Dana MS Library Blog
Dana MS Library Blog
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Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year!
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year!
Whether you are new to Dana or returning, we can't wait to see you!
The library is a resource that supports your learning. Not only do we have a specially curated selection of middle grade and YA books, but we also are a place to make new friends, play games, and relax.
Ms. Lavia (miz-Luh-VEE-uh)
Teacher Librarian
Do you have a terrifying tale dying to come out? 2025 Edition
Do you have a terrifying tale dying to come out? 2025 Edition
Upload your story here. ALL STORIES DUE BY OCTOBER 24th!!!!!
Get inspired- click on the READ A SCARY STORY TAB above!
Join the Schoology Group: 40 Book Challenge!
Join the Schoology Group: 40 Book Challenge!
Email Ms. Lavia for JOIN code (jll7103@lausd.net) or stop by the library!
Scary Story Challenge 2024!
Scary Story Challenge 2024!
Click on the picture or use the top right navigation and read this year's amazing turn out!
We had 63 entries this year! Mr. Iwata's class had the most submissions. Thank you Mr. Iwata!
2023-2024
2023-2024
An historic year for the library.
An historic year for the library.
Check it out!
What does a librarian do?
What does a librarian do?
Pumpkin spice and everything NOT nice!
Pumpkin spice and everything NOT nice!
Click here to submit a scary story!
Dana Library has a newsletter!
Dana Library has a newsletter!
Super Book Bowl!
Super Book Bowl!
The library took 14 of the top most checked out book from August 22- January 23 and put them into a playoff bracket. This week's books battle it out in student polls. Which book will make it to the playoffs and which book will be the champion?
Library Wish List
Library Wish List
If you have extra or would like to contribute to library programs, contests, and events, we would be THRILLED. Thank you!
Digital Reading Resources
Digital Reading Resources
Check out these reading options on your Chromebook! Need more help, watch this tutorial.
Library Showcase
Library Showcase
May 27, 2022
What happens in the library? This video is a summary of what we've done this year!
World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day!
February 2, 2022.
Ms. Lavia read Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi at nutrition. We noticed some sophisticated rhyming and a bright, bold color scheme.
Is this a new tradition? Thanks for attending students!
Are you reading and feeling competitive?
Are you reading and feeling competitive?
Fill out this form to compete in the DISTRICT wide reading challenge! Competition lasts until April. Let's show them that DANA READS! Monthly and GRAND PRIZE winners for Student, Class and School!
Come visit the library and check out the Winter 2022 displays!
Displays include:
A celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black History Month, featuring fiction and nonfiction (politics, art, sports, government)
NEW TITLES: Nonfiction section includes biographies and history topics.
"Read The Movie". Have you heard the saying the book is always better? Is it? Read and find out!
Library Revised
Library Revised
BIG changes are happening in the library. Relax in a comfy seat, charge your device, meet friends, check out a book....
LIBRARY HOURS: Nutrition and Lunch EVERYDAY
Summer Reading & Events
Summer Reading & Events
THE WAFFLE on Schoology!
Log in over the summer for access to SORA (ebooks and audiobooks) and the LAUSD Digital Library (tons to explore!)
*PRO TIP*
Add the Sora App to a mobile device or tablet!
Student Success Card!
Access free book check outs, movies, CDs, DVDs, and teen events, contests, and MORE!
Your local San Pedro branch of the Los Angeles Public Library has teen programs and activities.
Use your Student Success Card to check out books, watch movies and much more!
Looking for a fresh reading suggestion? Check out these titles from Yallwest Book Festival.
Ask for them at your neighborhood library.
Dana's First Annual Literary Magazine
Dana's First Annual Literary Magazine
Browse the virtual galleries and view the wonderful work of your Dana Mariner classmates!
We are so proud of our talented contributors! Thank you for sharing your work with us!
Keep scrolling for more book suggestions! ⚓️
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
Read_Across_America_2021 (1).pdfDiscover stories from all over the United States.
Discover stories from all over the United States.
Thank you to Teacher Librarian Kelly Hulett Peay from Wilmington Middle School for this awesome journey of SORA titles!
Make sure you are signed into LAUSD and logged into SORA to view books. Click on the titles in the PDF to find them in SORA and check them out.
Reading eBooks on SORA
Meet the Teacher Librarian
Meet the Teacher Librarian
Hello! I'm Ms. Lavia.
Hello! I'm Ms. Lavia.
I'm here to help you find awesome books to read, cool tools to use, and assist you in asking questions to find information.
I'm here to help you find awesome books to read, cool tools to use, and assist you in asking questions to find information.
⚓️Follow me on Instagram @mslavialibrarian!
⚓️Follow me on Instagram @mslavialibrarian!
2020-21 Book Challenge
2020-21 Book Challenge
*SLAY by Brittney Morris
*Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick... by Meg Medina
*Tig Ripley, Rock 'n' Roll Rebel by Ginger Rue
*The Cat or How I Lost Eternity by Jutta Richter
*Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Aydeyemi
*Lumberjanes by Watters, Ellis, Stevenson, Allen
*Canto, Vol. 1 If I Only Had a Heart by David Booher
*The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
*They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
*Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
*Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You by Ibram X. Kendi
October Vibes
October Vibes
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