Library Science

The library program is set up in such a way that, just like the other Enrichment classes, it totally supports and enhances the classroom curricula. For students in grades K-2, emphasis is given to basic library etiquette, following library rules, and reinforcing and improving upon listening skills. Stories are read to the students and activities are conducted based on these stories. Reading and listening comprehension, basic alphabetizing skills, and how to use a library are major components of learning in this age group. A focus for these three grades is teaching basic skills such as fiction vs. nonfiction, parts and elements of a story, and locating and shelving books in the library.

Students in 3rd through 5th grades continue to build upon the basic skills acquired in the earlier grades. In addition, students learn how to use the automated card catalog system, about the Dewey Decimal System for nonfiction books, and delve into the differing sources present in the library such as encyclopedias, almanacs and atlases.

In addition, the library promotes the Accelerated Reader program for all grade levels, Kindergarten through eighth, and the Battle of the Books program for grades three through six. Students are encouraged to use the library, and it is open and available at all times throughout the day. The goal of the library and its staff is to promote critical thinking skills and to successfully help our students to become life-long learners. We cannot possibly know everything, but if we know where to look for the answers, we are headed in the right direction.