““There’s lots of surprises There’s lots of surprises here!”here!”

Welcome to the library!Welcome to the library!

SelectionSelection

• Salem City Salem City Elementary Elementary Schools Schools currently use currently use Spectrum library Spectrum library software to software to search for books search for books and materials.and materials.

• Students use the Students use the library catalog to library catalog to find the subject, find the subject, title, or author title, or author for which they for which they are searching.are searching.

Shelf MarkersShelf Markers

• Shelf markers Shelf markers “mark” the “mark” the place a book place a book belongs while a belongs while a student decides student decides if that particular if that particular book meets book meets their needs.their needs.

• All students learn All students learn and demonstrate and demonstrate the proper use of the proper use of shelf markers shelf markers when searching when searching for materials.for materials.

• This helps This helps maintain proper maintain proper order of order of materialsmaterials

• Once finding a Once finding a title students title students must then locate must then locate the material on the material on the bookshelf.the bookshelf.

• All students learn All students learn basic Dewey call basic Dewey call number number arrangement.arrangement.

• Fiction & Non-FictionFiction & Non-Fiction

Checking OutChecking Out

• Students Students follow simple follow simple procedures for procedures for checking out checking out books and books and magazines.magazines.

Three Simple StepsThree Simple Steps• Scan Scan NAMENAME• Scan Scan BOOKBOOK• Scan Scan CHECKOUTCHECKOUT!!

• Students begin Students begin checking checking materials out to materials out to themselves themselves toward the end of toward the end of grade 2.grade 2.

INTERNET ACTIONINTERNET ACTION• Computers are used for internet Computers are used for internet

searching by both students and faculty.searching by both students and faculty.

•Students use internet Students use internet resources to find up-to-date resources to find up-to-date information!information!

Writing!Writing!• Students compile the information they find in Students compile the information they find in

books, magazines, and online for reports & books, magazines, and online for reports & essays.essays.

In a nutshell… In a nutshell… in the library you can in the library you can find…find…

Interesting MagazinesInteresting Magazines

Computers for Computers for AR testing!AR testing!

Quiet places to read!Quiet places to read!

Computers for Computers for Internet Searching!Internet Searching!

A place to relax & enjoy!A place to relax & enjoy!