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Mission Statement: Central School Library supports all curriculum areas and aims to help students become enthusiastic, competent, life-long library users. The Library is located on the first floor where Mrs. Christine Polichronopoulos serves as the full time Library Educational Technician. Students in Grades 1 through 3 visit the Library weekly throughout the year to check out books, listen to a story, learn age appropriate library skills and engage in library activities. Mrs. Polichronopoulos works closely with students to help them develop the skills they need to become self-sufficient in the Library. Her goal is to instill in students a love of learning and literature. Kindergarten students visit the Library once a week for one quarter of the year to check out a book and listen to a story, and Pre-K students visit for story time. The library collection currently includes 8,500 books to choose from, as well as magazines, books on audiotape, videos and software titles, which stay at school. New books are added to the collection each year and are chosen for a variety of reasons including curriculum needs and appropriate award winners. Listed below are the websites of some favorite authors and illustrators:
Tedd Arnold – http://teddarnold.com/ Avi – http://avi-writer.com/ Molly Bang – http://mollybang.com/ Jan Brett – http://www.janbrett.com/ Marc Brown – http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/ Toni Buzzeo – http://tonibuzzeo.com/ Eric Carle – http://eric-carle.com/ Nancy Carlson – http://nancycarlson.com/ Beverly Cleary – http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html Tomie dePaola – http://tomiedepaola.com/ Ralph Fletcher – http://ralphfletcher.com Mem Fox- http://memfox.net Jean Craighead George – http://jeancraigheadgeorge.com Gail Gibbons – http://www.gailgibbons.com/ Joan Holub – http://www.joanholub.com Brain Jacques – http://redwall.org/ Robert Munsch – http://robertmunsch.com Laura Numeroff – http://lauranumeroff.com/ Kevin O’Malley – http://www.booksbyomalley.com Mary Pope Osborne – http://www.marypopeosborne.com/ Patricia Polacco – http://www.patriciapolacco.com Dav Pilkey –http://pilkey.com Brian Pinkney – http://eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/bpinkney.html Peggy Rathmann – http://www.peggyrathmann.com/ Seymour Simon – http://www.seymoursimon.com Lemony Snicket – http://www.lemonysnicket.com Janet Stevens – http://www.janetstevens.com/ Chris Van Allsburg – http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/ Rosemary Wells – http://www.rosemarywells.com Suzanne Williams – http://www.suzanne-williams.com Audrey Wood – http://www.audreywood.com Jane Yolen – http://www.janeyolen.com/
Official Scholastic site (Harry Potter, Clifford, etc.) – http://www.scholastic.com
Official Dr. Seuss site – http://www.seusville.com/
http://pbskids.org/arthur (For Arthur fans)
LITERATURE RELATED WEBSITES
American Library Association (the award-winners pages give insights into the selections): http://www.ala.org
Children’s Literature – book review site - http://www.childrenslit.com
Guys Read – A Literacy initiative for boys by Jon Scieszka: http://www.guysread.com
Guide to Children’s Literature and Books – http://www.bookhive.org/ Kidsclick! A website for kids by Librarians (Reference, Grammar, etc.) – http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick!/ |