Swanson Elementary Library

The Swanson Elementary School library is looking very forward to hosting librarians from the Brookfield Public Library next week! They will be sharing details about the Summer Reading Program and ALL of the special events and opportunities available to our students at the BPL this summer! 📖☀️

We are less than two weeks away from the launch of Summer Reading 2026! The theme this summer? Plant a Seed, Read! This summer is packed with free opportunities to learn, grow, and connect! Learn about the reading program and all the special events coming up at brookfieldlibrary.com. Let's get ready for a great summer at the Library!

Ms. Liepert (of the PPMS library) & Mrs. Field bundled up this morning and had so much fun checking out books to Swanson families & community members from the Elmbrook Schools Book Bikes at the Brookfield Farmers' Market! And many thanks to sweet 1st grader, Sophia, for bringing me a muffin! Look for the Book Bikes all summer long from 9-11 at the Farmers Market!

It was fantastic to see so many Swanson Elementary families at the author/illustrator visit with Philip Stead at Elmbrook Schools Brookfield East last week. Wish I had more pictures but it was a busy evening!

The Swanson Elementary School Library is excited about our upcoming virtual author/illustrator visit with Nick Bruel for our 1st-4th graders to celebrate the 5/5 release of his newest Bad Kitty graphic novel "Bad Kitty Gets a Job!" Nick Bruel is the creator of the bestselling Bad Kitty picture books, chapter books & graphic novels. Nick will do a read aloud, share his process for generating story ideas, and include a live drawing demonstration!

If your student would like to order a signed copy of "Bad Kitty Gets a Job" at a 20% discount, you may order online from Boswell Book Company using the link in comments. (Select "I would like to pick up this order" and enter "Mrs. Field- Swanson" to have your order delivered to your student at school free of charge.) Paper order forms are also available in the library. Please reach out to Mrs. Field ([email protected]) with any questions.

Please join Swanson Elementary School 4th grader, Audrey, who will be a part of the panel asking questions of award-winning author and illustrator, Philip Stead, at Elmbrook's FACEBrook Intergenerational Book Club event, at Brookfield East High School, on Thursday April 23, from 6:30-7:30!

Please click on the link in comments for details, to register, and to request your FREE copy of his first middle-grade novel (that is receiving rave reviews!) "A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm."

Community members of all ages are welcome and encouraged to join us!

A bit late with this post but it's been very busy in the Swanson library! Enjoyed welcoming many Eagles who were fasting during Ramadan to the library during their lunch periods- we already miss their company now that the month is over. A belated Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends!

Swanson Elementary School families! Join us on April 23 at Brookfield East for this visit with award-winning author and illustrator Philip Stead! See Boswell Book Company's post for details and to register!

Philip Stead at Brookfield East on April 23 for his first middle grade novel, A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC. And yes, he will sign your picture books, including the timely A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE. Register at Event at https://philipsteadelmbrook.eventbrite.com

A huge congratulations to Elmbrook Schools Swanson Elementary School 5th graders Anahita, Sawyer, Everly and Zoe for being awarded 1st and 3rd place in the STATE in WEMTA's Book Trailer Contest! Click on the link in "comments" to see all of the winning book trailers. Also, enjoy some photos from Swanson's amazing 10th Annual Book Character Parade- such a fantastic tradition! 📖❤️

It has been so much fun sharing the incredible video book trailers created by our amazing Swanson 4th & 5th graders for WEMTA's annual Book Trailer Contest! Enjoy the final book trailer of this year (video in "comments") created by Ben & Bradford for "I Survived the Black Death."