About the store
Hi! I’m Sonya and the creator behind The Library Patch. As a retired elementary school librarian with 12 years of classroom experience and 19 years in the school library, I know firsthand that being the only librarian in your building, or even your entire district, can be hard. There’s often no one down the hall to bounce ideas off of, no team planning library lessons with you, and very little extra time to create everything from scratch. That’s where I hope to help.
After decades in schools, I design resources that are engaging, flexible, and realistic for real library schedules. Everything in my store is created with busy librarians and elementary teachers in mind—easy to use, thoughtfully planned, and ready to implement without extra prep. Thanks so much for stopping by The Library Patch. I’m truly glad you’re here—and I’m here to help.
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Monthly Bookmarks to Color | Library Bookmarks | Printable Coloring Bookmarks
Grab these monthly bookmarks to color now! With a total of 48 bookmarks, four unique bookmarks for each month of the year, you will never again be short on bookmarks. Easy on the budget, as all that you need to do is purchase once and print on cardstock. They are just right for adding to your circulation desk and to your coloring corner. You could also give them out as gifts or add them to your prize box. So many bookmarks! So many uses! Each coloring bookmark presents with black and white let
PreK - 5th
Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle #1
Summer Reading Program | Editable Camping Themed Reading Challenge & Logs
Skip the boring summer reading program and send your students home with something they’ll actually get excited about! This unique, camping-themed Summer Reading Challenge is perfect for elementary librarians and classroom teachers who want to make summer reading genuinely fun for kids and parents. Instead of tracking minutes, students complete reading activities that make reading an adventure. Read a joke book. Read a recipe. Read in a tree. Read in the bathtub. As kids complete each activity,
PreK - 5th
Library Skills, Reading
Library Lessons | Library Skills l Call Numbers | Library Detective
Looking for a series of library lessons that actually gets students excited about learning call numbers? Your students will love becoming Library Detectives! This flexible, hands-on unit guides learners through library organization and builds the foundational skill of reading call numbers. Students will explore library organization through inquiry-based library activities, practice with easy to prep sorting activities, and take assessments masked as case files. All so that they can earn a fun li
2nd - 4th
Library Skills
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle #1
Camping Themed Library Media Center or Classroom Decor
Perfect for decorating your classroom or library media center for a Camp Read Smore theme! This pack includes a total of FIVE camping themed displays, and our Genre Signposts are NOW editable in Microsoft Word. 1) HUGE Camp Read S'More Banner 2) Back to Basic Set 3) Campfire Corner Letter Set 4) Our Neck of the Woods Genre Signposts - Original and Editable 5) Stencils and paw prints for "Do Not Feed the Bears" Display All display graphics have been designed to be printed on a standard printer. T
PreK - 8th
Reading
Animal Research Project | Differentiated Animal Report with Note Pages
Are you looking for an animal research project that does more than just scratch the surface? The Animal Fact File Report takes students through the complete research process from gathering notes all the way to a finished file folder project that their classmates will actually want to read. It is a cross between paragraph writing, fill-in-the-blank data sheets, and interactive notebooks, and it is differentiated so every learner in your class can participate at the right level. ☑️ Lesson Objecti
2nd - 5th
Biology, Informational Text, Library Skills
Maker Maps: Take the Chaos out of Makerspaces
Over 70 Makerspace Challenges guaranteed to bring the MAKE back into your SPACES. Maker Maps are a creative way to bring purpose and meaning to your Makerspaces!! Maker Maps are a set of *EDITABLE* challenges that utilize the variety of materials and centers that your library or classroom has to offer. Formatted to resemble a treasure map, students work through seven building challenges and a free choice activity per map. Once a student has completed their map, they earn a treasure of your choi
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Library Skills
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle#2
An African Animal Research Safari
Let your students be adventurers on their own African Research Safari!!
This product includes research reports for seven different African animals: giraffe, lion, zebra, hippo, rhino, gorilla, and elephant. Each of these seven reports are laid out in a similar style, yet are individual and unique. Each animal report is formatted specifically for that animal with pertinent questions and clipart. There are questions that require students to research specific details AND others that require stude
K - 3rd
Biology, Informational Text, Library Skills
Beach Decor for Classroom or Library Media Center
This unique set of graphics is perfect for decorating your classroom or library media center for a beach/surfing "Catch the Reading Wave" theme. This pack includes all that you need to decorate FIVE bulletin boards, walls, doors, etc.
