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Current Projects
Literati Spring Book Fair 3/17 - 3/21
The book fair is back. Visit https://literati.com/store/?school=harlan-elementary-school-bloomfield-mi for online fair information or to browse titles that might be coming to Harlan.
Visit https://literati.com/store/product/gift-card/ to purchase gift cards for students or teachers OR to check you previous gift card balances.
Stock up on books for the spring and summer and help Harlan purchase more library books for all students to read.
March is Reading Month - Harlan Elementary Presents One School, One Book - A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
Chapter Recordings:
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Battle of the Books 2025 - Let the games begin!
Battle of the Books, a reading-enrichment program sponsored by Baldwin Public Library, aims to promote reading among fourth and fifth-grade BPS students. To participate, students collaborate with an adult coach and select five books from a designated list. They will then engage in a contest where they will compete against other teams by answering trivia questions related to the books they have read.
The event itself will occur on March 15th at 10 a.m. at Wylie E. Groves High School.
Key Dates
| Monday, Dec. 2 | Kickoff & book titles announced |
| Monday, Jan. 6 | Team registration opens |
| Sunday, Feb. 28 | Team registration closes |
| Saturday, March 15 | Battle Day |
Baldwin Presentation Link below:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSMVOd0ZPpHj-pBh65eWBiPoLB_775DWwz3vmPDvyWPj2lIxhgahy9cwq2Id9hcUg/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
2024-2025
Author Book Breaks
The Birmingham Education Foundation (BEF) has awarded all BPS elementary schools a grant to provide book breaks to our students. This program features virtual author visits where students can hear from world renown authors, submit questions for the authors and engage with English language arts curriculum in new ways.