GVS Library

February is I Love to Read Month, and it will be busy at GVS with different reading related activities, including “Drop Everything and Read” (DEAR) time each day; a Read Canadian Challenge featuring books by Canadian authors; Blind Date
With a Book; Guess Who? Is a Reader Like You! and more.

This year, the Scholastic Book Fair will be held April 20-23, wrapping up with the Family Night on April 23, the same evening  as the Middle Years Learning Expo and Parent Teacher Interviews.

Stay warm! Happy reading, GVS Pirates!

Book Fair Dates: April 20th – 23rd, 2025   Location:  GVS Library

Family Night Event: April 23rd, 4:00 – 7:00 pm.  Location:  GVS Library

During the book fair, we will accept debit and credit cards, cash and cheques (made payable to GVS).

If you are interested in volunteering to help or learning more about our Scholastic Book Fair, please contact Mrs. T. Friesen (librarian) at 204-434-6415 or by email tfriesen@hsd.ca.

Thank you again, for helping make our students lifelong readers – we couldn’t do it without your participation and support.

Hey there families! Ready to discover the characters and stories your kids love?

The Scholastic Reading Club makes it easy for you and your child to buy books that will spark a love of reading!

Every time you place an order, our school benefits. There are paper order forms available each month for those who need them. For those who want to order online, the Scholastic Reading Club website is https://bookclubs.scholastic.ca/ where you can shop for items 24/7 by grade or by digi-flyers. This option also has a lot more items than the paper flyers. When you have your items ready to checkout online, please enter the Class Code RC165287 for our school to earn rewards. You can pay with credit card or through PayPal.

If you need to pay with cash or cheque, please bring your order (with your name and homeroom on it) and the money to Mrs. T. Friesen (the Librarian) and she will place your order for you. All cheques should be made payable to Green Valley School. All items ordered online or through GVS, will be shipped to the school. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. T. Friesen by email at tfriesen@hsd.ca or by calling the school at 204-434-6415.

Click here to access ebooks through TUMBLEBOOKS

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CHECK OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DESTINY LIBRARY PROGRAM

• Go to http://destiny.hsd.ca/ and search for books to check out by choosing Green Valley School. You can use a chromebook, a tablet, a PC or a cellphone. Login using your school computer username and password to Destiny Discover (scroll down for more detailed instructions below if you need them).
• Put the books ON HOLD. Only pick books that are IN. If a book is already OUT, please pick another one. Maximum of 5 books per order.

• Students, you can pick up your library books on the cart outside the library door. Please be patient if they are not ready the day you ordered them.

• If you have any questions, please email me, Mrs.T. Friesen, at  tfriesen@hsd.ca or stop by the library.

• Please return books to the plastic tub outside the library door.

• Take care, stay safe pirates and READ!