Click the calendar link below to see the Media Center Calendar, check Media Center availability, and view special events taking place in the Media Center.
Calendar
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Search the Catalog
Click here to search the library's catalog to find books, audio visual materials, websites, equipment, etc.
New! Casual reading area.
Check out our new casual reading area. Here you'll find the latest copies of popular magazines and newspapers. Sit back, relax, and find out what's new!
Our Magazine Collection
*Educational Magazines
American Legacy
Americas
Atlantic
Business Week
Canadian Geographic Travel
Consumer Reports
Discover
History Today
Issues in Science and Technology
National Geographic
National Geographic Traveler
Newsweek
National Wildlife
RE (Rural Electric Magazine)
The Rotarian
PODER Enterprise
Smithsonian
Scientific American
Science News
New Internationalist
Time
U.S. News
*Hobby/ Personal Interest Magazines
Better Homes and Gardens
Car and Driver
Cycle World
Elle Decor
Four Wheeler
Georgia Sportsman
Good Housekeeping
Guideposts
Guitar Player
Hispanic
Hola
House Beautiful
Kiplinger's
Ladies Home Journal
Latina
Outdoor Life
Parents
People
People Espanol
Popular Photography
Popular Mechanics
Reader's Digest
RISE
Road and Track
Selecciones
Self
Shonen Jump
Soccer America
Southern Living
Sports Illustrated
Tennis
Wired
Womens Day
American Legacy
Americas
Atlantic
Business Week
Canadian Geographic Travel
Consumer Reports
Discover
History Today
Issues in Science and Technology
National Geographic
National Geographic Traveler
Newsweek
National Wildlife
RE (Rural Electric Magazine)
The Rotarian
PODER Enterprise
Smithsonian
Scientific American
Science News
New Internationalist
Time
U.S. News
*Hobby/ Personal Interest Magazines
Better Homes and Gardens
Car and Driver
Cycle World
Elle Decor
Four Wheeler
Georgia Sportsman
Good Housekeeping
Guideposts
Guitar Player
Hispanic
Hola
House Beautiful
Kiplinger's
Ladies Home Journal
Latina
Outdoor Life
Parents
People
People Espanol
Popular Photography
Popular Mechanics
Reader's Digest
RISE
Road and Track
Selecciones
Self
Shonen Jump
Soccer America
Southern Living
Sports Illustrated
Tennis
Wired
Womens Day
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Virtual Tour of the Media Center
Click this link for a powerpoint virtual tour of our school's media center.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Media Center Hours
The media center's regular hours are from 7:30 am until 4pm.
On Thursday afternoons, the media center will stay open until 5:30pm.
On Thursday afternoons, the media center will stay open until 5:30pm.
Philosophy and Vision
Our philosophy for the media center is that it should first and foremost be a safe and friendly environment for all who visit. We believe that the media center is the central hub of learning in the school and therefore it should be a comfortable place to visit and seek information. We believe that the availability and accessibility of information is vital in achieving a highly valued program. In addition, we hold firm to the belief that reading forms the foundation for which every other subject can be learned. As students become more literate, they also become more knowledgeable in seeking information.
Based on these beliefs, our mission as Spring Day Middle School's Media Specialists is to help students become more skilled in locating, evaluating, and utilizing information efficiently and effectively. In addition, we hope to instill a love and appreciation of reading/literature by making our collection interesting and up-to-date as well as promote reading through various reading programs.
Based on these beliefs, our mission as Spring Day Middle School's Media Specialists is to help students become more skilled in locating, evaluating, and utilizing information efficiently and effectively. In addition, we hope to instill a love and appreciation of reading/literature by making our collection interesting and up-to-date as well as promote reading through various reading programs.
Media Center Policy and Procedures
The Spring Day Middle School Media Center is on a flexible schedule which means that library services are provided as needed. Classes and students do not have to visit the library at a scheduled time; instead, they visit as they need information or services. This is the most effective way to serve everyone within the school community. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning states flexible scheduling as an essential program aspect for school library media centers. This method also enables collaboration between the classroom teacher and the library media specialist to take place. The teacher brings a knowledge of content/subject and student needs and the library media specialist contributes his/her knowledge of resources, technology, and strategies that may be employed to help students achieve higher levels of information literacy. This cooperative planning integrates information skills and materials into the curriculum that encourages critical thinking and inquiry.
Students may come to the media center at any time during the day with a signed agenda book as a pass. The following process should be followed:
The student's name, purpose of library visit, and teacher's signature should be in the agenda. If using the internet, student's pass must state the databases and/or previewed websites to use along with the purpose of their research.
Small groups (up to 5 students) do not need to be scheduled, but groups larger than 5should.
Students may stay in the media center 15 minutes to check out books or magazines. Students may have longer when working on research projects, but that time should be determined by teacher.
