Slauson Library

Welcome to the 

Slauson Library! - 

A place to find yourself in great books, engage in research, 

collaborate with peers, and discover new ideas!

Ms. Maguire, Slauson Librarian, maguirel@aaps.k12.mi.us 


Special Events

Check out a book from our "Who Runs the World? - Girls" display.

Also check out the Women's History Month website for more great resources



Search our catalog

Check out a book on Sora!

Sora is our eBook platform that students access directly from Schoology, or the Google waffle.  AAPS Librarians along with ELA teachers, with input from students and teachers, have created a culturally responsive eBook collection to support literacy, reading circles, and inspire AAPS students.  Sora LiveBinder: EVERYTHING you need to know how to do on Sora!

CHECK OUT OUR NEW LIFE LIBRARY- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING COLLECTION

CLICK ON LIFE LIBRARY TAB ABOVE

Don't have an AADL library card?  No worries, apply online!

All AAPS student and staff can get a library card.  Use that library card to get free eBooks and digital audiobooks

Online Databases

can now be accessed through Schoology 

Live Binder - EVERYTHING you need to know about Gale Databases

Current Events and NEWS

online subscription magazine

Enter as "student"

(code: SLA-Upfront)

Online Resources

Video Streaming 

Educational video streaming content from all AAPS schools.

Use student I.D. # for both username and password.

Log into Discovery Ed with Clever.  Log into Clever with your AAPS gmail account.

Public Library Resources

Michigan Electronic Library

Access to many resources and databases.

Ann Arbor District Library


Author Outreach and other fun!

Leah Henderson reads from her new middle grade novel,

The Magic In Changing your Stars

Veera Hiranandani, author of the The Night Diary, among other books, offers inspiring writing prompts to develop voice and characters.

Jason Reynold reads the first book in his middle grade series, Ghost

Author & illustrator Grace Lin teaches viewers how to draw a Chinese Dragon and shares some tidbits about Chinese culture!

A special site with free eBooks, games, videos and activities related to all things Harry Potter

Warriors series by Erin Hunter - official website with guides, games, and series explained!

Podcast series for kids in which kids get to ask authors questions about writing, illustrating, and literature

excerpt from Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.  

Conversation about race and YA lit with René Watson and Jason Reynolds

Video about why we pay attention to Banned Books

Game by the World Food Programme. For each answer you get right, our sponsors send the cash equivalent of 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme, who use it to save and change lives.

Homework Help

Circle K 

Homework Help at AADL.  Tutors available for K-12 students.

Online tutoring help for grades 3-adult.  To use this service you must have an online account with AADL

Tutoring help for ages 8-18.  "Robot repair" store on Liberty Ave. 

Slauson Homework Club

Thursdays in Ms. Darnton's room, Rm. 318

PALMA (Proyecto Avance: Latino Mentoring Association)

Tues. & Thurs. at Downtown Ann Arbor District Library

Just for Fun

Book Trailers:

New graphic novel by author of Wonder

New novel by Ruta Sepetys

Recommended Book about tolerance