The Library is a Great Place to "Get Caught Reading"!

Library Hours: Tuesday-Thursday

All students have access to the Library.

All students have responsibilities while using the Library:

• Borrowed books must be returned
• Lost books have an accessed fine
• The fine must be paid before more books are borrowed
• During recess periods, a student may use the library. Please bring a pass from your teacher, or from the recess aide
• Parents may borrow books on their student's card

Check out these Librarian's picks at the CKS Library!

No Dogs Here by Kathryn Hewitt
Norman, Rufus, and Ginger bemoan the unfairness of the rule "No Dogs Allowed". Why should people be the only ones to have all the fun? Their solution? These three dogs decide to borrow clothes from their owners to see if they can pass for people. Kids will love seeing these stylish doggies rebel in this hilarious story!
Grades K-2

Pig on the Titanic by Gary Crew
Who would guess that a music box aboard the ill-fated Titanic would play a role in the rescue of children? Maxxie, the windup musical pig, relates the events beginning when his owner, Miss Edith, a famous fashion designer, takes him on board as a good-luck charm. The mechanical pig becomes a hero and the story provides children with an intriguing first encounter with the famous ship.
Grades K-3

Bad Cat Puts on his Top Hat by Tracey-Lee McGuinness-Kelly
A resident of a city he calls Big Stinky, Bad Cat resembles the old cartoon kitty, Krazy Kat. He's really a bit like the Gingerbread boy. The book is silly fun with great illustrations.
Grades K-3

Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, assumes a secret identity. The beginning of the SHREDDERMAN adventures.
Grades 4-6

The Secret School by Avi
In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in her remote Colorado area closes unexpectedly.
Grades 4-6

The Mayor of Central Park by Avi
Oscar Westerwit, a squirrel who loves baseball and Broadway musicals, fights back when gangster rat Big Daddy Duds and his thugs move uptown in 1900, invade Central Park, and evict Oscar and his animal friends from their homes.
Grades 5-8

The River Between Us by Richard Peck
During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.
Jr. High

The Last Treasure by Janet Anderson
Thirteen year old Ellsworth leaves his father to visit relatives he has never met and eventually joins forces with Jess, his distant cousin, to uncover family secrets and search for their family's hidden treasure.
Jr. High

Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant
A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades.
Jr. High