D97 Library News
October 2018
Happy October!
Thank you for visiting our monthly newsletter for all teachers, parents, and community members of District 97. Each month, D97 teacher librarians collaborate to bring you useful information, and highlight some of the things our students are learning in our libraries.
We love to hear from you! This month's collaborating teacher librarians:
Nicole Chinksi nchinski@op97.org Holmes
Laurie Conley lconley@op97.org Whittier
Some of our favorite Halloween Books
Scaredy Squirrel prepares for Halloween
How does a squirrel that is afraid of everything possibly survive Halloween?
The Dark
When was the last time you ventured into the little corner in the dark part of the basement?!
Creepy Pair of Underwear
If Jasper didn’t know any better he’d say his undies were a little, well, creepy.
Encyclopedia Britannica
The D97 library team has a subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica that students and families can use for research. This database is a perfect place to find information about many different topics. It is reliable, credible and accessible to all students! Click here to access it from home.
Username: op97
Password: learn
Kids InfoBits
Another great tool for research is Kids Infobit! There are hundreds of articles, images, and graphics about a huge number of topics. Access it from home or school using the password "learn."
Pumpkin PIE!
You can get historical pictures, royalty-free, using Britannica Images available from the "Tools" section of your library home page! If you don't know the passwords, please ask your teacher librarian.
Retro clip art!
Check out the library "Tools" section for clip art using the Open Clip Art library. You'll never feel guilty using these images at they are all royalty free!
Spooky Images!
Creative Commons offers content you can share, remix and reuse!