Putting our research skills to work reading and learning about nocturnal animals @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

The library is looking spook-tacular! 🎃👻 Thanks to our talented students and their amazing pumpkins, our library is almost ready for Fall Festival! 🧡📚 There is still time to participate! Submit your pumpkin by Oct. 29th. 🍂📚 @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Our featured author this week is the prizewinning Corey Tabor. His funny stories, whimsical art, and creative book designs have kids laughing and turning their heads upside down to follow the plot! 📚🤩 @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

🍂📚 Falling into a good book! There’s nothing better than cozying up with a great story this fall. Happy fall reading, everyone! 🍁❤️ @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

📚✨ New books, new adventures! So many stories waiting to be discovered! 💕📖 #BookJoy @Alief_Libraries @HicksTigers

Could a book with no words still tell a story? You will have to read the pictures! This week we are reading the gorgeously illustrated "The Polar Bear and the Ballerina" by Eric Velásquez. Check out a wordless book today! #HispanicHeritageMonth @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Reading a book by a Hispanic Author is a Grrrreat way to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth @HicksTigers @AliefISD

🎨✨ Our students got creative celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by making beautiful papel picado! 🇲🇽🌺 We love seeing our halls filled with their beautiful work! ❤️💛💚💙 @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Author study! This week we have been reading books by the extremely prolific author / illustrator Rafael Lopez. His vibrant artwork and inspiring stories bring culture, creativity, and imagination to life. #hispanicheritagemonth @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Yesterday, we dressed as Lotería characters. Today, we play the game! Happy Hispanic Heritage month! @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Our book fair has been a MONSTER success! Thank you to all students and families for coming out to fuel a love of reading and writing! Tomorrow is the last day. Still wish to shop? Send your student with cash or set up an eWallet gift card: bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/… @HicksTigers

¡La Feria del Libro ya está aquí! Tendremos dos eventos de compras familiares: el Día de los Abuelos el lunes 14 de septiembre y Open House el martes 15 de septiembre. @HicksTigers

Book Fair is here! We will have two family shopping events- Grandparents’ Day on Monday, 9/14 and Open House on Tuesday, 9/15! @HicksTigers

Books are more than stories. They’re launching pads for meaningful conversations about life, choices, empathy, and good character. 📚❤️ A great book can open the door to the lessons that help us become better people. @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

2nd grade put their engineering skills to work on the Tower of Straws STEM challenge @HicksTigers @Alief_AdvAcad @aliefstem

There’s nothing I love as much as getting new books into the hands of our kids. Thank you to our School Library Advisory Council working diligently to approve new titles! @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

Annual lesson on taking good care of library books! #bookcare #1stgrade

Thank you to AI Made Fun for Kids for an engaging presentation on all the ways AI is already part of our daily lives, and for encouraging our students to consider this growing field as a future career! @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries @aliefstem

Author study of the week: Muon Thi Van's picture books are a beautiful blend of heart and wonder; sometimes poignant and tender, sometimes playful and funny. #AAPIHeritageMonth @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries