May LMC Updates
A message from the Library Media Center Staff
Did you know?
At the middle school and high school libraries the fiction books in each genre are shelved together, color-coded and cataloged in Destiny Discover with their assigned genre. The fiction genres we have are: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Sports, Romance & Relationships, Mystery & Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Graphic Novels. At TRIS, the fiction book genres are also being stickered to indicate many of the same genres.
At all of our school libraries, the biographies are also genre-fied in like categories to include: Presidents, Authors, Pro Athletes, Musicians, Inventors/Founders, Explorers, Native Americans, Latinx, Civil Rights Activists, Memoirs, Actors, Women, Historical Figures, Artists and Scientists.
2,510 books have been checked out this month! Most popular titles:
Students enjoying our Library Media Centers!
Circuitry Makerspace station
Reading in the JC McKenna LMC Loft
Origami Makerspace station
Overdue Notices
The LMC is also working to be more communicative about overdues. Email notices will be going home once per week to K-12 families and students in grades 6-12 will also receive their own email notifications.
What happens when something is overdue?
- Destiny Discover sends out automatic email notices for overdue materials.
- At Levi Leonard and TRIS, overdue notices are sent out weekly to families.
- At the Middle School and High School, students receive these email notices every week.
- New, 6-12 families will also receive email notifications of overdue items once per week. Please note, due to State Statute, book titles will not be shared for grades 9-12.
- Overdue items can be renewed twice, as long as no one else has the item on hold, online in Destiny Discover or by contacting the LMC staff.
What happens if a student doesn't return an overdue item?
- Email notices will be sent for up to 60 days (max of 8 weekly notices).
- Per district procedures, after 60 days of being overdue, the system charges for the replacement of the item if it is a library book, textbook or English book.
- After 30 days of being overdue, the system charges for the replacement of the item if it is technology equipment, i.e. Chromebooks, chargers, headphones, etc...
- The fee will appear in Skyward Family Access > Fee Management.
What to do if you have been charged for an overdue item?
- Return the item to the LMC so the replacement fee can be removed.
- Pay the fee in Skyward so a replacement item can be purchased.
- Please note: Fees follow students year to year, up to graduation.
How can students and families avoid being charged for overdue materials?
- Return materials before the due date.
- Renew materials when they are overdue so the due date is extended.
- Monitor Destiny Discover accounts to know when items are due.
Poetry !!
- 2nd graders wrote acrostic poems and some are on display outside of the LMC.
- 3rd graders wrote concrete poems in the shape of leaves and made a Poet-tree.
- 4th graders created word art poems using https://wordart.com/.
- 5th graders created blackout poetry using https://blackoutpoetry.glitch.me/.
Please help students check Destiny Discover and Skyward regularly & Return materials before summer!
Students can view what they have currently checked out in Destiny Discover and can see if any payments need to be made in Skyward. Families also can view if payments are owed in Skyward Family Access.
To view or make a payment:
- Log in to Skyward Family Access
- Click on Fee Management
- Click Make a Payment
Tech Tip
To scroll on a Chromebook without a mouse:
- Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, or left and right to scroll horizontally.
- To go back to a page you were just on, swipe left with two fingers.
We want to hear from you!
EHS LMC Clerk, Mrs. Garvoille, garvoilles@evansville.k12.wi.us
JC McKenna LMC Clerk, Mrs. Long, longb@evansville.k12.wi.us
TRIS LMC Clerk, Mrs. Yeager, yeagerdm@evansville.k12.wi.us
Levi Leonard LMC Clerk, Mrs. Hamilton, hamiltonj@evansville.k12.wi.us
Email: beyerla@evansville.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.ecsdnet.org/programs-support/library-media-centers.cfm
Location: Evansville Community School District Office, Fair Street, Evansville, WI, USA
Phone: 608-882-3131