Students will join acclaimed author Candace Fleming for three engaging talks at the Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts. With humor, storytelling, and visuals, she guides students from finding stories (preK–1st) to structure and revision (2nd–4th) and research and editorial choices (older grades), inspiring a love of writing.

Teachers and staff have been photographed hiding behind their favorite books. The photos are displayed in the hallways and Lower School Commons. Students are invited to guess who’s behind each book.

Guessing forms (one per student) are available in the Library, and answers will be revealed on Friday. Homerooms with six or more correct guesses win a prize.

Students build reading skills and confidence by reading aloud one-on-one to a calm, certified therapy dog. Volunteers from the Go Team Therapy Dogs program will introduce the dogs, explain how therapy dogs are trained, and answer student questions.

Head of Youth Services Shanna Kuster and Children’s Librarian Zoë Herdt from the Winter Park Library are visiting our school for special read-alouds with students in PreK through 2nd grade! After the stories, students can ask questions and learn what it’s like to work in a public library.

A special Mystery Readers activity will take place for students in PreK through 3rd grade. Students will enjoy a surprise visit from a guest reader. The reader’s identity will be kept secret until storytime, adding excitement and encouraging a love of reading as students listen to a favorite book read aloud.

Help us fuel a love of reading by donating gently used or new children’s books to the Book Thermometer dropbox in the library. Primary and Intermediate grades will face off to see who can donate the most books—so bring the heat! This drive is done in collaboration with Children of the Nations, a Christian nonprofit that provides holistic care and free books to children in vulnerable circumstances in Africa and the Caribbean.

Ever heard the old Bing Crosby song Faraway Places? The singer longs to visit faraway places with "strange sounding names" he’d been reading about "in a book that I took from the shelf." Now you can do the same with our Mystery Flights. Each fiction book is wrapped in a map and labeled only with its setting—anywhere in the world. You won’t know where you’re going until you unwrap it. Stop by the library and embark on a Mystery Flight to your own faraway place.

Candace Fleming’s picture book Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! is displayed page by page along a walking route from the Tartan Café to The Source. Students and staff can stroll, run, hop, or skip from page to page, turning the book into an interactive outdoor journey that encourages early literacy, physical activity, and student engagement in a fun, memorable way.