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| Students are excited about reading at Orchard. |
Orchard Elementary School Library
Elsie R. Collier Memorial Library
"Orchard Students Love to Read"
Our Library is always "buzzing" with activity! Please feel free to stop by
and become acquainted. We have plenty of comfortable places to sit and enjoy literature.
Our four ATHENA search stations make it possible to find books and do
research with ease. Orchard students know how to be prepared for a research
project. Do you need an Accelerated Reader book? No, problem! Our books are
color coded to meet the needs of each Orchard student. or Mrs.
James are always available to lend a helping hand!
You can even read a book sitting next to one of our library mascots
- Inspector Perry P. Pawprint or Walley the Bookworm!  | | Third and Fourth grades students enjoy previewing library holiday books. They are the 2007 Orchard Elementary Spelling Bee Winners |
What can you do as a parent? Make it a point to know what your child's reading level and point goal is and read, read, read! Reading is so important to your child and it takes practice, so make sure that they are reading every day. Remember it doesn't have to be just books, it can be newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes, or street signs. Reading is something that your child will do everyday for the rest of their lives! Library books issued to students are the responsibility of parents. Any book lost or damaged must be paid for before the student is allowed to check out additional books. (This carries over from year to year.) The mission of our library media program is to enable individuals to become information literate and effective lifelong readers. Our program provides educational and technological opportunities to students and staff addressing their needs and abilities. It is the goal of our library media program to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information and to encourage leisure use of worthwhile materials.
Meet the Staff
Mrs. Smith / Librarian
Mrs. James / Library Assistant
Library Mascots:
Mascot, 3-5 Grades --- Inspector Perry P. PawPrint Mascot, K-2 Grades --- Walley the BookWorm
Hours of Operation
Faculty and Staff may check out books before and after school We are using the Athena software program. Students may check out books Monday through Friday from
8:00-2.2:45.
Book Check-out
All students may check out a book at a time. Students check-out new books
each week during each class's scheduled check-out time. Students may also
check-out books at any time from 8:00-2:45with teacher permission and a
pass. Books or library materials that are lost or damaged must be paid for
to continue check-out privileges and services.
Student Services: Individual and whole class Storytelling Book talks Bibliographies Automated catalog and circulation system Internet access Research assistance Media productions Computers for word processing Accelerated Reader Program (AR) Reading incentives Pencil machine, in the "Little Yellow Pencil Shop", 7:45- 8.00am Resources: Over 8,000 books and media Over 2,000 Accelerated Reader Quizz Tests Library media web page Online student and teacher resources Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Audiovisual titles Magazines ========================================================== If you note any “bad links” or “grammer bloops”,please let us know ========================================================== Many thanks to several Librarians for ideas and concepts used on this webpage
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