Marin School Library
Spring 2015
Finding resources @Your Library
Finding resources in the library just got better.You can search for books and websites to support your lessons any time, any where. The Marin library catalog is available 24/7. Click on this link, Marin Library, and add it as a bookmark to your favorites bar. You can search by title, author, keyword or series to find the books that will support the ideas and concepts you are teaching. You can also search the other District libraries. We can borrow their books and have them in your hands within a day or two.
The Library website has also been expanded and improved. Go to the Library tab on the Marin School website homepage, marin.audsk12.org. Select For Teachers from the drop down menu. I will be adding and updating the links to provide new and useful resources for your classroom.
Book Awards
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. Written and illustrated by Dan Santat. Beekle, an imaginary friend, undergoes an emotional journey looking for his human. Vibrant illustrations add to the fun. (E SAN)
NEWBERY AWARD
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Twelve-year-old narrator Josh uses the rhythms of a poetry jam to emulate the "moving & grooving/popping and rocking" of life on the basketball court. This novel in verse paints an authentic portrait of a closely-knit family on the brink of crisis. (Fic ALE)
CORRETTA SCOTT KING AWARD
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Poetic memoir of a young girl growing up during the Civil Rights movement, striving to become a writer. (Fic WOO)
PBS Public Media Digital Library
PBS is a leading source of digital learning tools in PK-12 classrooms. PBS produces high quality digital learning tools such as video and audio clips, interactives, and lesson plans aligned with Common Core. Winner of 2 CODiE awards for excellence in education and given a "Cool Tool Award" from EdTech Digest, these free resources are available through KQED, iTunes U, and PBS Learning Media. The content is searchable, aligned to state and national standards, compliments inquiry-based learning, and provides professional development to support teachers. To view all the resources available to teachers, go to PBSLearningMedia.org.
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Marin School Library
The mission of the Library Media Center is to help our 21st century students become effective users and producers of information and ideas, promote reading for fun and lifelong learning, and to support student achievement.
Email: jcarey@ausdk12.org
Website: http://marin.ausdk12.org/Library
Location: 1001 Santa Fe Ave, Albany, CA
Phone: (510) 558-4730