2026-2027
SC Picture Book Award Nominees (Grades PK-2)
and SC Children's Book Award Nominees (Grades 3-5)
Check one out in our library,
or the Sora/Richland 2 Digital Library!
4th and 5th Graders: Join us for the 2026-2027 R2 Battle of the Books!
Read the following 10 books with us...we will meet in the library during lunch on PE2 weeks!
Destiny Online Library Catalog
"The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
-Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Ms. Allison Hall
Library Media Specialist
Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary
225 N. Brickyard Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803.736.8730 ext. 3155 or 3007
alhall@richland2.org
Library Mission Statement:
The mission of the Lonnie B. Nelson library media program is to instill a love of reading in all students and to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. Students are encouraged to be critical thinkers, passionate readers, expert researchers and ethical users of information. To make certain that students achieve these goals, and meet the school's and district's goals of equipping life-long learners,
the library media center staff will:
* collaborate with staff to create authentic learning opportunities
* provide quality resources and instruction for students and staff
* be an integral part of Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary and its surrounding community.
Kindergarten and First Grade Students
check out one book at a time, with a two-week due date.
Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Students
check out two books at a time, with a two-week due date.