Students need to make sure they have all needed materials with them - pencils, paper, etc.
Students use their agenda books when checking out materials.
Borrowing Policy
Students are issued a barcode in their agenda at the beginning of the year. This is to be used when checking out materials. Students who come in the media center without their agenda will be sent back before checkout is allowed.
Students may check out up to 2 books for 2 weeks.
Accelerated Reader books are marked with book level.
Students may check out ONE magazine - OVERNIGHT.
Reference materials cannot be checked out at this time.
**This policy may change in the future.
Lost books should be reported immediately and a recovery charge will be determined.
Materials should only be checked out by the student using them. If a material is lost, it is the responsibility of the student who checked out the item to pay for it. There will be no further checkout until lost or damaged books are paid for in full.
Rules
The Media Center is for study, reading, checkout, information literacy instruction, and research.
The Media Center is a classroom -- treat it as such by respecting the rules and its staff.
Gum, candy, food, and drinks are not permitted at any time in the Media Center.
Silence is not expected in the media center, but a quiet inside voice is!
The computer room is off limits except when scheduled by a teacher or Media Center staff.
Students may sit in the quiet reading areas of the Media Center when given extra time by the teacher.
Students must follow the Appropriate Use Policy of the county.
Students may come to the media center at any time during the day with a signed agenda book as a pass. The following process should be followed:
The student's name, purpose of library visit, and teacher's signature should be in the agenda. If using the internet, student's pass must state the databases and/or previewed websites to use along with the purpose of their research.
Small groups (up to 5 students) do not need to be scheduled, but groups larger than 5should.
Students may stay in the media center 15 minutes to check out books or magazines. Students may have longer when working on research projects, but that time should be determined by teacher.
Students need to make sure they have all needed materials with them - pencils, paper, etc.
Students use their agenda books when checking out materials.
Borrowing Policy
Students are issued a barcode in their agenda at the beginning of the year. This is to be used when checking out materials. Students who come in the media center without their agenda will be sent back before checkout is allowed.
Students may check out up to 2 books for 2 weeks.
Accelerated Reader books are marked with book level.
Students may check out ONE magazine - OVERNIGHT.
Reference materials cannot be checked out at this time.
**This policy may change in the future.
Lost books should be reported immediately and a recovery charge will be determined.
Materials should only be checked out by the student using them. If a material is lost, it is the responsibility of the student who checked out the item to pay for it. There will be no further checkout until lost or damaged books are paid for in full.
Rules
The Media Center is for study, reading, checkout, information literacy instruction, and research.
The Media Center is a classroom -- treat it as such by respecting the rules and its staff.
Gum, candy, food, and drinks are not permitted at any time in the Media Center.
Silence is not expected in the media center, but a quiet inside voice is!
The computer room is off limits except when scheduled by a teacher or Media Center staff.
Students may sit in the quiet reading areas of the Media Center when given extra time by the teacher.
Students must follow the Appropriate Use Policy of the county.
Links for Teachers
Links for teachers...
These links are for staff members to use. We hope these links will make your tasks easier. As always, please contact the media specialist for further collaboration.
Becker Copyright
This is an excellent website to use for copyright questions. Gary Becker is the web author.
Benedict.com
This website concentrates on copyright information concerning the Internet. Websites, music, movies...are discussed.
Freeplaymusic.com
This website provides information on music and licensing.
Privacy Rights
This website includes information concerning privacy rights and education.
Video Release Form
This online form may be filled out by teachers for video requests. The requests are emailed directly to the principal.
Needs Assessment Form
This form is to be filled out by teachers and emailed to the media specialist.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Can't find anything good to read?
I hear this everyday! Click one of the links below to find lists, suggestions, reviews, raves, awards! Be sure to have a pen handy - you'll want to write down lots of titles! If you can't find it in our center, let me know! I'll try to order it for you or borrow a copy!
BookCrossing
ALA Book Lists and Book Awards
Genrefluent
JoanCarrisbooks
Librarina
Nancy Keane's Booktalks
Not Required Reading
Not Your Mother's Book Club
Reading Rants
See Me 4 Books
Teenreads.com
Teens Read Too
YALSA
BookCrossing
ALA Book Lists and Book Awards
Genrefluent
JoanCarrisbooks
Librarina
Nancy Keane's Booktalks
Not Required Reading
Not Your Mother's Book Club
Reading Rants
See Me 4 Books
Teenreads.com
Teens Read Too
YALSA
What Parents Should Know!
The following comes from The American Association of School Librarians.
The School Library Media Center: What Parents Should Know
Learning today means more than memorizing facts. It means learning to learn for a lifetime. Savvy parents and educators know that the school library media center is key to teaching students not just to read but to practice the skills they need to seek, evaluate and use information throughout their lives. In fact, research shows those students from schools with professionally staffed, fully equipped libraries score higher on achievement tests.
