Hill Elementary Library Lowdown by Joslyn Sandlin

This just in: We have so much fun on announcements!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-03 17:28:19 UTC

Click to watch our energetic morning news!

Feeling generous?

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:13:01 UTC

Well, we're feeling receptive! :-)

Let's confer...

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:24:02 UTC

Ms. Sandlin had the honor of presenting about the pros and cons of our unique library space at this year's Texas Library Association conference in Houston!

Library on-the-move

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:32:33 UTC

We love to bring the library to the classroom!

Teaching with ❤️

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Let's celebrate!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:34:12 UTC

Ms. Sandlin had the honor of being named Teacher of the Year! Here she is with Ms. Ivonne, our amazing secretary, who was named Professional of the Year!

Our littlest library visitors 💕

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Talkin' Turkey

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:34:53 UTC

Our friend Ranger Mindy from Ray Roberts Lake State Park taught us all about wild turkeys.

Living the dream everyday!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:34:58 UTC

I wanted to teach ever since I was a student myself. I'm so lucky to do what I love every day!

We're not a regular library...we're a FUN library!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:35:55 UTC

...At least, we think so! 🎸

Just chillin'

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:37:36 UTC

Nothin' better than books with the buds.

Pumpkin to talk about!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:37:53 UTC

We were so blown away by our students' creativity in our book character pumpkin contest!

The better to see you with, my dear.

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"He looks like me!"

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One of my favorite moments in the library (ever??) -- when a student sees themselves represented in a book. ❤️

Who wore it best? 🤔

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:38:14 UTC

Personally, I think Kalila slayed!

Red house!

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Best house! (JK, we hope everyone wins!)

The library is for everyone!

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Lunch in the Library!

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One of our favorite rewards is chowin' down in the library!

Don't have a cow, man..

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...it's just Voldemort!!

Starstruck moment

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 13:38:34 UTC

Ms. Sandlin got to meet one of her favorite author/illustrators, Shawn Harris, at TLA!

Popcorn and a movie with everyone's favorite dog...

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Wishbone!! We love this reward!

On Wednesdays, we wear pink!

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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Having fun at Hill!

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Go Team!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 15:03:25 UTC

Ms. Sandlin was honored to receive the "Team Player Award" from the district Pre-K department.

A New Addition

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 15:03:45 UTC

Author Lauren Snyder and illustrator LeUyen Pham autographed a copy of their new book, Shrinking Violet, for our Hill Library collection. LeUyen even added a drawing of Ms. Sandlin! We think she did an amazing job. 👩🏼‍🏫

Totally Tubular!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-07 15:05:53 UTC

That's what y'all said in the 80s, right?? Ms. Sandlin had the pleasure of assisting Ms. Rosewell at Evers Park's fall book fair -- and got to visit with several of her previous students! :-)

Library Helpers Rock!

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Watch me fix a broken book! 💔-->❤️

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Happy School Library Month!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-08 14:05:07 UTC

Our students and staff really know how to make us feel appreciated! 🐬🌈♥️

Fabled Tables

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-08 14:08:17 UTC

Our amazing library sub, Mrs. Wilson, created these custom table signs for us. We love them!!

“The most epic dolphin scavenger hunt”

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-08 14:13:36 UTC

Our thoughtful Ambassadors created a fun scavenger hunt to celebrate Ms. Sandlin for School Library Month! ♥️ 📚

Hill's Thanksgiving Day Parade

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-08 15:27:58 UTC

We had so much fun creating our own balloon "floats" after reading about the origins of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the book Balloons Over Broadway.

Chillin’ with a good book

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Not sure what to read next?

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We’ve got a few suggestions 🤭

Out of this world fun

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Our favorite event this year has to be our mobile planetarium visit. We got to learn all about our solar system, galaxy, and universe! ✨ 🪐 🌖 💫

Who let Beau Dog out?

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-13 19:43:56 UTC

We’re so excited to begin our therapy dog program! Meet Beau the dog. He loves being read to, pet, and cuddled!

Happy Poetry Month!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-15 01:53:27 UTC

Happy Earth Day!

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-23 16:59:38 UTC

We’re making wildflower seed pods to help our local pollinators thrive!

Learning ROCKS! :-)

jsandlin13 — 2026-04-28 19:43:51 UTC

After reading A Stone Sat Still, we learned about the three types of rocks, and even got to decorate our own sedimentary rocks!

Castles in the sand

jsandlin13 — 2026-05-07 16:05:43 UTC

After reading The Sandcastle that Lola Built, we enjoyed building our own with Kinetic Sand(lin)!

Popsicle Party!!

jsandlin13 — 2026-05-13 15:31:27 UTC

We paired And Then Comes Summer with some playtime and popsicles. Such a sweet lesson! :-)