Our Librarian:

Mrs. Knodel is our teacher-librarian at Cultus Lake Community School.  She has been a teacher for 31 years and she LOVES books!  She is also the teacher-librarian at Greendale Community School.  Before moving to Chilliwack, she taught in Vancouver, West Vancouver, and even the Philippines!  She is passionate about reading and loves to share her love of books with students.  She is married and has two sons and a new daughter-in-law.  In her free time, she likes to hike, play pickleball, watch her sons play volleyball and travel with her family, have coffee with friends and, of course, read!  Her favourite book right now is "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr.

Library Schedule:  

I am at the school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  On one of these days, students should be returning their books, either to exchange them or renew them.  Students can also put books on hold and I will deliver them as soon as they are available.  Click on the following link to access our catalogue and put books on hold (maximum of 2).  Username is student's ID number.  Password for K-3 is student's birthday (YYYYMMDD) and password for 4-5 is the same as his/her district computer login.  Please check with me if you need any help logging on.

Also, click on the following icon to access our district online databases and resources:

Scholastic Book Fair:

Our October 2024 fair was a HUGE success!  Thank you to all of our parents and staff who volunteered their time.  We brought in over $4500 which translates into over $1200 of books back to our library and students.  Thank you so much!  Stay tuned for our 2025-2026 dates!

Reading Incentive Programs:

This year, your child will receive a monthly reading Bingo sheet.   Additionally, there will be "Emoji" book review slips available to pick up in the library.  Hopefully your child will find something that motivates them to read at home!   Remember, reading should be fun!  (You will find PDFs of these sheets at the bottom of this page).

Reading Link Challenge:

This program is for any interested students in grades 4 and 5.  Last year's books were:

One School One Book:

Click HERE to see what our book title was for January 2025!  We are already looking forward to 2026!

Hot Picks:

Stay tuned to see some of our most popular titles!

Free Audio Stories and Ebooks:

	The Sora Reading App is new to our school district.  Here you will be able to access many ebooks and audiobooks, and all you need is your school username and password.  Make sure to check it out as soon as possible if you haven't already.
	Free Children's Stories is a great website that allows you to customize stories by age and genre.
	The Fraser Valley Regional Library is one of the best places to access ebooks and audio books.  All you need is a free library card, and consider downloading the Libby app.
	Storyline Online is a great place to listen to a variety of picture books being read aloud.  New ones are always being added.
	With Epic Books, you can access a HUGE digital library for kids 12 and under, complete with learning videos, quizzes and more.
	At the Scholastic website, you can discover all sorts of literacy activities, organized by grade, that you can do together at home.  A hilight is "Virtual Book Fests" with some of your favourite authors.
	Enjoy a curated, ad-free collection of animated read-alouds with Vooks.  Lots of enjoyable titles here.
	The Tumblebook library is a great one to check out because of the options of great graphic novels and non-fiction too.  Please use username: sd33 and password: reads

Readalouds and Workshops from some of your favourite authors and illustrators:

	Discover the Wizarding World of Harry Potter right from home.  Such an awesome website by J. K. Rowling.
	An awesome site by Dav Pilkey where you can interact with some of his favourite characters like Dog Man and Captain Underpants.  Lots of fun tutorials too.
	Interact with Mo Willems on his YouTube channel called "Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems."  There are lots of episodes up there already and he is adding more.
	Check out favourite poet Shel Silverstein's website for different lessons, activities and drawing tips.
	Stay at home story time with Oliver Jeffers.  Every day, Oliver reads one of his stories and talks a bit more about how it was made.
	Todd Parr, beloved childrens' author, has created "Todd TV", based on some of his best picture books.  Your little ones will love this.
	Mac Barnett, author of many favourite picture books and chapter books, does weekly readalouds every Monday on his instagram page.  He is the author of many books like, "How This Book Was Made", "Sam and Dave Dig a Hole" and "Mac B. Spy Kid."