD.org/library
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @DPerez_TX #DallasISDLibraries
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Summer is the perfect time to keep early learners growing through stories, conversation, and daily reading moments together.
Reading to young children helps build language, confidence, imagination, and a lifelong love of learning. Our Dallas ISD libraries are proud to support families with books, digital resources, and learning opportunities that help keep young minds engaged all summer long.
Visit Dallasisd.org/library
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
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Coding, creativity, and collaboration all in one space! We love seeing our Dallas ISD libraries introduce students to hands-on STEM learning through activities like Ozobots, where students can build problem-solving and coding skills in engaging, interactive ways.
Thank you for sharing, @ElemMacon.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @DHLibraryStax #DallasISDLibraries
May 26
It’s an Ozobot kinda morning at Macon with Kinder learning to program with color codes. (My library’s helpers seem immersed in our activity as well!) @Ozobot @Region1DISD @DISD_Libraries @dallasschools
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From stories to hands-on learning, our Dallas ISD libraries continue creating meaningful experiences that help students connect reading to creativity, compassion, and real-world impact.
We love seeing students engage with stories in interactive ways while learning about kindness, service, and community through literature.
Thank you for sharing, @ElemMacon.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @DHLibraryStax #DallasISDLibraries
May 26
2nd grade made chef hats after I read to them about the humanitarian work of Chef Jose Andres & @WCKitchen in Plate of Hope! @randomhousekids @Region1DISD @DISD_Libraries
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Congratulations to John Quincy Adams Elementary on being selected as a recipient of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant!
This incredible investment will help support and strengthen the campus library while continuing to inspire readers, curiosity, and lifelong learning for students. Our Dallas ISD libraries continue creating opportunities that open doors far beyond the classroom.
Thank you for sharing, @JQAEaglesDISD.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @DHLibraryStax #DallasISDLibraries
We are excited to announce that JQA was selected as a recipient of the Laura Bush Foundation grant where we will receive $5,000 to support the JQA Library! 📚 @Region1DISD @RubyGarzaDISD @LauraRubioGarza @DISD_Libraries
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Summer reading season is officially underway! We love seeing our Dallas ISD libraries keep students engaged, reading, and learning all summer long through creative activities like reading bingo boards, family literacy fun, and Sora access anytime, anywhere.
Thank you for sharing, @theShelfieQueen.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @DHLibraryStax #DallasISDLibraries
BINGO IS BACK!! This time the Summer Edition. I can't wait to see those pictures start to upload. We are beating the heat and the Summer slide @cochran_school
#CochranColtsRead
#SummerReadingRocks
#BeattheHeatReadaBook
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School may be out, but the reading adventures are just getting started! Be sure to check out the Dallas Public Library’s summer reading programs, events, and activities happening across the city all summer long.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools @dallaslibrary #DallasISDLibraries
Looking for a fun way to keep kids learning this summer? 📚 The Dallas Public Library summer reading program is back!
Attend a kickoff party at a DPL branch on Saturday: Fretz Park, Lochwood, North Oak Cliff, Martin Luther King Jr., or Pleasant Grove! dallaslibrary.org/programs/s…
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May 27
After 6 yrs at Hillcrest, this is a bittersweet goodbye. I will be moving to Spring,TX!
Hillcrest will always hold such a special place in my heart. I’ll miss my amazing students😭 and coworkers who made my time in Dallas transformative!
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Celebrate Memorial Day with stories that inspire reflection, courage, and connection.
Through Library Services, Dallas ISD students have access to Sora — a digital reading resource with thousands of eBooks and audiobooks available anytime, anywhere.
Visit Dallasisd.org/library to get started.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
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As we honor Memorial Day, our Dallas ISD libraries continue to provide meaningful stories that help students reflect on courage, sacrifice, service, and remembrance. From early learners to future leaders, reading helps connect history, heart, and learning across our schools.
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@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
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Creativity, innovation, and student imagination continue to bloom in our Dallas ISD libraries. Through hands-on tools like 3D pens, students are exploring design, creativity, and maker-centered learning in engaging and meaningful ways.
