The mission of the library is to provide current and engaging materials in a safe environment to encourage students to explore and become lifelong learners.
Specialist Vision Statement
As specialists, we will provide an engaging, challenging environment.
Specialist Mission Statement
As specialists, we will be prepared with creative and fun activities that motivate students to exceed expectations.
Lisa Story - Librarian
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Virginia Reader's Choice: Rising 4th and 5th graders who read one of the Virginia Reader's Choice Elementary titles, write a short summary and state what you liked best about the book. Ask a parent to sign your summary, stating that you completed book. Turn the summary in to Mrs. Story and you'll get VaRC credit!
To see the Virginia Reader's Choice 2023-24 list, click on the Virginia Reader's Choice page link.
Primary 2023-2024 VRC List
| Are You a Cheeseburger? | Monica Arnaldo |
| The Year We Learned to Fly | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Except Antarctica | Tom Sturgell |
| It Fell From the Sky | The Fan Brothers |
| Survivor Tree | Marcie Colleen |
| I Don't Want to Read this Book | Max Greenfield |
| Mindful Mr. Sloth | Katy Hudson |
| The Library Fish | Alyssa Satin Capucelli |
| Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme | Avery Monsen |
| Digging for Words: Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the Library He Built | Angela Burke Kunkel |
Elementary 2023-2024 VRC List
| Too Small Tola | Atinuke |
| Stuck | Jennifer Swender |
| Braver: A Wombat's Tale |
Suzanne Selfors |
| Measuring Up | Lily LaMotte |
| Twins | Varian Johnson & Shannon Wright |
| Nicky and Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued |
Peter Sis |
| Mimic Makers: Biomimicry Inventors Inspired by Nature | Kristen Nordstrom |
| The One Thing You'd Save | Linda Sue Park |
| New From Here | Kelly Yang |
| Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet | Zanib Mian |
READ, READ, READ!!!!!
Prince William County Public Library
**Did you know that families can turn in Coles Library books by placing them in the black Book Drop located near the office entrance?
