Clear Creek Elementary School Library Hi students and teachers. My name is Beth Holcomb, and I wanted to use a short PowerPoint project to teach you about the Clear Creek Elementary School Library. The media center is a reading resource where you can read chapter books, learn about subjects using reference tools, and engage in media center activities. I will teach you about the different sections of the library and emphasize what activities are provided by Clear Creek Elementary School. By: Beth Holcomb

Media Center Circulation Desk This is the circulation desk. You can sit your book on the desk with your school agenda, and the media specialist will use the barcodes to allow you to check out the item. You can also bring books back by sitting them on the desk. The media specialist or media clerk will check the books into the system, and you can look for a new book . We also encourage you to ask the media specialist any questions if you need to know how to use the card catalog or obtain a book.

Library Skills Classroom Learn to use a Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and Almanac 2. Read with the Media Specialist 3. Complete Information Literacy Activities This is the library skills classroom. You will often use the library as a class or group. Your teacher will sign up for the media center each week, and you can check out new books in this library session. You will also have the opportunity to learn about many resources in the library. You can use the classroom tables and engage in short activities. You will learn how to use an almanac, improve your vocabulary skills, or complete other reading activities. You can also sit on the reading mat and listen to the media specialist read the Book of the Month or other literary texts.

Reading Counts Royal Readers Clear Creek Elementary School encourages students to engage in Reading Counts. Students can read books and obtain points for each book that they read and achieve a seventy or higher on the Reading Counts test. Students who have five or more points are Royal Readers, and the media specialist creates a crown with their name on it. Students are allowed to get a prize if they achieve different reading standards.

Easy Fiction Section These shelves include the Easy Fiction section. They are set to the right of the library skills classroom. There are large signs on the sides of each book shelf that you can use to learn how the books are shelved in the library. Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, and Third grade students will likely want to use this section of the library. You will see books on Dr. Seuss, Rookie Readers, board books, a variety of books for Spanish readers, and other resources. These books are ordered alphabetically using the author’s last name. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss would be shelved in the S section for Seuss.

Easy Fiction Shelving System There are some books that are shelved by category. The Clifford books are shelved with the tag Clifford. This strategy allows readers to quickly obtain these books. It also improves the media specialist’s ability to organize these books in a single section of the library.

Fiction Fiction books are shelved to the right of the circulation desk. Clear Creek Elementary School does not shelve its fiction hardbacks with the fiction paperback books. The fiction books will likely be appropriate for some third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students. This section includes the 39 Clues and Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

Fiction Paperback The fiction paperback books are also shelved to the right of the circulation desk. These items are categorized in alphabetical order by the author’s last name; therefore, you should look in the paperback and hardback fiction sections to see if the library has an individual book in these two sections of the library.

Non-Fiction Books The non-fiction books are shelved in the back of the media center. There are large black numbers that you can use to interpret where the one hundreds, two hundreds, and each Dewey category is shelved in the library.

Non-Fiction Shelving System The media specialist uses the Dewey Decimal System to shelve and organize texts; however, the books also are categorized using subject areas to allow you to obtain books.

Reference Books Encyclopedias Almanacs Maps Workbooks Atlases The reference section includes encyclopedia, almanacs, maps, workbooks, atlases, and other resources that students and teachers can use to learn about a subject. These items are shelved behind the circulation desk. You can also ask the media specialist if you have questions about these resources.

Professional Materials Teachers can also read educational journals, magazines, books, and other professional materials. These books are shelved to the to the right of the circulation desk. You can also inform the media specialist if there are items that you would like to be purchased and included in these teaching resources.

Online Card Catalog and Reading Counts Quizzes Web Safari Card Catalog Internet tools Teacher’s email Classroom Activities Student Assignments Reading Counts Tests Teachers and students can also use the library’s computer resources. The library includes student workstations to the right of the circulation desk. The computers allow students and teachers to use the school’s online card catalog and evaluate if the library has an individual book. Students can also use these workstations to complete Reading Counts quizzes. Teachers can use the workstations to build curriculum activities for their classes, or they can obtain information using internet resources.

Reading Section The Reading section is organized in the middle of the library. Students can read the I SPY books and other resources in the small bins. These books cannot be checked out; however, they are reading resources that students have the opportunity to use in the library. Students can use these tables to engage in group activities and read their books while other students are checking out library texts.

Library Assistant Seats You can also sit in the different floor seats that are provided in the library. These seats are for the Library Assistants. The classroom teacher will assign one student to be the Library Assistant for the week, and this individual will work with the media specialist to see that all the books are checked in to the library. This student also has the opportunity to sit in one of the library assistant seats. The media specialist will also allow two other students to sit in these seats who have good behavior and are reading in the library.

Media Specialist’s Office Students and teachers should also know that the media specialist’s office is built to the left of the circulation desk. The media specialist authorizes students and teachers to drop by and say hi or to interact with the media specialist if you have questions.

Teacher’s Sign Up Sheets Library Sessions Computer classrooms Book Fair Workshops Teachers can also sign up for library sessions, computer classrooms, book fairs, and other workshops on the circulation table.

Clear Creek Elementary School Library Thanks students and teachers. I think that this provides you with a summary of the media center’s activities and how to use the library. You can checkout books and READ.