Does your child's school library measure up?
The best way to find out is to pay a visit and ask the following questions suggested by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association:
· Is there a state-certified full-time school library media specialist?
· Does your child have access to the school library anytime during the day that he or she needs to use its resources? Does the library offer remote access from home via computer?
· Does your child visit the school library frequently with his class? Individually? In small groups?
· Is the school library an attractive and convenient space where children can work individually and in small groups?
· Does the school library have a wide range of resources in a variety of formats–books, computers, audio and videotapes–that appeal to different learning styles?
· Does the library have the hardware and software to provide access to the Internet and other electronic resources?
· Are the resource materials in the school library current? Are the encyclopedias less than three years old?
· Is the school library budget adequate to provide a full range of both print and electronic resources?
· Are children encouraged to read, view and listen both for understanding and enjoyment?
· Are school administrators knowledgeable and supportive of the school library?
· Does the school provide ongoing training to support teachers and staff in learning about new technologies?
· Are teachers encouraged to work with the school library media specialist to extend learning opportunities beyond the textbook and classroom?
· Is there a process for ongoing evaluation of the school library?
How You Can Support Your Child's Education
Tips from the American Library Association:
1. Visit your school library. Is there a qualified librarian available to work with students? Are the books and resources up to date? Children cannot be educated to live and work in the 21st century using resources from the 1970s. Let your principal and school board know of your concerns.
2. Get to know your school library media specialist. Ask what the needs are and how you can help. Donations of books and equipment such as computers and video players may be welcome. Offer to volunteer your time.
3. Join the Friends of the Library, a support group of volunteers who provide fundraising and other assistance. If there is no group, offer to start one.
4. Help your child be school ready. Enroll your preschool child in storyhours and other programs at the public library. Make sure your child has a library card and knows how to use it. Read together with your child. Research shows that children who are read to in the home do better in school.
5. Be a role model. Let your child see you reading at home. Help your child explore new technology. Many school and public libraries make computers available for public use. Feel free to ask for assistance.
6. Support legislators who support libraries and education. Let them know you think the two go together and should be a high priority.
© Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 American Library Association.
The School Library Media Center: What Parents Should Know
Learning today means more than memorizing facts. It means learning to learn for a lifetime. Savvy parents and educators know that the school library media center is key to teaching students not just to read but to practice the skills they need to seek, evaluate and use information throughout their lives. In fact, research shows those students from schools with professionally staffed, fully equipped libraries score higher on achievement tests.
Does your child's school library measure up?
The best way to find out is to pay a visit and ask the following questions suggested by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association:
· Is there a state-certified full-time school library media specialist?
· Does your child have access to the school library anytime during the day that he or she needs to use its resources? Does the library offer remote access from home via computer?
· Does your child visit the school library frequently with his class? Individually? In small groups?
· Is the school library an attractive and convenient space where children can work individually and in small groups?
· Does the school library have a wide range of resources in a variety of formats–books, computers, audio and videotapes–that appeal to different learning styles?
· Does the library have the hardware and software to provide access to the Internet and other electronic resources?
· Are the resource materials in the school library current? Are the encyclopedias less than three years old?
· Is the school library budget adequate to provide a full range of both print and electronic resources?
· Are children encouraged to read, view and listen both for understanding and enjoyment?
· Are school administrators knowledgeable and supportive of the school library?
· Does the school provide ongoing training to support teachers and staff in learning about new technologies?
· Are teachers encouraged to work with the school library media specialist to extend learning opportunities beyond the textbook and classroom?
· Is there a process for ongoing evaluation of the school library?
How You Can Support Your Child's Education
Tips from the American Library Association:
1. Visit your school library. Is there a qualified librarian available to work with students? Are the books and resources up to date? Children cannot be educated to live and work in the 21st century using resources from the 1970s. Let your principal and school board know of your concerns.
2. Get to know your school library media specialist. Ask what the needs are and how you can help. Donations of books and equipment such as computers and video players may be welcome. Offer to volunteer your time.
3. Join the Friends of the Library, a support group of volunteers who provide fundraising and other assistance. If there is no group, offer to start one.
4. Help your child be school ready. Enroll your preschool child in storyhours and other programs at the public library. Make sure your child has a library card and knows how to use it. Read together with your child. Research shows that children who are read to in the home do better in school.
5. Be a role model. Let your child see you reading at home. Help your child explore new technology. Many school and public libraries make computers available for public use. Feel free to ask for assistance.
6. Support legislators who support libraries and education. Let them know you think the two go together and should be a high priority.
© Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 American Library Association.
Check Out My Reading Blog!
