MyLibraryNYC is a partnership between the NYC Department of Education and the city's three public library systems, providing enhanced borrowing privileges, Teacher Sets, and support from outreach librarians to over 500 schools in all five boroughs.
We're looking back on our favorite resources from our work with educators, students, and fellow librarians during the last school year in anticipation of the 2016-17 school year. We hope these lists inspire you as you prepare for September!
Books
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Check out the Teacher Set: Great Books for 5th Grade, Biographies and Memoirs in Graphic Novel Form , El Deafo Book Club Set
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill
Check out the Teacher Set: Great Books for 4th Grade, Hip Hop History, Coretta Scott King Award Winners
George by Alex Gino
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman & Sergio García Sánchez
Check out the Teacher Set: Great Books for 2nd Grade
Teacher Sets
Teacher Sets are only available to educators at participating MyLibraryNYC schools. If you are not a MyLibraryNYC educator, you can access many of the same titles at your local library. You may also be eligible for special borrowing privileges with an Educator Card. Questions? Email us at help@mylibrarynyc.org
Teacher Set orders will open on Monday, August 22 with delivery resuming on Tuesday, September 6.
Mo Willems Assorted Read Aloud Bookpack
A fun assorted set of read alouds and audio all by favorite author Mo Willems!
Dr. Seuss Assorted Set with DVD
No one can entertain early learners like Dr. Seuss! Use this assorted set for storytime, browsing and sharing to get children reading and listening. Also included is a DVD of favorite Seuss stories.
Yucky Critters
Check out the infographic below for our top circulating Teacher Sets
Check them out:
- Life Cycles - Plants, Animals, and Nature
- Native Americans in New York
- Animals - National Geographic Kids
- Great Books for 4th Grade
Databases
Amazing Animals of the World
BookFlix, FreedomFlix, ScienceFlix, and TrueFlix
(What we refer to as "The Flixes." Special shout out to ScienceFlix for allowing users to change the reading level of articles!)
TumbleBooks
(check out the Videos tab for short National Geographic videos; good for research or for fun)
Please share your favorite resources of 2015-16 in the comments!