1. Welcome to the Junior School Library
Parent Information Briefing January 2016
Library Staff:
Teacher Librarian: Mrs Sarah Mounsey
Library Assistant: Ms Shirley Yeo
Guest Wi-Fi Access  (this changes every month)
Guest User Name: dcsgjan
Password: HxsaWm1y

2. Today I will cover:
A summary on what is taught in library lessons
How the library suports the curriculum
How to use our catalogue (Destiny) to locate books
What is on the library blog and how it can help you and your child
Our exciting new e book library
Today I will not go into great detail about:
research skills
authors and book recommendations
helping your child to read
I have planned some further sessions on these topics and if you are
interested please leave feedback at the end.

3. The library supports the curriculum
Events
Roald Dahl Day
Author talks
Non Fiction November- new information book award
Fiction February
Book Week
Book fairs and catalogues
The Red Dot books and
house competition
Teachers
Library classes
Resources: digital and print
Book displays to promote titles
Book Bingo, book challenges
On-line resources including Encyclopedia Britannica, First News, Tumblebooks and World Book Encyclopdia
The school library supports the curriculum by selecting relevant books and reading specially chosen titles that link to class topics/ themes. We work closely with class teachers to find the appropriate print and digital resources.

4. What happens in library lessons?
The students have a lesson every week or every fortnight.
The lessons are dedicated to:
Introducing new authors, titles and genres
Library skills: how to use the library effectively
Research skills and information finding
The next few slides will share briefly what the students are taught
when they are inducted into the Junior School Library.

5. When can students use the Library?
Break/Snacktime
Lunchtime
Before and after school
During lessons
Parents are welcome to use the library before 9am and after 3:30 pm
but are requested not to come in during lessons.

6. How many books can be borrowed?
Students: 2 English and 2 Mandarin books for two weeks
Parents: 2 books for 2 weeks
Books may be renewed, reserved and put on hold.

10. What can we use on the student portal?
We use lots of different links from the student portal
What can we use on the student portal?
How to access this at home:
Go to the parent portal
Click on learning
Click on student portal

11. The Library Catalogue: Destiny
From the student portal or website below choose Junior School Library
The Library Catalogue is the STARTING point for looking for books and information. We use in school and you can use this at home. It’s DESTINY. This is our database of books which you can use without logging on by choosing GUEST access
Here is the Website address for using with a laptop
The Library Catalogue

12. Finding Books for Your Child
The Library Catalogue: Destiny
Finding Books for Your Child
For young children we talk of searching for a title, author or simple subject – eg dogs or snakes (KEYWORDS)
Ask your children to show you how they use Destiny.
Username: firstname.surname
Password: student ID omitting the first zeroes

13. The Library Catalogue: Destiny
Download the Destiny Quest
app for free.
Use guest access for quick
searching or register with us so we can set up an account for you.
If you are using on a tablet or smartphone you can downoad the DestinyQuest app for free. Displays slighly differently, but you Search in same way and place holds.

14. TheJunior School Library Blog
Book lists for recommended reading - Pinterest for books in school
RED DOT / Exciting New DC Information Award/ Return to research skills DEMO Research Skills process that we would use in school and develops as we go further in school Concepts Questioning/Keywords/Factfinding and plagiarism/ Ownership and intellectual property/evaluating websites and books/ Resources using filters Difference between search engines and databases
Go to the parent portal, then click library, then click Junior School Blog.

15. New e book library for Dulwich
The students will be taught how to use this over the next month.
More details will be in the newsletter and library blog.
Username: firstname.surname
Password: Dcsgxxxxxx (student number)

16. Please indicate if you would be interested
Questions please…..
Please indicate if you would be interested
in further sessions and on which topics.
These slides will be shared on the parent portal and on the JS library blog.