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LIBRARY SERVICES

GENERAL OVERVIEW

• All of the

e librari raries es in Jeffer erso son n County nty Public lic Schools

• ls

are connect cted ed so that at the e schools

• ls can wo

work rk together ther to conser erve e and re-use use resour

• urces

es within hin the e county y

• The librari

raries es are all combine bined d into one websit ite: e: http tp://lm ://lms.j s.jef effer erso son.k1 n.k12.ky 2.ky.us .us/

• This

s websi site features tures different erent libraries braries in the syst stem em and sets ets exam amples ples for other er schools

• ls in the county

ty to imp mprove e their ir libraries braries

LIBRARY SETUP

• Dewey

y Decim imal al Syst stem em (all ll Jeffer erso son n County nty)

• Size

ze of tables/ les/cha hair irs s

• Very

y open and invit iting g atmo mosp spher ere

• Technolo

nology gy

BOOK CHOICES

• 2 s

secti tions:

• ns: prim

imar ary y and intermed ermedia iate

• Choos
• se

e books s by asking ing student dents s (grap raphic hic novels ls)

• Non-fict

iction ion books ks

• Stor
• ry

y time me – varie iety ty of author hors

• Stud

udents ents like e to read what t the teach cher ers read to them

• Push

sh certa tain in books ks and authors

• rs – Dr. Suess

ss for Read d Across ss Americ erica a in March; ; 50th

th anniver

ersa sary y of Clif iffor

• rd

RUN OF THE LIBRARY

• 1 l

librar brary y perio iod d a week (not t Pre-K; K; 28 c class sses) es)

• 1 b

book k per week (not t Kinderg ergar arten) en)

• Kinder

ergar garten en made magn gnets; ts; have a lett etter er sent t home

• Libraria

rarian n also

• teac

aches hes reading ing to second d grader ders s daily ly

• Some

me books s translat anslated ed into

• Spanish

ish

LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

• Success

ess Maker er – Tier er 3 f for readi ding ng and math th daily ly

• Stud

udy y Island and – readi ding g and math th

• Read

d Across ss America rica

• Cent

nter ers

SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TEACHERS

• All county schools can access each other’s catalogues
• Different

erent books; ks; multi lticult ultural ural

• Teacher

hers s can ask for a specif ific ic book (what at they wa want t

• r close

se to it)

• The websit

ite, e, http://lms.jef p://lms.jeffer erso son.k1 n.k12.ky .ky.us .us/ , has links ks to teach cher er reso sour urces es including: uding: puppets ts, , trad ade e books, ks, text xt books, ks, videos

• s,

, and profess essional nal journals rnals

TECHNOLOGY

• Center

ers s once ce a week eek:

• Wii
• Com
• mput

uter ers

• iPods

ds with th games es – math, h, scien ence ce, , cooking

• king,

, readin ding

• Puzzles

les

• Word

d games es

• Atlas/a

/almanac lmanac *Cen enters change ge ever ery y five e weeks eeks CARE for kids s – Creat ate e A Respectful pectful Environment:

• nment: shari

ring, g, respec spect, t, and working ing with h other

• thers

NEGATIVES

• Limi

mited ed reso sour urces es for teacher hers s (mone

• ney)

y) – books s are gett etting ing more re expens pensiv ive

• There

re should ld be conseq equen uences ces for children dren who lose e

• r damage

age books s – the school

• l loses

es $1,500 -2,000 2,000 every y year

• Old books are “going out of style” and are getting

thrown n out

POSITIVES

• Stud

udents ents are able to wo work k with h others s and discover er things ngs about ut other er backgroun

• unds

ds and cultures tures through

• ugh

the media ia in the librar rary

• They

y can stay y engaged ged with h the changing ing culture ture

• The librar

rary y is very y open and organiz anized, ed, so the stud udents ents can easily ily find items, ems, wo work rk, , and feel l comfor

• rtable

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