1) HUGE Catch the Reading Wave Banner
2) Make a Big Splash in Your Library
3) Dive Right In
4) Just Beachy Keen
5) Book Nook
All display graphics have been designed to be printed on a standard printer. Then you cut out the graphics and piece them together to crea
PreK - 8th
Reading
Animal Research Report
This product includes EVERYTHING that you would need to guide your students to complete an animal research report from beginning to end. A true research report is a multi-paragraph essay with introductory, detail, and concluding paragraphs. This isn't an easy task for little ones, but this product makes it happen in 12 Easy Steps. Specifically geared for second graders, it could easily be used with older students too.
The bundle includes
* Step by step directions
* An animal checklist
* An i
2nd - 4th
Library Skills, Reading, Science
Polar Animal Research Expedition
Let your students be explorers in their own Polar Animal Research Expedition.
This product includes research reports for eight different polar animals: polar bear, arctic hare, puffin, seal, beluga whale, walrus, penguin, and arctic fox.
Each of these eight reports are laid out in a similar style, yet are individual and unique. Each animal report is formatted specifically for that animal with pertinent questions and clipart. There are questions that require students to research specific detail
K - 3rd
Biology, Informational Text, Library Skills
Orientation Bundle
If you are an elementary school librarian, this bundle will have you ready for ALL of those orientation lessons! This bundle includes three introductory library lessons that will assist you in orientations across primary and intermediate lessons. Better yet, you will have saved 25% off the list price. Did you know that if you have already purchased one of the bundled products AND wish that you had purchased this bundle, you can reach out to TpT for a refund? Purchase the bundle and then email t
PreK - 6th
Library Skills
Outer Space Themed Reading Decor for Classroom or Library Media Center
This unique set of graphics is perfect for decorating your classroom or library media center for an outer spaced reading theme. Encourage your kids that “Reading is Out of this World.” This pack includes all that you need to decorate FOUR bulletin board, walls, doors, etc.
1) HUGE Reading is Out of this World Banner
2) Welcome to a Galaxy of Books Set
3) Shoot for the Stars Letter Set
4) New Books Banner
5) Five pages of different sized star stencils. Perfect for cutting, tracing, and displayin
PreK - 8th
Reading
Summer Reading Challenge - Reading Activities and Logs
Build your own Summer Reading Program by mixing and matching a wide variety of included elements. You can keep it simple by sending home just the cover letter and the Reading Activity Challenge Sheet. Or you can add in some writing by including the themed Reading Response Journals (formatted for both primary and intermediate students). Or perhaps, you don’t need them to write, but you might include the Summer Reading logs. There is an infinite number of ways to create a Summer Reading Program th
PreK - 4th
English Language Arts, Reading
Summer Reading Program | Editable Sunshine Themed Reading Challenge & Logs
Send your students home with a summer reading program they'll actually be excited about! No minute-tracking required. This sunshine-themed Summer Reading Challenge is perfect for elementary librarians and classroom teachers who want to make summer reading feel less like homework and more like an adventure. Instead of logging minutes, students complete reading activities that make every book (and every reading spot) count. Read a joke book. Read a recipe. Read by the beach. Read under a table. As
PreK - 5th
Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Summer Reading Challenge - Reading Activities and Logs
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m Sonya and the creator behind The Library Patch. As a retired elementary school librarian with 12 years of classroom experience and 19 years in the school library, I know firsthand that being the only librarian in your building, or even your entire district, can be hard. There’s often no one down the hall to bounce ideas off of, no team planning library lessons with you, and very little extra time to create everything from scratch. That’s where I hope to help.
After decades in schools, I design resources that are engaging, flexible, and realistic for real library schedules. Everything in my store is created with busy librarians and elementary teachers in mind—easy to use, thoughtfully planned, and ready to implement without extra prep. Thanks so much for stopping by The Library Patch. I’m truly glad you’re here—and I’m here to help.
Teaching style
I am a very “unquiet” librarian. My library was a constant buzz of kids, laughter, questions, conversations, gaming, computer use—and, of course, books. I believe students learn best when they are actively engaged, exploring ideas, and answering their own questions rather than sitting quietly on the sidelines.
I also believe that today’s librarian must stay responsive to the ever-changing world of education. When we grow, adapt, and keep learning, we’re better equipped to support both our students and the teachers we collaborate with every day.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Ahh… if only I had something impressive and nationally recognized to list here! I don’t. But I have been called “The Best Librarian Ever” by a few little ones, told that I’m “pretty cool,” and lovingly known as that awesome book lady. Not exactly fancy honors—but I’d choose those sweet titles over a plaque any day.
My own education history
* Bachelor's in Elementary Education ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Bachelor's in English Literature and Writing ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Master's In Elementary Education ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Master's In School Library and Media ~ Mansfield University
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