Elementary Teachers
Class Visits to the Library– With prior notice, class visits are welcome where library staff provide stories, songs, and library tours. The library may also set aside reference materials on special assignments to give your students easy access to the materials while working in the library.
Classroom Collections- A six-week check out period with an option of a three-week renewal. Materials available include audio kits, playaways, music CD’s, audiobooks, magazines, comic books, easy readers, chapter books, fiction, non-fiction, picture books and accelerated readers. DVDs are available for a one-week loan. Teachers may request a collection by visiting or calling the library, or by filling out a Classroom Collection form online.
Middle School Teachers
Class Visits to the Library– With prior notice, class visits are welcome where library staff provide library tours, book talks or stories and reference instruction – Instruction on using the on-line catalog or Inspire. Also with prior notice, library staff can set aside reference materials on special assignments to give your students easy access to the materials while working in the library.
Classroom Collections– A six-week check out period with an option of a three-week renewal. Materials available include audiobooks, magazines, comic books, fiction, and non-fiction from our Juvenile, Young Adult, or Adult sections. DVDs are available for a one-week loan. Teachers may request a collection by visiting or calling the library, or by filling out a Classroom Collection form online.
High School Teachers
Class Visits to the Library– With prior notice, class visits are welcome where library staff provide library tours, book talks and reference instruction – Instruction on using the on-line catalog or Inspire. With prior notice library staff can set aside reference materials on special assignments to give your students easy access to the materials while working in the library.
Classroom Collections– A six-week check out period with an option of a three-week renewal. Materials available include fiction and non-fiction books, audiobooks, magazines and comic books. DVDs are available for a one-week loan. Teachers may request a collection by visiting or calling the library, or by filling out a Classroom Collection form online.
The following are suggestions on how we can work together to give students the greatest opportunity in meeting their assignment requirements:
VISIT THE LIBRARY and get to know the librarians. Become familiar with the materials. Schedule a tour for your class.
GIVE LIBRARY STAFF ADVANCED NOTICE of major assignments. Without advanced notice, the first students using the library usually check out most materials on the assigned subject.
CONSIDER GIVING BROAD ASSIGNMENTS to students. Try not to give students identical assignments or to assign the same topics as another teacher. The library has a limit of books per topic and may need to borrow books ahead of time with the customer’s library card.
IF A SPECIFIC TYPE OF BOOK IS ASSIGNED, such as an autobiography, contact a librarian to make sure there are enough books for the entire class.