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Library Newsletter - December 2025

Posted Date: 12/01/25 (03:31 PM)
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December 2025

Lots of school breaks mean lots of free time for reading. Be sure to get your favorite library book before the Winter Break.

Library News

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Judy Reindeer is Back!  

Start looking for Judy Reindeer this later this week until the Thursday before break. Students can enter a raffle each day that they find where she is hiding. 

Make an Ornament 
In the Book Corner we have ornaments for decorating for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or anything you like. Ornaments will be hung up in the library until the new year.   
Carlsbad City Library Reading Challenge
Calling readers in grades 6 to 8: Read and select the activities option to track your reading. Earn rewards after every 10 books. Participants who read 50 books will earn a lei to wear during your promotion ceremony to showcase your accomplishment. 
Readers will track their reading via Beanstack or pick up a paper tracker at Dove Library.  if you have any questions, email Librarian Ashleigh Hvinden (ashleigh.hvinden@carlsbadca.gov) or Marin Faeyera (marin.faeyera@carlsbadca.gov). 
Middle School Reading Challenge Flyer

Book Recommendations

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter

Book of the Month on Sora

Read the Book of the Month through the Sora app in Clever, brought to us by the San Diego County Library. 


April is ent to the Winterborne Home, a mansion the belonged to a dead billionaire. When April discovers what is inside a secret liar she needs to team up with the other orphans to stay safe from dangerous family secrets and solve a decades old mystery.

Students can access these books provided by the San Diego County Library. Here's how to sign in. 

Winter Time Middle School Books 

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier






Contact the Library  
Mrs. Otten - kristina.otten@carlsbadusd.net                              
760-661-6188                              
AOMS Library Website                              
AOMS Library Policies 
Quick Links
CYRM Sign Ups - must be in CUSD account
Search books on Destiny
Access Sora
Book Donations - We accept donations of gently used books or you can visit our Amazon Wish List.