Curating Book Joy in the Time of Quarantine: A School Library’s Response to Covid-19

For students, parents, and teachers alike, the 2020-2021 school year has been a source of overwhelming challenges. Many students still lack access to the meaningful services offered by both school and public libraries. The objective of this project is to provide literature-based experiences for students and their families through the curation of four Covid-safe school library events at Barbara Jordan Elementary. The Second Thursday Bedtime Story, Books Are Poppin’ Book Drive, Barbara’s Bookshelf Parent Workshop, and the Reading is Dino-Mite Scholastic Book Fair strive to strengthen the school to home connection while making books and reading an authentic source of joy in a time of uncertainty.