Elementary School
Library Media Center
Welcome to the Southeast Library Media Center!
Our collection contains Everybody (picture books), Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Reference. Our library catalogue system, called Destiny, is online and accessible on the five computer terminals located in our Media Center as well as online through the Online Media Center quick link on Southeast’s home page, the Online Media Centers on the district’s homepage.
Virtual Library
Check Out Policy and Limits
Our library is open for circulation between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students may check out during their library class or other times throughout the day when their teachers allow. All students are able to checkout new books with teacher permission at any time.
If materials are lost or damaged students will be charged to replace the item. If lost items are returned after payment has been made it will be fully refunded. There are no overdue fines.
eBooks and Audio Books
- SORA
The new, friendlier Overdrive!
Check out eBooks and audiobooks from Sora. Use your district username and password to log in. Students will be able to access eBooks and audio books. Access juvenile fiction and juvenile nonfiction to find books available for elementary students. Click here for a quick tutorial. - K-8 Collection
Username/Password required for Remote Access - MidContinent
Has its own OverDrive with thousands of books. Check out BookFlix, and TumbleBooks and several other databases for more ebooks. - Epic
Students have access to thousands of books through Epic with their teacher's login. Parents can purchase a membership as well. - RAZ-Kids
Students have access to hundreds of books with their teacher's login.
Research Resources
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Book Suggestions and Recommended Books
Books You Should Read
Need suggestions for books to read? Check out our award books, new books in our library, suggestions from others.
- What Should I Read Next?
Just put in a title of a book you already love and get a list of other books you might like! - Mid-Continent Public Library-Juvenile Series & Sequels
- The Book Seer
- Goodreads
- Scholastic Book Wizard
- KDL What's Next
- DOGO books
- Literature-Map
Will suggest other authors you might like when you enter one of your favorites. - Imagination Soup
Click on your age to see a list of great titles!
Links for Classes
Award Books
We celebrate these award books! Updated lists come out each spring.
Mark Twain Award Nominees
![A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841152/parkhillk12mous/nt2k1ormpzzv5cejj1g5/ARoversStory.jpg","width":250}])
A Rover's Story
by Dusti Bowling
![Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe by Alyson Noel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842269/parkhillk12mous/a5mcfkh0sk3lesvq5tk4/FieldGuidetoSupernaturalUniverse.jpg","width":250}])
Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe
by Kathi Appelt
![Freestyle by Gale Galligan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842110/parkhillk12mous/z84atpnepzvk6svagwlg/Freestyle.jpg","width":250}])
Freestyle
by Jamie Sumner
![Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841807/parkhillk12mous/yw8tgftynbzwkc3uv9dt/Hummingbird.jpg","width":250}])
Hummingbird
by R.J Palacio
![Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841642/parkhillk12mous/fcwr75mseu3rhy8dxeft/MaizyChensLastChance.jpg","width":250}])
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
by Ena Jones
![Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841316/parkhillk12mous/o8ngxkqm5vqrq6gtajbh/SerwaBoteng.jpg","width":250}])
Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting
by Rebecca Caprara
![The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves Egypt's Fire by Tom Phillips]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842531/parkhillk12mous/vayzsnyvnm9jirgqruhq/TheCuriousLeagueofDetectivesThieves.jpg","width":250}])
The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves Egypt's Fire
by Deva Fagan
![The Daredevils by Rob Buyea]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842726/parkhillk12mous/wljn4xcy0snlpabr7goi/TheDaredevils.jpg","width":250}])
The Daredevils
by Jennifer L. Holm
![The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841964/parkhillk12mous/ia5soswxf7ckmol6i9jz/thegirlinthelake.jpg","width":250}])
The Girl in the Lake
by Kate Albus
![The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841475/parkhillk12mous/j2vev5ka9nmudsbmv2kj/Themidnightchildren.jpg","width":250}])
The Midnight Children
by Merrill Wyatt
![The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor by Amanda Panitch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723840955/parkhillk12mous/ezhptzkaycwj95tjdsde/TheTwoWrongHalvesofRubyTaylor.jpg","width":250}])
The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor
by Lisa Phipps
![Thirst by Varsha Bajaj]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723840744/parkhillk12mous/pagq4e2zxfadmce3eam6/Thirst.jpg","width":250}])
Thirst
by Dusti Bowling
Show Me Readers Award
![Acorn was a little wild]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526043/parkhillk12mous/ekclvbhpugbowyqwlfif/acorn.png","width":201}])
Written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson
![Cover image of the book "Creepy Crayon"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526596/parkhillk12mous/zvkuy13sdyx6kqqxk7m3/creepycrayon.png","width":195}])
Written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
![Cover of the book "Every Dog in the Neighborhood"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526711/parkhillk12mous/l5zvxs0d3qiz0xx8k0ic/everydogintheneighborhood.png","width":200}])
Written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Matthew Cordell
![Cover of the book "Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526833/parkhillk12mous/wb19pmzzumldy6zgqbjp/hamsters.png","width":225}])
Written by Cheryl B. Klein and illustrated by Abhi Alwar
![Cover of the book "Little Red and the Big Bad Editor"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526929/parkhillk12mous/dyonlquc7ldbgjvzhdqa/littlered.png","width":210}])
Written by Rebecca Kraft Rector and illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
![Cover of the book "Marvelous Mabel"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527007/parkhillk12mous/i6frybcyz8n6c3w29wmk/mabel.png","width":250}])
Written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Alleanna Harris
![Cover of the book "Pink is not a color"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527092/parkhillk12mous/e5szafrlnnz5dsktjqoy/pink.png","width":206}])
Written and illustrated by Lindsay Ward
![Cover of the book "Rick the Rock of Room 214"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527164/parkhillk12mous/tb2qjmu3jiez671pqfkq/rick.png","width":198}])
Written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Ruth Chan
![Cover of the book "The Library Fish"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527243/parkhillk12mous/rvjj15jtbd7ydlnceci3/libraryfish.png","width":225}])
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Gladys Jones
![Cover of the book "Yetis are the Worst!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527318/parkhillk12mous/lz8yhdf2tlhtwgcqlzo3/yetis.png","width":198}])
Written and illustrated by Alex Willan
Building Block Nominees
![Cover image of "A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612255/parkhillk12mous/z6gifb5g3uwywgmvxwok/bear.png","width":225}])
By Daniel Bernstromm, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
![Cover image of "A Good Place"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612449/parkhillk12mous/fpjnxxczrbpdjjets4hl/place.png","width":220}])
By Lucy Cousins
![Cover image of "I am Stuck"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612570/parkhillk12mous/u4dysccdugxkqnwhf31e/stuck.png","width":225}])
By Julia Mills
![Cover image of "I was Born a Baby"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612015/parkhillk12mous/zpcjdpnjwuxbwscktfy1/baby.png","width":204}])
By Meg Fleming, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
![Cover image of "Mister Kitty is Lost"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612090/parkhillk12mous/ugtvsmxzvhio9ygtpvu8/kitty.png","width":225}])
By Greg Pizzoli
![Cover image of "My Dad is a Tree"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612511/parkhillk12mous/elaaang1oftdlzhs3klj/dad.png","width":192}])
By Jon Agee
![Cover image of "No is all I Know"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612390/parkhillk12mous/xqgohluvws5xnpya3yxj/no.png","width":204}])
By Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
![Cover image of "Problem Solved!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612171/parkhillk12mous/ltsof0zpx927etredalc/solved.png","width":225}])
By Jan Thomas
![Cover image of "The Best Bad Day Ever"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612695/parkhillk12mous/hpvgmqygtjskwfokmvpt/bad.png","width":195}])
By Marianna Coppo
![Cover image of "Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612330/parkhillk12mous/npfmmurk2yzwpetfid5o/great.png","width":225}])
By Sandra Boynton
Great Kids Can Read
![Cover image of "Blue"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610170/parkhillk12mous/oirg8zlwtws0p6vkb041/blue.png","width":198}])
By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
![Cover image of "Elephants Remember: A True Story"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610237/parkhillk12mous/paoxec2pywojnji4sr1q/elephants.png","width":213}])
By Jennifer O’Connell
![Cover image of "Fighting for Yes"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610328/parkhillk12mous/nr7vizotelbu5asal3pn/fighting.png","width":202}])
By Maryann Cocca-Leffle
![Cover image of "Finding my Dance"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610779/parkhillk12mous/m24kvyo74omh46nl1yeg/dance.png","width":225}])
By Ria Thundercloud
![Cover image of Going Places]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610841/parkhillk12mous/ivh0xovvz6z9oe3wnz1o/places.png","width":203}])
By Tonya Bolden
![Cover image of "I Color Myself Different"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610904/parkhillk12mous/gwlvp63wdg8cwhkjsgjm/different.png","width":225}])
By Colin Kaepernick
![Cover image of "Miles Lewis: King of the Ice"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610966/parkhillk12mous/eyhcsx6yjd9y2fdqb6qp/miles.png","width":184}])
By Kelly Starling Lyons
![Cover image of "Opal Lee"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611035/parkhillk12mous/cyj0detoxuci6qus5ydd/opallee.png","width":204}])
By Alice Faye Duncan
![Cover image of "The Year we Learned to Fly"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611126/parkhillk12mous/una2abzvnfzzfqewzix6/fly.png","width":209}])
By Jacqueline Woodson
![Cover image of "Yoshi and the Ocean"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611270/parkhillk12mous/dmmwvzrxxv0nrpo6dvfr/ocean.png","width":208}])
By Lindsay Moore
Contact
Terri Daly
Instructional Media Technologist
Instructional Media Technologist
816-359-5645
Nicole Francis
Media Assistant
816-359-6079
Circulation Desk
Destiny
Use your district username and password to log in to your school. Locate materials in the Southeast Elementary library, find out what you already have checked out, or create your own reading list.
Click here to take the third through fifth grade Destiny scavenger hunt!
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