Thank you for sharing, @tatumlibrary.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 22
#latepost Watching creativity bloom in real time! This Titan brought spring to life by designing this flower with a 3D pen! #TeamTatum #3Dpen #creativity @DISD_Libraries
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Coding, literacy, and hands-on learning all came together in the Tatum library. Our Dallas ISD libraries continue creating innovative learning experiences where students can build early literacy skills, problem-solving, and creativity through tools like Bee-Bots.
Thank you for sharing, @tatumlibrary.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 22
Bee-Bots on a mission! Titans are coding their way through CVC words, sight words, and hunting down words that rhyme!#beebots #coding #earlyliteracy #TeamTatum #Titanscode @DISD_Libraries
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Student leadership and literacy go hand in hand in our Dallas ISD libraries. These library helpers are doing important behind-the-scenes work to help prepare new books for their campus collection while learning responsibility, organization, and teamwork along the way.
Thank you for sharing, @ElemMacon.
@DISDLibDirector @NicoleWBixby @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 22
My library helpers this morning got our books for our library from our Book Fair profits ready to be sent off to processing! @Region1DISD @DISD_Libraries
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Ways we are citizens/things we bring: food, language, customs, skills, optimism, joy. Must choose to engage in democracy, protect everyone’s rights & freedoms. Some of us are born to it, some of us choose, we are all American. @HachetteUS @DISD_Libraries #NFfriday #bookaday
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Library Services loves seeing students recognized for their love of reading and achievement in the library at their campus award ceremony. Moments like these highlight how our Dallas ISD libraries continue to encourage literacy, curiosity, and student success beyond the classroom.
Thank you for sharing, @ElemMacon.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby
May 24
Diego accepting his Library Award & Destination Imagination medal among other accolades in our 4th grade ceremony! @Region1DISD @DISD_Libraries @disdactivities
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Our Dallas ISD libraries continue finding creative ways to keep students connected to reading all summer long. From book access to hands-on creativity and upcycling, these thoughtful touches help make reading exciting, welcoming, and fun beyond the classroom walls.
Thank you for sharing, @BuddHarrell.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 25
The Harrell Budd library ensuring students have a designated place for books over the summer. Grab a book, a throw, and read! In the process, showing students the importance of recycling and upcycling 🙂
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Library Services loves to see our Dallas ISD libraries helping students head into summer with books in their hands and excitement for reading. Creating access, encouraging choice, and building a love of reading beyond the classroom all summer long.
Thank you for sharing, @tatumlibrary.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 22
Making sure our Titans have books to read during the summer. #bookgiveaway #TeamTatum #titansread @DISD_Libraries
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Dallas ISD Libraries retweeted
May 21
Data that equals an amazing year @CREWatDISD @SMCLAbookden @ProjectReadDISD @DISD_Libraries @DISDLibDirector @RubyGarzaDISD @LauraRubioGarza
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Library Services loves seeing our Dallas ISD libraries introduce coding, collaboration, and problem-solving at such an early age!
First graders at Harrell Budd Elementary explored Bebots, coding, and programming while practicing communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. From fingers crossed to classroom cheers, students were fully engaged in the learning process and excited to see their coding come to life.
These hands-on experiences help build confidence, creativity, and early STEM skills in fun and meaningful ways.
Thank you for sharing, @BuddHarrell.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 17
First graders at Harrell Budd learning about Beebots, coding, and programming. "Please, Mr. Beebot, I need you to land there!". Students with fingers crossed and cheering galore when the beebot is programmed correctly!
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Library Services loves seeing our Dallas ISD libraries create fun and meaningful ways to celebrate student responsibility and reading culture!
Students at Gooch Elementary enjoyed a popcorn party, movie time, and free time after turning their library books in on time — a great reminder that positive reading habits and accountability can still be joyful and memorable for students.
Way to go, Gators!
Thank you for sharing, @GoochLibrary.
@DISDLibDirector @DrElenaSHill @Dallasacademics @TransformDISD @NicoleWBixby @dallasschools #DallasISDLibraries
May 18
Gators are celebrating turning their books in on time with a popcorn party, a movie, and some free time. Great job Gators! @goochelementary @DISD_Libraries
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