Austin Peay Elementary Library

05/14/2026

Tomorrow is the AR Principal Party for the
100 Point Club Students! Be sure to wear your
AR T-Shirt, AR Cap, and AR Point Club Buttons! 📚👚🧢 🎉

Reagan Roberts Zyler Jones
Zoe Edmondson Avery Taylor
Madison Roberts Avery Jo Little
Ivy Scott Olivia Pearce
Taylor Benjamin Jason Reed
Nola Carter Cooper Scott
Ella Hyden Olivia Warmath
Theo Pearce Camden Wright
Bella Black
Logan Darby
Houston Davis
Weston Davis

05/11/2026

Our 4th and 5th grade friends read the article about the research Lauren Tarshis did for her new book. The new book in the I SURVIVED series comes out this September! We can’t wait!

05/04/2026

Our principal, Mrs.Heather Crowson, said if we made our Read-A-Thon goal, she’d let us tape her to the wall. Well, we went well beyond our goal! The students loved this! Thank you Mrs. Heather for letting us do this! You’re the best! ❤️💙❤️

04/02/2026

03/17/2026

📚 Our AES Read-A-Thon was beyond amazing! 📚 The support we received was a blessing to our library. We will be able to add some much needed books and other items to our library. I would personally like to say thank you to all who participated and supported our Patriot Readers and our library! ❤️💙❤️

📚Readers need to make sure to spend their RAT Bucks in the prize store. 🥳 Any RAT Bucks not spent by March 26 will no longer be available. The prize store cannot be reopened once it is closed. All prizes will be shipped to the school.

https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/KRXcrH?utm=email

Thank You,
Miss Dana Click
AES Librarian

03/13/2026

Austin Peay Elementary extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to our school community! We're incredibly proud of our readers and grateful for your support, which made our fundraiser a success. Our students had a wonderful time reading. We can't wait to host another Read-A-Thon next year!
Austin Peay Elementary readers need to make sure to spend their RAT Bucks in the prize store. Any RAT Bucks not spent within 10 days after our Read-A-Thon ends will no longer be available. The prize store cannot be reopened once it is closed. All prizes will be shipped to the school.
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/KRXcrH?utm=email

Thanks so much,
Dana Click
Austin Peay Elementary Librarian

03/07/2026

We ended Read Across America week with
Book Character Dress Up Day! ❤️💙❤️💙
We're grateful to Mrs. Sabrina Mathews, Mrs. Tan Young, Mrs. Colby McClain, and Miss Lexi Blackmon for reading with us today! 📚📚 It has been so fun celebrating reading with our students. Thank you to everyone who participated!

03/06/2026

“Reading Makes for a Bright Future!” Today we wore our favorite sunglasses! 😎 Tomorrow we dress as our favorite book character! 📚📚📚
Mrs. Nikki Powell, Mr. Matt Butler, Miss Shelby County (Ava Alston), Mrs. Amber Wylie, Mrs. Carrie Pfieffer, Miss Ayanna Dowell, and Mr. Tyrese took time out of their busy day to spend some time reading to our Patriots today! We thank you all so much! ❤️💙❤️

READ-A-Thon is still rolling! It isn’t too late to register and share your page! AES is currently reading more than ever during our Read-A-Thon. We want to make this the most successful Read-A-Thon, but can't do it without your support. You can help us be successful by sharing your student's reading donation page and message with friends and family on Facebook. By using the link below to share, you can celebrate your child's achievements and support our school:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/tool/KRXcrH/3

Thanks so much,

Austin Peay Elementary

03/05/2026

Day 3 of Read Across America consisted of Dressing for Success and more guest readers! Tomorrow is “Reading Gives You a Bright Future!” Wear your favorite sunglasses! 😎
Thank you Dana Naifeh, Dr. James Fields,
Mrs. Jill McIntyre, Dr. Rebekah Byrd, Coach Blake Goforth, and Mrs. Jennifer Powell for coming and reading to our students today! The students really enjoyed you all taking the time to come and spend time with them! 📚❤️📚💙📚

03/04/2026

Read Across America is off to a great start! 📚 Pajama Day and Hat Day have been so much fun. Tomorrow is “Readers are Leaders”, dress for success! We have been blessed with some awesome guest readers too. Thank you Dr. John Combs, Mr. Billy Daughtery,
Dr. Latoya Avery, Sheriff Shannon Beasley, and
Kristie Glass Maxwell for taking the time to
Pour into our students!! 📚📚📚📚📚
Also, ReadAThon is underway! We are just a few hundred dollars short of our $5000.00 goal! It isn’t too late to participate! Don’t forget to log your reading minutes!!!
Let’s not forget that AES had a visit from Riley, the Reading Raccoon! ❤️💙❤️

02/28/2026

March 2-6 is READ ACROSS AMERICA week! Below is a list of dress-up days for students to celebrate a week of Reading fun. It is also time for Read-A-Thon! Be sure and help your child set up his/her page and share it with family & friends.