Wakefield Library News
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Wakefield School on Oct. 21 & 22!
Our homepage and online book fair are open from Oct. 8-28.
Preview our preschool, elementary, or middle school flyers.
The book fair will be open in the library during parent/teacher conferences.
Preview our preschool, elementary, or middle school flyers.
The book fair will be open in the library during parent/teacher conferences.
Research for Kids
The State Library's resources for k-5 students:
- Explora Kids database- search and browse information on all sorts of topics
- Britannica E-Stax nonfiction books- to read online or download
- Britannica Encyclopedia for grades k-5
- Tumblebooks- animated books online
- Scholastic Bookflix- pairs animated picture books & a related nonfiction book
- Mango Languages- learn another language
Wakefield School Library
Search our catalog remotely.
6th-12th graders can:
Your username is your whole email address.
Your password is your last name.
See Mrs. Davidson or Mrs. Quintana for details!
6th-12th graders can:
- request books and we will pull them for you
- put holds on books that are checked out
- renew books as long as they aren't overdue yet
- Make lists of books you'd like to read
- Recommend books to friends
Your username is your whole email address.
Your password is your last name.
See Mrs. Davidson or Mrs. Quintana for details!
Student Research
The State Library's resources for 6-12 students:
- Explora databases including Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Newspaper Source Plus, and EBSCO ebooks as sub-databases.
- Britannica Encyclopedia
- Mango Languages
- Learning Express- ACT & ASVAB test prep
- History Reference Center & Kansas History
- Literary Reference Center
- NoveList Plus
- Art Full Text
- Kansas Periodical Index
How to Get and Use Free Images the RIGHT Way in Class
Using Creative Commons to avoid copyright infringement: it's easy, we promise!
WKLib instagram
We are contributing to the #31bookpics for October. If you participate, tag us @cwklib!
The Living
Shy took the summer job to make some money. In a few months on a luxury cruise liner, he'll rake in the tips and be able to help his mom and sister out with the bills. And how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two—every cruise has different passengers, after all.
But everything changes when the Big One hits.
But everything changes when the Big One hits.
The Great Greene Heist
Jackson Greene swears he's given up scheming. Then school bully Keith Sinclair announces he's running for Student Council president, against Jackson's former friend Gaby de la Cruz.
Beauty Queens
Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to email. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls...
Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer
"...reported in studies published in 2006 and 2009 that individuals who often read fiction appear to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and view the world from their perspective. This link persisted even after..."