Your Library by: Thomas Brown, Library media Specialist

Library programming makes a difference in student achievement.

Libraries help students become effective users of information and information technologies.

Librarians teach skills necessary for lifelong learning. Visual and Information Literacy Global Awareness Curiosity and Creativity Higher Order Thinking and Sound Reasoning Personal and Social Responsibility Interactive Communication Quality Results and the Effective Use of Real World Tools “21 Century Skills” Metiri Group, 2010.

I work with classroom teachers to integrate information skills instruction into your child’s daily curriculum. Nancy Pickering Thomas, The Development of School Libraries. Information Literacy

Our school library is the hub of academic life. English Social Studies Science Music Art Foreign Language Technology Library Math

My mission is to support Students and Teachers.

Our learning environment is changing.

Our library is changing with it.

The 21 st Century Learning Environment is Global Digital Student Centered

Library Resources He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge -- where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge

The Classroom Through the online learning environment we are able to access library resources from the classroom.

in the school media center or at home in the classroom Resources are available

Your school library partners with other schools, public libraries, museums and other groups to foster a community of learning and a culture of Academic Excellence.

Get Involved. Volunteer. Reading Groups –Provides parents an opportunity to read with their children, meet the families of classmates and participate in the academic community. Study Groups –Teaming up with local public libraries allows us to offer tutors at times convenient for parents. Museum Walks –Attend artistic, historical and cultural events with your children and their peers. See your school libraries website for event dates and other ways to get involved.

References 21 st Century Skills. Metiri Group, Retrieved September century%20skills.pdf School Libraries Work. Scholastic Library, NCLIS, Nancy Pickering Thomas, The Development of School Libraries. Information Literacy Loertscher, D. Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution, Not Evolution. School Library Journal. 2008

Images (in order of appearance) See-ming Lee, “Colorful Library,” via Flickr, 04/23/2010 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Karl Baron, “Accomplishment,” via Flickr, 05/23/2010 Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Nick Wheeler, “Information Superhighway,” via Flickr, 05/28/2008 Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Johan Koolwaaij, “Inca Meeting in Enschede,” via Flickr, 5/24/2006 Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Edlabdesigner, “untitled,” via Flickr, 1/23/2008 Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

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