Library

Lose Yourself ... In a Book!

Come, climb into an overstuffed chair by the fireplace and listen to a story or read a favorite book.

Pull up a beanbag chair and join a young friend absorbed in the pages of his newest find, a picture book on prehistoric animals.

Search the shelves to find a hero's biography, or sit down at a computer and browse the Internet to find information for a research paper.

This is the place to find information, to drift away to wonderful places yet to be explored — to learn to love reading.

Librarian
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Lin Edmonston

Grades Taught and Length of Class Periods

Junior Kindergarten through Grade 6 – 30 minutes to 60 minutes weekly
Additional time for research projects completed in multiple grade levels and specialty subjects.

Automated Library

The primary goal of the automated library with more than 12,000 volumes is to promote a love for books and reading. As a learning environment, the school library is also a place for investigation, study and research. Instruction in library skills is sequential and cumulative. Students learn catalog and research skills in conjunction with classroom curriculum and as a life-time learning tool.

Special Lessons Include

Care of books
Basic library process and use
Introduction to computer catalog search
Research skills
Use of electronic information sources including the Internet and databases