West Milford Library

Library Facts

West Milford Elementary Library has over 11,000 books in the student collection.
We subscribe to eleven different magazines for students.
We also have books, magazines, multimedia materials, and equipment for teachers.
Our parent shelf offers a selection of books and videos for parents to check out. We have books on helping with homework, dealing with ADDH, and improving discipline. We also have several videos on preventing drug and alcohol abuse.
Students and teachers can access OPAC (Public Online Access Catalog) from the classroom
Library circulation for the 2005-2006 school year was 19,032 items!
We circulated 760 books in the first week of the 2006-2007 school year.

Library Procedures

Kindergarten and first grade students make check out one library book for a period of one week.

Second grade students make check out two library books for a period of one week.

Third, fourth, and fifth grade students may check out three library books for a period of two weeks.

Books may be renewed for an additional check out period.

We do not charge fines for overdue books.

If a student loses a book, he/she must pay the cost of a replacement copy.

If a student returns a damaged book, he/she will be charged a mending or replacement fee, determined by the extent of the damage.

Library Classes

Pre-K, kindergarten, first, second, and fifth grade classes come to the library at least once each week for book check out and for instruction in the library media program and information literary.

Third and fourth grade classes come weekly for book check out. Third and fourth grade teachers schedule the library for use during our Research Block when the teacher and librarian work collaboratively in teaching research skills.

Learning Objectives for students include . . .

Pre-Kindergarten: language development and reading readiness through exposure to contemporary stories, nursery rhymes, fairy tales

Kindergarten: alphabet identification and reading readiness through exposure to contemporary stories, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, nonfiction

1^st grade: identification of story elements; exposure to a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction

2^nd grade: exposure to a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction; dictionary skills

3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th grades: ability to use a variety of print and nonprint reference sources; research skills; exposure to a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction

Schedule for Book Check out

Kindergarten
Mrs. Jeffers ~ T & F
Mrs. Palmer ~ W
Miss Posey ~ T & Th
Mrs. Robinson ~ M & Th

First grade
Mrs. Fenstermacher ~ M & F
Mrs. Justice ~ Th
Miss Oliverio ~ T
Mrs. Romano ~ W

Second grade
Mrs. Flanigan ~ T
Mrs. Lawrence ~ W
Mrs. Miller ~ M & W
Mrs. Reich ~ T

Third grade
Mrs. Holmes ~ F
Mrs. Marple ~ W
Mrs. Richard ~ Th

Fourth grade
Mrs. Lantz ~ M
Mrs. Poling ~ W
Mr. Post ~ T

Fifth grade
Ms. Henderson ~ M & F
Mrs. Lear ~ W
Mrs. Lough ~ Th

Why Care About School Libraries?

“School libraries are critical for student achievement. Across the United States , research has shown that students in schools with good school libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized test scores than their peers in schools without libraries. From Alaska to North Carolina , more than 60 studies have shown clear evidence of this connection between student achievement and the presence of school libraries with qualified school library media specialists.”

from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, as quoted in School Libraries Work! (Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006 ed.)

Contact Avis Caynor, Library Media Specialist