OPA Libraries Report
October and November 2014
Curriculum
Topics covered in library lessons
K-4
- Tall Tales
- Seven Habits books and introduction to Seven Habits Baskets
- Library Leaders
- Online Catalogs and placing holds
- Author Study
- Halloween Stories and elements of jump tales
- Finding good fit books
- Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction
- Using the Dewey Decimal System
5th-6th
- Finding books using the Dewey Decimal System
- Elements of Nonfiction
- Putting books in numerical and alphabetical order
- Finding and sharing nonfiction books in different subject categories
- Halloween Stories and elements of jump tales
- 000 and 100 section in nonfiction
- 900 and 800 section in nonfiction
Clubs
- Writing/Reader's Theater
- Lego
- Book Clubs
- Yoga
Circulation
Circulation by Patron Type
Circulation by Grade Level
Pioneer Online Library
New Resources!
- Be sure to check out the new resources from Gale Reference Collection available that have been recently added to Pioneer Online Library.
- Ask the librarian for this year's username and password to have home access to the databases
Primary Sources Resource List
A list of resources was created for Jr. High students to use primary source documents in social sciences.
Tumblr
The Junior High library started a tumblr with library related topics
ChatterPix
The librarian tried out a new app called ChatterPix which lets you record yourself with photos. If you want to try it out for yourself you can get it free from the app store: ChatterPix
Made with ChatterPix by Duck Duck Moose