Library

3001 6th Avenue  |  Dodge City, KS 67801  |  620-471-2407

Ross Elementary Library houses 10,215 books and materials that are available for check out to our over 500 students in grades K-5.  All students also attend a 50 minute library lesson once a week where students are also allowed time to check out new materials.  Ross Library also house resources, reading sets, and learning games that are available for staff to check out and use with our students.  If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Lopez at lopez.regan@usd443.org

Regan Lopez’s goal is to expose her students to great books, authors, and illustrators and share her love of reading with all who enter her library!  This is her fourth year in education and her first ​year as a library media specialist.  Mrs. Lopez received her bachelor’s degree in education in 2022 and completed her master’s degree in education with an ESL endorsement in 2025. She is currently pursuing her media specialist certification. Mrs. Lopez teaches library lessons to all 24 classes of K-5 students at Ross Elementary and checks out more than 800 books each week to her 500-plus students.  Personally, Mrs. Lopez has been married to Isaac Lopez for three years.  They have one son, Atlas, who will turn two in January.   Mrs. Lopez feels that she is the luckiest person at the school because she gets to read amazing books to amazing kids every day!