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Every book is a gift. A piece of an author's heart and soul pours onto the page and gifts the reader an aural and visual experience that uniquely celebrates his or her place in the world. We can really look at libraries like a great fortress of curriculum, hundreds, thousands, of books, waiting to be investigated and enjoyed and explored. I invite you to take a peek at 10 books to get excited about this season. (Write About It! Activities included.)

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Monarch, exclusively distributed by Alexandria Library Software, welcomes Learning Hub, your go-to free education platform designed for PreK-12 teachers, students, and families around the globe to our Monarch search experience! Get your FREE 30-Day Trial of Monarch today!

TIP OF THE WEEK: https://support.goalexandria.com/2026/05/18/end-of-year-procedures-an-overview/
We’re speeding closer every day to the end of the school year! Here’s our annual overview of the procedures you’ll need to do to get Alexandria all ready for the summer.

TIP OF THE WEEK: https://support.goalexandria.com/2026/05/11/managing-your-patrons-before-summer/
It’s important to have a plan for how you will manage and remove patrons. The bulk of patron management work typically occurs at the beginning of the school year, but here’s a few things you can do before summer to get a head start!

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Finding the right video just got easier for teachers and librarians in the US using Monarch by Alexandria Library Software. 🇺🇸

ClickView videos now appear directly in Monarch search results, right alongside books, eBooks, articles, and other resources. One search, one place.

Choose a ClickView video in Monarch, and you're taken straight to ClickView, where interactive quizzes, playlists, and standards-aligned resources are ready to go.

Already use both ClickView and Monarch? Learn more in our blog: https://clickv.ie/w/M8FC

Check out this exciting development with ClickView and Monarch!

Finding the right video just got easier for teachers and librarians in the US using Monarch by Alexandria Library Software. 🇺🇸

ClickView videos now appear directly in Monarch search results, right alongside books, eBooks, articles, and other resources. One search, one place.

Choose a ClickView video in Monarch, and you're taken straight to ClickView, where interactive quizzes, playlists, and standards-aligned resources are ready to go.

Already use both ClickView and Monarch? Learn more in our blog: https://clickv.ie/w/M8FC

TIP OF THE WEEK: https://support.goalexandria.com/2026/05/04/report-highlight-usage-by-period/

It’s almost summer, and Ms. Honey needs to see circulation statistics for the whole school year. What is the best report for this? The Usage by Period report! See checkouts, check-ins, renewals, and hold requests for a particular date range.

TIP OF THE WEEK: https://support.goalexandria.com/2026/04/27/report-highlight-top-borrowing-patrons/
It’s almost the end of the school year, and Miss Honey needs to find out which patrons in each grade borrowed the most books from the library, so they can get prizes. She can run the Top Borrowing Patrons report to find out!