South Hillsborough School Library

Current Library News

Keep reading now that school has started! Don't forget that Mrs. James has some outstanding books on her Reading Challenge lists.  Make sure to find the appropriate list for your child's grade level. South students may also sign up for Reading Tigers and Battle of the Books.  So many books to enjoy.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Stuart Gibbs is Coming to South!! Stuart Gibbs, the author of Spy School, Funjungle, and the Charlie Thorne series, is coming to South on Thursday, October 10th!  The assembly will be in the library for second through fifth graders from 8:40 to 9:10, with autographing of his new books (Spy School Goes Wild and the companion puzzle book, Spy School Entrance Exam) afterward. This visit is courtesy of Hicklebee's books, and you must pre-order his books by Monday, October 7th for him to autograph them. (Sorry, but he will not have time to autograph books your child already owns.)

Battle of the Books! Student teams read 10 books in a variety of genres from May 2024 to March 2025, and then compete against other teams in Kahoot quiz competitions.  Round 1 in 2025 will take place on Thursday, March 13th, and Round 2 will be on Thursday, March 20th at the respective elementary schools.  The Finals will be on Tuesday, March 25th at North School.  Fourth and 5th graders, here is the new list of 10 books so you can be ready for March's competition! 

Adventure

Lia Park and the Missing Jewel by Jenna Yoon

Historical Fiction

Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

The Mostly True Adventues of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Humorous Fiction

Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker

Fantasy

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1) by Rick Riordan

Mystery

Panda-monium by Stuart Gibbs

Realistic Fiction

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

Graphic Novel

Freestyle by Gail Galligan

Nonfiction

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, A Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day

Support the South Library: Thanks to everyone who joined The Judy Goetzl Birthday Book Club this year. We had 37 attendees at our final Birthday Book Club party on May 3rd! Your donations make it possible for the South Library to have wonderful new materials.  The Birthday Book parties will resume in the 2024-2025 school year, but you don't have to wait until then to join. Click here to join for your child.  Click here to see the latest books added to the South Library through Birthday Book donations.  

Summer Reading Parties: For those students who finished South's Summer Reading Program, Mrs. James held book discussions and ice cream parties during lunchtime on three consecutive days: Tuesday, September 10th (CYRM Primary Books for TK to 2nd grade), Wednesday, September 11th (CYRM Picture Books for Older Readers for 3rd to 5th grade), and Thursday, September 12th (CYRM Chapter Books for 4th and 5th grade). See the Summer Reading Tab to see the names of the 90 summer readers for 2024.

More Library News

The South Library has over 18,000 books. There is something for every reading level and interest.  Fiction books are sorted into broad reading levels, with collections for Easy Readers, Picture Books, Early Series, Chapter Books (arranged by genre), and Graphic Novels.  The nonfiction collection is particularly robust, with numerous animal books, picture book biographies, crafts books, and sports books. New books are added often--thank you parents for donating to the Birthday Book Club!  

Click here to search the variety of materials in the library, and click on Mrs. James's Instagram account, @thetigerlibrarian, for her favorite books.

South Wins Battle of the Books in 2024: Hillsborough's own version of March Madness ended in the West MPR on Tuesday, March 26th with the South team of PAWsome Readers winning the trophy!!  This was South's second Battle of the Books win.  PAWsome Readers competed against the best teams from North and West as well as South's very own Devin BOOKers. Below are our South Battle of the Book Finalists for 2024! PAWsome Readers (Lara D, Allie H, Aoife K, and Simonne T) and Devin BOOKers (Arjun G, Colin C, Nicholas S, and Logan T).