Library Services
Welcome to the GVE Library
Special Library Events:
Mark your calendar! It is almost time for the Green Valley Elementary Fall Book Fair
*Shopping hours are as follows:
- Students: School Hours Nov 10 – Nov 14, 2025
- Family/Friends: 3:00-4:00 pm Nov 10 – Nov 14, 2025
- Family/Friends: 3:00-7:00 pm Nov 12, 2025
- During Thanksgiving Luncheon Nov 13, 2025
- Online Shopping Nov 07 – Nov 20, 2025
* For a fun and hassle free shopping experience, set up the cashless eWallet for your child.
* For a successful Book Fair we need the help from Volunteers and appreciate your assistance.
* Visit the GVE Book Fair Website for more info, eWallet set-up, volunteer sign-up, book previews, etc.
* See you at the Book Fair!
All GVE students, ECE-5th Grade, were invited to participate in the GVE 5th Annual Bookmark/Poetry Contest during the month of April 2025. Here is the list and a picture of all the winners:
- Back Row: *Nana O., *Insia M., Everlynn S., Annalee L., Madelyn A., Mahealani R.,
- 3rd Row: *Melissa P., Mega M., Aarush D., *Somiah S., Helen L., *Sofia B-F., Joshua G-R.,
- 2nd Row: (Jacob P.), Pedro V., *Anania S., Rebeca F-S.,
- Front Row: *Evelynn C., *Somaya M., Thea B-T., Nina Y.
- Not pictured: Isaias R., Samuel M-R.
- *Grand Prize Winners
Here are the Grand Prize Winners’ Bookmarks:
- Fun Activity Resources for Everyone
- FUN Activity Resources for everyone throughout the year.
- Head out for a day hike, go fishing, enjoy a winter sport or a summer camping trip, visit an outdoor venue, or participate in an event. Any time of the year, let’s have some fun and adventure indoors or outdoors. Whether you’re staying local or getting out of town, enjoying time with family and friends, especially outdoors, is a reliable recipe for relaxation and renewal. Check out these resources for fun activities, and make a list of things to do, places to go. There are so many opportunities to stay busy throughout the year with activities listed on the websites below. Get some great ideas, inspirations, and HAVE FUN!!!
- Explore your backyard. You don’t have to travel far to enjoy fresh air and nature’s bounty. State and city parks, rivers and lakes, and local trails make for easy anytime escapes.
- Head to a national park. One of the best values in vacation spots, national parks offer up-close encounters with unique land formations, wildlife, and unbeatable natural beauty.
- Start a new hobby like reading, gardening, cooking, crafting, or other fun activities you can do at home.
Embark/RIASEC Elementary Career Exploration Program
The DPS Embark Elementary Career Exploration Program partners with Denver Metro area businesses and organizations to expose elementary and middle school students to professional work environments and inspire students to pursue careers they may never have considered for when they grow up. In addition to these events, the Embark program also has an abundant library of online career exploration resources including lessons and activities.
All students at Green Valley, Grades K-5, were introduced to this program in February 2025. In May 2025 Grades 3-5 experienced Guest Speakers show and tell about their careers. In September Grades 3-5 were reintroduced to Embark and in November will learn about different careers from new Guest Speakers. Feel free to view the Embark/RIASEC slideshows and links to see what the students learned.
GVE Library Times – updated throughout the Schoolyear 2025/2026
Horarios de la biblioteca de GVE: actualizados durante todo el año escolar
During Library Time we discuss the monthly theme, learn all about books, have story time, and check out new books. On the Library Time documents you find information about the monthly theme, book suggestions, as well as crafts and activities the whole family can enjoy. The Library Times will periodically be posted on Thrillshare. Enjoy!
LION and SORA
Access the Green Valley Elementary LION and SORA page 
Instructions for logging into LION and SORA: English and Spanish
The SORA school code is: dpsk12
On the Lion webpage you can find links to many different E-Book and Audiobook websites, Apps, Elementary Databases, the GVE Library Catalog, and other resources.
In particular we are recommending the SORA app. SORA is an app downloadable to any digital device and provides all DPS students free access to about 40,000 E-Books, Audiobooks, and Magazines.
Denver Public Library
Denver Public Library
Get your FREE Library Card by visiting any DPL location to access the library’s collections, check out materials, use computers, register for a variety of programs, and more.
Read, Make, and Explore with DPL
Register your kids for a variety of programs at their local Denver Public Library branch. Check the DPL website for any of their great programs and events.
Literacy Websites for Grades 1–5
Articles
Why Children Should Read 20 Minutes a Day and How This Impacts Your Kids’ Development – At Any Age
Are children and teens really reading less than they used to? It appears so. Studies show that less than 20% of teens in the United States read for pleasure. Yet they spend more and more time on social media or gaming, with the average eighth-grader spending four hours a day gaming, texting, and online browsing. Of course, it’s hard to get your child or teen to curl up with a good book for hours — there’s just so many other fun things to do. But you might be pleased to hear that the benefits of reading just 20 minutes a day have been proven by research.
And that’s something we can all commit to, right? Click HERE to read the article.