A considerable part of my job as your media specialist is to keep up with current young adult literature. By doing this, I am able to make suggestions to you when you visit the media center! My goal for this year is to read 50 young adult books! I will attempt to build a log here so that you may determine if you are interested in reading any that I have read. Check my list often to see what I've added! Remember, you must read 25 books this year in order to meet the state mandate!
Click on the link below to see my list.
Click on the link below to see my list.
- 2008-2009DuttonReadingLog
And the winner is . . .
Ever wonder who gets to pick the books that win awards? Well now, you do! These are the nominees for the Georgia Children's Book Awards for 2008-2009. If you have read one or more of these books and find it worthy of an award, click the link below to place your vote. Of course, if you want to be totally fair in your judgment, you should really read them all!
Vote now to choose the winner!
Georgia Children's Book Award Nominees for 2008-2009
Bell, Hilari (2007). Shield of Stars. Simon & Schuster.When the Justice he works for is condemned for treason, fourteen-year-old and semi-reformed pickpocket Weasel sets out to find a notorious bandit who may be able to help save his master's life.http://www.sfwa.org/members/bell/
Carbone, Elisa (2006).Blood on the River James Town 1607 Viking.Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
http://www.elisacarbone.com/
Coombs, Kate (2006) The Runaway Princess. FarrarFifteen-year-old Princess Meg uses magic and her wits to rescue a baby dragon and escape the unwanted attentions of princes hoping to gain her hand in marriage through a contest arranged by her father,the king.
http://www.katecoombs.com/
Dahlberg, Maurine F. (2007).The Story of Jonas. FarrarIn the mid-1800s, a slave boy dreams of escaping to freedom while on a journey from Missouri to the gold fields of Kansas Territory with his master's n'er-do-well son.
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. (2006).Phineas L. MacGuire … Erupts! . AtheneumFourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire is forced to team up with the new boy in class on a science fair project, but the boy's quirky personality causes Phineas to wonder if they have any chance of winning. http://www.francesdowell.com/
Gauthier, Gail (2006).Happy Kid..Putnam.After his mother bribes him into reading a self-help book on how to form satisfying relationships and enjoy a happy life, cynical eighth-grader Kyle finds there may be more to the book than he realized. http://www.gailgauthier.com/
Graff, Lisa (2006).The Thing About Georgie. Laura Geringer.Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up. http://www.lisagraff.com/
Harley, Bill (2006). The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher. Peachtree. When his adventurous father disappears during a hot-air balloon flight, ten-year-old Darius is torn away from his beloved housekeeper and sent to live with an obnoxious aunt until a strange bicycle repairman with a secret changes his life.
Hill, Kirkpatrick (2007).Do Not Pass Go.. Margaret K. McElderry.When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were.
Hobbs, Valerie (2005). Defiance. Frances FosterFrances Foster books." While vacationing in the country, eleven-year-old Toby, a cancer patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from an elderly poet and her cow. http://www.valeriehobbs.com/
Holmes, Sara Lewis (2007). Letters from Rapunzel. HarperCollins..Through a series of letters written to a post office box, twelve-year-old Cadence describes her father's hospitalization for depression, her subsequent problems at school, and her hope that the mysterious recipient will help her find a happy ending. http://www.saralewisholmes.com/
Lombard, Jenny (2006). Drita, My Homegirl. Putnam.When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well, but after a popular student named Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond. http://www.dritamyhomegirl.com/p/reviewbio.html
Lord, Cynthia (2006) Rules. Scholastic..
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
http://www.cynthialord.com/
Lowery, Linda (2006) Truth and Salsa. Peachtree. br>Having moved temporarily from Michigan to live with her grandmother in Mexico, thirteen-year-old Hayley tries to sort out her feelings about her parents' separation while also helping some townsmen who have run into trouble while working in the United States. http://www.lindalowery.com/
Lupica, Mike (2006).)Heat. Philomel. http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-lupica-mike.asp
Riordan, Rick (2006). The Lightning Thief. Miramax.Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war. http://www.rickriordan.com/
Rupp, Rebecca (2006).Journey to the Blue Moon.Candlewick. After a gang of talking rats transports a young boy to the moon, he embarks on a series of adventures and gains a new perspective on the concept of time. http://www.trolleymuseum.org/reading05_3.html
Smith, Roland (2007).Peak. Harcourt A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. http://www.rolandsmith.com/
Weeks, Sarah (2004).So B. It. HarperCollins.After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor,twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. http://www.sarahweeks.com/
White, Ruth.(2007).Way Down Deep. Farrar.In the West Virginia town of Way Down Deep in the 1950s, a foundling called Ruby June is happily living with Miss Arbutus at the local boarding house when suddenly, after the arrival of a family of outsiders, the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel. http://www.fsgkidsbooks.com/authordetails.asp?ID=White
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