This Week

@ the Library

TSC Physical Library Catalog: Search for books in our Library

Welcome Back, TSC!

Stop by the library to check out some of our many new books and tell your Librarian about the great books you read this summer!

2025 Summer Reading Suggestions
from the TSC Library

8th Grade Junior Librarians
Visit the New York Public Library

Our graduating chohort of 8th grade Junior Librarians, seen here with one of the famous Lions, Patience and Fortitude, who stand guard and everyday welcome visitors from all over the world to the Stephen A. Schwarzman building at 42nd St. and 5th Avenue.

We got a behind-the-scenes tour from a Rare Books Librarian, and explored many spaces, including the grand Rose Reading Room. A Librarian from the Manuscripts and Archives division brought out a trove of materials for us, giving a glimpse into the history of the library and insights into how the collection took shape and what it was like to work as a librarian at the NYPL over the decades. We also got to see some highlights of the collection, including Joan Didion's hand-written high school essays and fan mail related to A Wrinkle in Time and hand-written newsletters created by immigrants at Ellis Island in many different languages.

Watching the book train deliver books to and from library patrons from the stacks below the building. You can see it in action here!

We got inspired by the Picture Collection, where researchers can explore images categorized into more than 12,000 subjects.

We visited the Treasures of the Library exhibition and got to meet Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and company in person, as well as many other amazing treausres.

We wrapped up the day with lunch and popsicles in Bryant Park.

Congratulations to all the graduating Jr Librarians! You have made a lasting impression on the TSC library.

2025 Poetry Month - TSC Library

Enjoy some of poems read and written by TSC students here.

Celebrating National Poetry Month
with the TSC Library

This April the TSC library continued our annual tradition of celebrating National Poetry Month by having community members read poems every morning over the loudspeaker. We also participated in Poem in Your Pocket day on April 10th.

Andy Griffiths Author Visit

TSC 3rd and 4th graders had a blast with award-winning Australian author Andy Griffiths. They dove into the wild world of his latest book, You and Me and the Land of Lost Things, exploring imagination, consequences and creative choice-making through a lively "adventure test." Thank you, Andy!

The 2025 Leo's Choice &
Leo Lee Award Winners!

Leo's Choice is TSC's own picture book award and Leo Lee is TSC's award for best Spanish language book. These are long-standing annual traditions enjoyed by the whole community at TSC. Students in K-5 have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the comparative merits of the Leo's Choice finalists. Now they've cast their votes. Find out who won here.

Find out more about the Leo's Choice Award and see some of the winners and finalists from years past here. Stop by the library or use TSC's digital library, Sora, to read some past winners and finalists.

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

2025 Leo's Choice & Leo Lee Award Winners

I ♥️ Reading Day

Friday, February 14th TSC celebrated our first ever I ♥️ reading day! The day filled with activities to celebrate the joy of reading.

♥️ Coffee, Books & Conversation for adults in the TSC community

♥️ School-wide Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)

♥️ Special author visits

♥️ Dress like your favorite book character

♥️ Grade-Wide Reading Activities for students, including bookmaking, blind date with a book, decorating bookmarks, I ♥️ Reading photo booth, Leo's Choice books past and present, and story corner in the library.

Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Keep reading, TSC!

TSC is now a member of the Hudson Valley Library Association Sora Consortium!

Hudson Valley Library Association Sora Collection: Intro for families & students

By joining the HVLA Sora Consortium, organized by a group of independent school libraries across the tri-state area, we can now offer TSC students, faculty and staff access to a broader and more diverse collection of ebooks and audiobooks, curated by school librarians. TSC Sora users can:

Borrow up to 6 books at any given time:
3 from the TSC collection AND 3 from the HVLA collection
Access 100s of magazines, including back issues
Access 8,926 unique ebooks (12,952 copies)
Access 1,571 unique audiobooks (1,989 copies)
Access 355 simultaneous-use magazines titles
Enjoy shorter wait periods for holds (3:1 Holds Ratio)

To access the HVLA collection, simply Add the Hudson Valley Library Association to your Sora account, set it to "search all libraries" and start reading! Need help signing on to Sora, adding the HVLA collection or navigating Sora? Take a look at the Sora FAQ or contact your Librarian.

Celebrate Solidarity Week
with the TSC Library

What is Solidarity Week?

Solidarity Week, formerly “Ally Week,” is a week-long initiative to encourage all community members to stand up in solidarity, and as allies, against bullying and harassment of any sort. “Solidarity involves bringing together different people based on finding common objectives and solutions. Solidarity work happens when you show up to support others experiencing harm and oppression by centering their experiences, leadership, decisions, needs, requests, and ideas.” This week-long programming helps people learn about and practice solidarity across different and intersecting identities. TSC kicks off our celebration with a buddies activity and read aloud Friday November 15.

Not sure where to start? Explore this Solidarity Week collection on Sora.

6th Grade Book Clubs Launch

This week TSC 6th graders visited the library with their classes to select books for their book club groups. They browsed a wide variety of choices, discussed and debated, and ranked their top 5 choices. Happy reading 6th graders!

2024-25 Junior Librarians

TSC's Junior Librarians have started off the year by diving right in. They've been busily shelving and helping other students navigate the library. This year they're also working on various special projects including gathering resources about the election, creating a map of the library for patrons, and planning new and exciting displays and initiatives.

VOTE FOR READING!

This election season, celebrate the freedom to vote—and the freedom to read!—with the TSC Library. Check out books on the elections, voting rights, and much more!

Want to learn more about the specific issues in the 2024 Presidential Elections? Take a look at research done by TSC 6th graders on the issues at stake and the candidates platforms on issues like the ecoomy, labor, and global relations.