Library Media Specialists
of West Orange Public Schools
Presented to the West Orange Board of Education January 7, 2021

Introduction by Nancy Mullin


The Cs of the LMC


Schools may be closed, but the LMCs are open 24/7!
The sites are created and maintained by the school librarians. The sites are as unique as each school's character and the community they serve.
We are so glad you found your way to our libraries, the heart of our schools.
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Our LMC Newsletters Open Lines of COMMUNICATION
You may find yourself tapping your toes to lively music, grabbing a piece of paper to make an origami star, chuckling at a joke, or filling out an online form to get a West Orange Public Library Card.

Virtual Displays

In our Virtual LMCs we have Book Fairs



We COLLABORATE! - Lesson Design & Delivery
Virtual lessons reflect everything we do on-site: provide time for social interaction using the chat, breakout rooms, and interactive games like Breakout.edu, creating collaborative stories, and sharing “something good” at the start of every class.
District librarians always look to collaborate with teachers and departments when designing and delivering lessons.
Students at St. Cloud Decorate LMC Google Classrooms!

Kim Pallant, St. Cloud Elementary

*Welcoming Kindergartners to Washington School Library!
Synchronous & Asynchronous Learning at Kelly

Virtual Field Trip for Hazel Third Graders
"When we started remote learning in March, I participated in a webinar where Capstone presented how shared how students could their Pebble-Go online database research facts about the animals they will visit virtually at the San Diego Zoo. I was so excited to offer this online learning experience to Hazel's third graders. After adding in some cartographic skills to the lesson, we were off on a virtual airplane ride from Newark International Airport to San Diego International Airport. We explored some of the links as a class and the students were provided the slides to select one animal to explore on their own.
This field trip was a success and as a result, I created a virtual field trip to The Great Wall of China for one of our second-grade classes."
Joyce Soto, LMS
Hazel Elementary
Indigenous People's Week Literature Exploration for Redwood's 3rd, 4th & 5th graders
"Many different people from many parts of the United States comprise the group of people called Native American. The lore is rich and diverse; some tales are humorous, others are serious. Some stories are about people who lived — or might have lived — long ago; others are about real children who you may know as a friend or neighbor today. Meet them all between the pages of the books recommended here."
Lori Boyd, LMS
Redwood Elementary

LMC Orientations for Incoming Students
"You will find Bitmoji slides with interactive links to youtube videos of authors reading books, videos of actors creating audiobooks, Screencastify tours of webpages, and links to all ebook resources, including an original SORA video."
Sandy Bochese, LMS
Edison Middle School


Digital Literacy Lesson


Windows, Sliding Doors, and Mirrors
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection, we can see our own lives and experiences as part of a larger human experience. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books.”
― Rudine Sims Bishop
Rudine Sims Bishop, professor emerita of education at The Ohio State University, has been called the “mother of multicultural literature”. She was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame and received the International Reading Association’s Arbuthnot Award. In 2017, she received the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.






Students and Staff learn how to use new technology tools
Jenna Bleeke, Mt. Pleasant Elementary
Meara Franowicz, LMS, Roosevelt Middle School
Digital Civics and Recognizing Misinformation Image: Digital Literacies Peacock by *s@lly* is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Creating Resources- Comic Creation Sites | WOHS Institute of Math & Science |
Historical Election Resources- Peaceful Transition of Power Wakelet - Thanks to Social Studies Supervisor, Michael Figueiredo and Lisa Touzeau
3D Printing & Design for K - 12 in every LMC

Cameras -- In front and behind!
Lights, Camera, Action!

"Cs of the LMC" graphic created by Bev Tindall 12.2020



CONTACT Information
Mrs. Beverly Tindall, btindall@westorangeschools.org, @bevtindall
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