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The Waskom Elementary School Library has two objectives. First, the staff works hard to introduce young readers to books and various resources available in the library. The second is to foster a love of reading. The library has an open door policy for students, teachers, and parents. Because of the open library schedule, students and teachers are welcome and encouraged to visit the library at any time during the hours of 7:30 - 3:45, Monday through Friday. Students in grades 1st through 5th check-out library books, research information, and attend different activities in the library. Our younger students in Head Start, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are given the opportunity to learn about the library when they attend the "Storytime" program that Sandra Tuthill, library aide, schedules and presents to them. The Accelerated Reader program is a large influence in the elementary library. Students can find AR books shelved according to their individual reading requirements. As a result of the Accelerated Reader program, book circulation continues to increase year after year. The elementary library offers students, teachers and parents the opportunity to purchase books with the three Scholastic Book Fairs that it hosts each year. The book fairs are the primary fundraisers for the library. In the eleven years that she has worked in the elementary library, the aide, Mrs. Tuthill, has seen the library evolve into a contemporary library. The library uses a computerized program for circulation as well as an online catalog. This program enables the library to keep up with the increasing circulation demands and the cataloging of new materials. Mrs. Lower, district librarian, is continually searching for the most updated material for this library so that the students have recent and accurate materials available. Mrs. Lower and Mrs. Tuthill also entertain the students with special lessons and programs throughout the year. The Waskom Elementary School Library is an essential element in the building of a solid background of reading for students preparing for their continuing education. One of the resources available for the Texas Bluebonnet Program is Booktalk! This content for the site was written for kids by the Bluebonnet Program and Selection committees. The site is hosted by Sagebrush, and is accessible from the TBA home page. I want to invite each of you to check out the features. In the upper left-hand corner of the page you'll see a direct link to Booktalk! Take that link. |
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