Welcome to the McLaughlin Strickland Library!

A smiling man stands next to a big banner that reads Welcome AG Ford with colorful dinosaurs pasted all over
A group of smiling children in the foreground hold certificates, while the background features a bookshelfnd a %22Bluebonnets%22 sign.
A man in a colorful shirt and hat gestures enthusiastically in front of a large screen displaying %22I can do that!%22 while children sit on the floor in the foreground, surrounded by yellow balloons in the background.
A man holds up a book titled %22The Reflection in Me%22 on a screen displaying %22BookBreak%22 with colorful banners, while two books, %22ish,%22 and %22The Dot,%22 are displayed in the foreground.
A bright yellow bookshelf filled with children's books stands next to a large novelty check and a red chair with books on it, with balloons in the background.
Children and a teacher pose with books in front of a colorful display of books and balloons.

Reading Matters

Here's the impact of reading 20 minutes per day!

A student who reads 20 minutes per day

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will be exposed to 1.8 million words per year and is more likely to score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests

A student who reads 5 minutes per day

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will be exposed to 282,000 words per year and is more likely to score in the 50th percentile on standardized tests

A student who reads 1 minute per day

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will be exposed to 8,000 words per year and is more likely to score in the 10th percentile on standardized tests

About the Library

2025-2026 McStrick Winner: 
Book cover of a man in a white shirt holding a Rubik's cube

 

Erno Rubik And His Magic Cube 
by Kerry Aradhya 

2026 Bookmark Contest Winners

Grades K-1: 

a girl wearing a skirt and striped socks stands in a circle surrounded by text that reads Katie Woo la jefa del mundo

Created by:
Lindsay Medrano

Grade 2-3:

 
a white cat with red bow holds a strawberry, surrounded by hearts and butterflies

Created by:
Scarlett Muro

Grade 4: 

a cartoon pigeon stands in front of bookshelves full of colorful books

Created by:
Scarlette Gallegos

Grade 5:

rainbow colors with emojis, a capybara, spongebob, dogman and other characters with text "Love Reading"

Created by:
Matthew Cornejo