“MAKING THE MOST OF READING WITH YOUR CHILD” Part I: Meet Your Destiny! (And Other Library Services) Presented by Rachel Kleinberg Montauk School Librarian ~ Part II: Reading With Your Child Presented by Patricia Byrne Montauk School ESL Teacher (and Mom) Montauk Public School PTA Meeting Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Library Media Center PARENT NAME: CHILDREN’S CLASSES: PARENT NAME: CHILDREN’S CLASSES: BE SURE TO FILL IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS AND PUT THEM IN THE BUCKET!

“Making the Most of Reading With Your Child” Part I: Meet Your Destiny! (And Other Library Services) Presented by Rachel Kleinberg Montauk School Library ~ Montauk Public School PTA Meeting Library Media Center Tuesday, October 27, 2009

 Major Focus: Reading for School AND Pleasure  Scheduled “Check Out Day” and WHENEVER  Scheduled “Return/Renew” Day and WHENEVER  How Many Books May a Student Check Out?  Chapter Book and Free Choice  No Fines for Overdue Books  3 Places: 1-Backpack, 2-Hands, and 3-School Desk or Locker  7 th & 8 th Grade Students Required to Have an Outside Reading Book At All Times  Lost Books – Student Must Pay  Major Focus: Library Habit MONTAUK SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM FAQ’S

KL – FRIDAY KW – THURSDAY 1I – THURSDAY 1W – FRIDAY 2H – TUESDAY 2W – MONDAY 3C – FRIDAY 3W – FRIDAY 4C – THURSDAY 4M – WEDNESDAY 5C – FRIDAY 5N – THURSDAY 6B – WEDNESDAY 6L – FRIDAY 7 TH – Unscheduled/Varies 8 TH – Unscheduled/Varies ALL GRADES – WHENEVER! Students may drop in anytime to check out/return/renew as needed or wanted. MONTAUK SCHOOL LIBRARY RETURN/RENEW DAYS CHECK OUT DAYS

MONTAUK PARENTS: MEET YOUR...

Browser Based Customizable Title Peek Web Links Resource Lists User Reviews User Recommendations Visually Rich and Dynamic Web 2.0-ish

AND... IT LOOKS COOL!

SEE FOR YOURSELF! WANNA TRY IT?

FROM HOME: Go to and click on Search as a guest or login with your username and password to access your Destiny account. If you are a student, your Destiny username and password is the same as what you use to login to the school computers. If you are a parent, login with your child or to request your own parent account. Browse the Top Ten or Resource Lists or Search for a book or topic. If you are logged in, you can add titles to your List. Features to try: Change the Theme, Reviews, Recommendations, You May Also Like, Wish List, and Shelf Browse. Try the student activity handout “Meet Your Destiny.” Or just explore and have fun!

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CLICK HERE NAME ________________________________ Montauk Library Card #_______________________ ATTENTION MONTAUK STUDENTS: FREE ONLINE HOMEWORK HELP FROM LIVE TUTORS AT THE MONTAUK LIBRARY WEBSITE! CLICK ON THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ICON AT YOU WILL NEED YOUR MONTAUK LIBRARY CARD TO LOG IN ENTER THE NUMBER FROM THE BACK OF YOUR CARD THEN CLICK ON THE LIVE HOMEWORK HELP LINK AS SHOWN BELOW Free online homework help from live tutors at tutor.com is provided from 2pm to 11pm each night in English and Spanish and is made possible by Project Most, The East Hampton Library, and the Montauk Library.

ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG SEARCH PLACE HOLDS REQUEST ITEMS FROM OTHER LIBRARIES RENEW FROM HOME!

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LIBRARY SERVICES MONTAUK PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER DESTINY! RACHEL KLEINBERG, LIBRARIAN MONTAUK LIBRARY (PUBLIC LIBRARY) GET A LIFE – GET A LIBRARY CARD! ONLINE CATALOG HW HELP DOWNLOAD VIDEOS, MUSIC, EBOOKS, AND MORE!

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