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Library |
I can:
•Expand my knowledge and stimulate my imagination
•Understand the perspectives of others through listening to stories
•Strengthen my disposition to pursue interests by taking advantage of library resources available to me
•Continue to build a foundation to become a lifetime library user
•Respect and treasure the library collection
•Understand that a library collection can be built, supported and preserved with the help of its patrons |
•Understand that all members of the family are welcome in the library
•Expect to visit the library with the class once a week for storytime and any additional times as needs or interests arise
•Develop a sense that for every interest, there is likely to be a book, magazine, or website that relates to it
•Understand that books and other materials are vehicles for sharing knowledge and communicating ideas between people
•Understand that the library has an organizational plan
•Understand that the computers in the library make it possible to search for materials of a specific type or subject , and that help is available for using that system
•Understand that the library has a system for circulating materials
•Understand that materials currently checked out may be placed on hold to reserve them for another interested patron
•Understand that timely return of materials ensures that others may share the resources
•Understand that materials may be renewed repeatedly if no other borrowers have placed a hold
•Understand that our library is a special collection of resources chosen for the needs of the people in our school
•Understand that the library collection requires care from all users
•Understand that all users can recommend books to purchase
•Understand that some people choose to donate to the collection for the benefit of all |
•Kindergarten students and families visit the library, feel welcome there and take advantage of borrowing from the collection for home use
During storytime visits to the library, students will:
•Listen and respond to books read to group, being respectful of others
•Understand library organization as having different neighborhoods (collections) and each book living in a specific spot in the neighborhood
•If interest dictates, notice that the book's address is found on the spine
•Browse freely and explore the various neighborhoods of the library, building on prior experience and becoming familiar with certain sections of interest
•Select a book for the kindergarten classroom library
•With guidance, examine illustrations, endpapers, page layout and typeface to develop appreciation of the physical qualities of books
•With guidance, participate in discussions of books presented including personal connections of knowledge and experience, reactions, predictions, explanation of themes, observations about character and setting, and relationship of the art to the story
•Note bookplates that honor donors or other community members
•Use self-checkout system, borrowing on the teacher's name for the classroom library, and borrowing on child's own name for home use
•Practice responsible care of materials borrowed, including timely return or renewal |
Signs of a successful library visit include:
•a positive, comfortable, and respectful attitude in the space
•a positive, comfortable, and respectful relationship with those who work in the library and a willingness to ask for help as needed
•Attentive listening and showing respect for others during storytime
•Expressions of emotional and intellectual response to the stories
•Interest in commenting on stories (making connections between stories and classroom activities, stories and personal experience, and from one story to another)
•Interest in commenting on the art and design of books
•Enthusiasm for browsing the collection and borrowing a book to share with the class
•Enthusiasm for returning to the library outside of class time with other family members to borrow materials for use at home
•Ease with using the self-checkout system at the circulation desk
•Handling books with respect and care
•Timely return of materials
•Comfort with reporting damaged items so they can be repaired or replaced |
•Various trade books, magazines, and audio-visual materials
•Infrequent use of online resources |
•Stories from a variety of cultures and traditions are presented during storytime
•A diverse range of materials are purchased and periodically displayed to develop awareness in patrons of what is available.
•We encourage noticing different points of view represented in books, and how priorities and values are reflected in writing and illustration, and in what is included or left out of a given publication. |
