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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 ols are connect cted ed so that at the e schools ols can wo work rk together ther to conser erve e and re-use use resour ources 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 ols 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: ons: prim imar ary y and intermed ermedia iate • Choos ose e books s by asking ing student dents s (grap raphic hic novels ls) • Non-fict iction ion books ks • Stor ory 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 ors – Dr. Suess ss for Read d Across ss Americ erica a in March; ; 50 th th anniver ersa sary y of Clif iffor ord

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 o teac aches hes reading ing to second d grader ders s daily ly • Some me books s translat anslated ed into o 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 or 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 os, , and profess essional nal journals rnals

TECHNOLOGY • Center ers s once ce a week eek: • Wii • Com omput uter ers • iPods ds with th games es – math, h, scien ence ce, , cooking oking, , 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: onment: shari ring, g, respec spect, t, and working ing with h other others

NEGATIVES • Limi mited ed reso sour urces es for teacher hers s (mone oney) 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 or damage age books s – the school ol 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 ounds ds and cultures tures through ough 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 ortable table