QPS NEWS Stories Archive

QPS Library Media Program in the news!

New digital lessons in QPS target K-5 students​
By Deborah Gertz Husar Herald-Whig
Posted: Apr. 20, 2019 

Local school district improving their libraries through a state grant
WGEM NBC 10
January 7, 2019

QPS moving into new centers at Baldwin, Denman
By Deborah Gertz Husar Herald-Whig
Posted: Jun. 4, 2019

Workers Empty Baldwin North to Make Way for Asbestos Abatement, Demolition
Quincy Hearld Whig
By Deb Husar
June 6, 2017
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​Library Website Expands Services 
WQOW ABC 18
WREX NBC 13
5/20/2015

Quincy School District making inroads with library media development.
Quincy Herald Whig
By EDWARD HUSAR
Staff Writer | 217-221-3378
ehusar@whig.com | @EHusarWHIG
Illinois School Board News Blog (link to HW)
5/11/2015

One Class At A Time to boost "BYOD" in Quincy
Allyson Brown
KHQA News
3/26/15

Elementary Schools introduce e-books

Madison School Principal Jim Sohn reading an E-book to the Madison students at their Sunrise Celebration on 10-16-15. 

E-Book Usage Increases Fall 2015!!!

• ​October 2015- notifications regarding the E-books and digital resources available in the district were sent home to 2,004 elementary students.  In the first week, e-book usage is seeing a rapid increase in circulation. Available K-3 e-books will double to more than 500 this month.

Great Job Baldwin!!!

 A special shout out to our Baldwin Librarian.......BARB LOGSDON and her 4th-6th grade students!! In the past 3 months they have circulated 14,136 books and magazines!!  That is A LOT of reading!!!!! WAY TO GO BALDWIN!!!












Baldwin Students Are Reading Like Crazy!!!!

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Qps elementary schools receive khqa grant to purchase e-books

The Quincy Public Schools elementary libraries received the KHQA One Class At A Time grant to be used for the purchase e-books.  Each of the elementary buildings received $300 to begin their electronic book collections.  We would like offer a special thank you to KHQA, and the following sponsors: Titan Wheel, Continental Cement, Green American Recycling, and Dene Lambkin Honda/Hyundai for their amazing contributions!!!  On behalf of our district faculty and students....THANK YOU!!!  

dream big color run

• Our very own.... Madison, Berrian, and District librarian..... Dream Big at the 2015 Color Run! What a GREAT DAY to be a Blue Devil!!  GO BLUE!!

QPS Library Ladies Are Representing!!!!

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