Welcome to the ACS LIBRARY
Students in all grades at Arlington are taught how to effectively use the library for personal study, academic research, and information gathering. Each elementary class visits the library at least once a week so that students may check out books and participate in activities that encourage children to LOVE BOOKS and to ENJOY READING! Our library offers reading incentive programs that reward children for reading, and we plan many activities that promote books and libraries.
Hours of Operation : Monday - Friday 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Catch the Reading Bug!
For one week, April 23-27, students are encouraged to read for a minimum of 20 minutes each day. Completed forms must be turned in to the library on
Monday, April 30th .
Everyone who reads each day and turns in their form on time will win a prize!
Thank you for all you do to encourage your child to read and to love books!
Happy Reading!!!
Introducing PBS Learning Media
This is our exciting free service that gives teachers, students and families access to PBS’ rich digital library.
In collaboration with PBS, high quality content drawn from more than 1,500 public media producers and 350 local stations such as WGBH’s Nova science series, is available on one site. All content is aligned to common core and state standards.
How to get onboard:
1. Go to http://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/
2. Register a new account
3. Start searching for aligned content & lesson plans
4. Tell us what you think at education@gpb.org
Georgia Outdoors will be airing new episodes this month! Make the connection with Life Science in a special episode about frogs while exploring regions and ecosystems across Georgia. You can now find Georgia Outdoors in the GPB Education Digital Portal! Log in for lesson plans and segments from Georgia Outdoors.
PBS KIDS Lab Check out the all new PBS KIDS Lab! With over 40 FREE games designed to help children 2-8 build critical math and literacy skills, the Lab includes PBS KIDS' largest offering of interactive math content for preschoolers to date. Centered around beloved PBS KIDS shows, the games are linked by curricular frameworks and available for a variety of platforms.
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ACS LIBRARY RULES AND PROCEDURES - click HERE.
ACCELERATED READER - Accelerated Reader has a new feature called “Home Connect.” This feature allows teachers, students, and parents to actively monitor student progress in Accelerated Reader from home. Home Connect can help motivate students to read more outside of the classroom and support parent's efforts to monitor their children's reading progress. Click on the link below to access this website. You will need your child's AR login information that was sent home at the beginning of the school year.
Accelerated Reader Home Connect
PASSWORD PROTECTED DATABASES - Passwords are required to use the databases listed here. Passwords are given to all students at the beginning of the year. Please call the library if your child has forgotten his password. You may obtain the password for GALILEO from your local public library.
REFERENCE AND RESEARCH WEBSITES - Helpful research and reference sites including dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.
Bartleby - Thesaurus, Famous Quotations, English Usage
Citation Machine - help with creating citations
Find Articles - search thousands of publications
Glassdoor - Company Salaries & Reviews
Purdue - writing, research, and grammar help
LOCAL NEWS WEBSITES - Links to web sites that offer local news
BIBLE WEBSITES - Links to web sites with Bible information and devotionals
SEARCH WEBSITES - Help with "surfing the web"
Ask.com
Google
Great Web Sites for Kids
Yahoo
Yahoo Kids - Study Zone
OTHER WEBSITES - Sites that cover a variety of general interest topics
American Sign Language
Based on the Book - books made into movies
Map Quest - Maps and Directions
Rand McNally Maps
The Weather Channel
U.S. Post Office - Zip Code Search
White Pages - phone directory
Yellow Pages - phone directory
LIBRARY WEBSITES - Links to local and internet libraries
Atlanta Fulton County Public Library
Coweta County Library System
Internet Public Library
List of Public Libraries in Georgia
Pines Public Library
The Library Spot
LITERATURE WEBSITES - Links to literature sources including award-winning books
Caldecott Medal Winners
Georgia Book Award Books
Newbery Medal Winners
ACS Library Rules and Procedures
MISSION - The goal of Arlington Christian School Media Center is to help build a community of readers.
SCHEDULING - The elementary library schedule is determined by the administration during pre-planning. Additional library scheduling and lessons are provided on a continual, flexible basis as needed by each grade level and classroom teacher. Individual and small groups of students are allowed to come to the library throughout the day as needed to checkout materials, use the computers, work on research projects, read for pleasure, or partake in other school activities.
CHECK-OUT - Students are allowed to check out two books at a time. Books may be kept by the students for two weeks and renewed one time. (Kindergarten and 1st grade students may check out one book at a time, and they may keep the book for one week.)
LOST/DAMAGED BOOKS - Students are responsible for library items that are checked out to them and must pay for books that are lost or damaged. The replacement cost for lost/damaged library materials is $15.00. Students are not allowed to check out additional library books, purchase from the book fair, or receive their year book until books are returned and fines are paid.
LATE FINES - Books that are turned in after the due date will carry a fine of 5¢ per day for students in grades K-6 and 10¢ per day for students in grades 7-12. The goal of a fine is to stress the importance of respecting other students' access to school library books and to develop responsibility in our students.
COMPUTER USE - In order to use computers located in the library, students must agree to abide by the rules stated in the handbook and the school’s Acceptable Use Policy. Students may use the library computers for educational purposes only. The use of library computers is limited to activities that support the school’s educational objectives.
BEHAVIOR - All library users are asked to respect the library property and use the materials, furniture, equipment and other peripherals with care.
MATERIAL SELECTION - Providing for the educational and informational needs as well as the reading pleasure of students and faculty of Arlington Christian School is the first priority of the school library. Materials will be selected based on curricular relevance, factual accuracy, professional reviews, and artistic merit.
The following criteria will be used in the selection of all instructional materials:
- Materials may be chosen to promote reading for pleasure and lifelong learning.
- Materials will be produced by competent and qualified authors, publishers or producers.
- Materials will represent diverse points of view.
- Materials will be purchased and used in compliance with current copyright laws.
- Materials will be purchased based on communication with teachers to assess curriculum needs and gather recommendations for purchase.
Students and parents are encouraged to recommend specific resources or point out subject areas where information is needed.
Professional review journals (such as School Library Journal, Booklist, and Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books) and selection bibliographies (such as Elementary School Library Collection and H. W. Wilson’s Children’s Catalog) will be used to assess the quality and relevance of available resources. Textbook guides and personal inspection provide means for selection as well.
CHALLENGED MATERIALS GUIDELINES - Despite the care taken to select materials for student/teacher use and the qualification of persons who select the materials, there may be occasional objections. The principles of the freedom to read and the professional responsibility of the staff must be defended. If a complaint is made, the librarian will follow these procedures:
- Give patron Challenged Materials Form
- Inform all staff members involved and Head of Schools
- Upon receipt of completed Challenged Materials Form, a Materials Evaluation Committee will be formed consisting of representatives from: administration, librarian, classroom teacher familiar with the subject challenged, a parent, and a student where appropriate.
- Within 30 days the Materials Evaluation Committee will: select a chair and a recorder, examine challenged material in relation to the materials selection guidelines, check general acceptance of the materials by reading reviews, weigh values and faults and form opinion based on the material as a whole, and meet and discuss and prepare a report for the administration.
- The administration will present the findings to the patron. The administration's decision is final.
*** No material shall be removed from use until the Materials Evaluation Committee has made its final decision.
