GISD Library Materials
GISD Library Information & Materials
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Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §33.027, a parent, district employee, or person residing in a school district may submit a written challenge to any library material in a school’s library catalog. To submit a written challenge, an eligible individual must complete and submit the Library Materials Challenge Form. In accordance with TEC §33.027, an individual completing the form must identify how the challenged library material violates library standards adopted by the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (TSLAC).
Upon receipt of a Library Materials Challenge Form:
- The district must submit a copy of the form to its local school library advisory council (SLAC), no later than the fifth day after the written challenge is received.
- The district’s SLAC must make a recommendation for action no later than the 90th day after the council receives the challenge.
- If a school district has not established an SLAC, the school district’s board of trustees must take action on the written challenge at the first open meeting held after the 90th day after receipt of a written challenge.
- A school district must prohibit student access to challenged library material until the district takes action in response to the challenge.
An individual may submit an appeal to the board of trustees regarding a district’s response to a written challenge. The board must take action on an appeal at the first open meeting held after the appeal is filed.
EFB Policy and TSLAC Collection Development Standards
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Parents and guardians can view all books checked out to their children and indicate books they do not want their child to check out.
Instructions for Parent Account
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Library materials recommended for purchase will be posted for 30 days to provide staff, students, parents, and community members an opportunity to review and comment on the materials prior to purchase. Comments must be submitted by completing the district’s form available at the link below. All comments received within the 30-day comment period will be reviewed and considered prior to finalizing the purchase. Materials listed as elementary would also be available to middle school. Materials listed as elementary, intermediate, and junior high would be available to high school. All ISBN formats (paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc.) would be applied for each individual title.
Parents, district employees, students, and/or community members living within the school district zone are welcome to provide comments/feedback on the book review lists by submitting through this feedback form. All comments received within the 30-day comment period will be reviewed and considered prior to finalizing the purchase.
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Graham ISD partners with Follett to provide access to an online database called Destiny. Follett Destiny is a comprehensive library management system designed for K-12 schools, offering tools to manage resources and provide seamless access to both print and digital materials. Click below to explore each school's library collection and search available resources.
GISD Online Library Collections
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Parents & Students: Usernames and Passwords – See any GISD teacher or visit the library.TexQuest is a statewide digital resources program that provides anytime, anywhere access to high quality, authoritative digital resources to all educators, students, and students' immediate families in Texas K-12 public schools and open enrollment charter schools.
Public school districts and open enrollment charter schools have 24/7 access to resources from Britannica, EBSCO, Gale/Cengage Learning, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks.
Supported, in part, by appropriations from the Texas State Legislature, Texas districts pay a small per student membership fee to gain access to TexQuest resources from the providers listed on this page.
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Sora is a digital resource that provides eBooks and digital audiobooks for students at GISD. GISD uses Google SSO for Sora logins.
[*Parents can access their student’s account with account credentials.]
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