Media Center
Welcome to the Limerick Media Center!
Mrs. Christine Wike, Media Specialist
Phone: 610-705-6196
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. - Chinese proverb
eBooks
Please click here see our eBook selections!
The Follett Enlight app is now available for IOS and most Android devices! During setup, please enter wbb35544 in the URL field to access Limerick’s eBook shelf. Login using your Spring-Ford network username and password.
An app has not been developed for accessing eBooks on the Kindle Fire, yet. You can still open, checkout, and read eBooks on your Kindle Fire. But, you must have internet access to read any eBooks on this device; you cannot read any books offline. For more help accessing eBooks on your Kindle Fire, please see this document, eBooks & Kindle Fire.
Resources
Curriculum
Kindergarten
1st Grade
Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography
- Differentiate between fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
- Be familiar with the concept of genres of fiction (ex. mystery, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, adventure, etc.)
- Identify the location of fiction, nonfiction and biography books in the media center
- Able to recognize the call numbers for fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
Literature Experiences
- Listen to and respond to books from a variety of authors
- Understand, interpret, take part in a discussion of a story that is read
- Discuss fact vs. opinion, fantasy vs. realism, setting, problem, solution, characters, draw conclusions, summarize and/or sequence story
- React to story and identify with personal experience
- Make predictions
- Discuss relationship between illustrations and text
- Discuss Caldecott medal and Newbery medals
Media Center Citizenship, Guidelines, Procedures
- Check out materials
- Return and renew materials
- Recognize media center personnel
- Locate materials and identify locations (ex. Circulation desk, book return, fiction section, nonfiction section, biography section, magazine section and reference section
Parts of a Book
- Identify the parts of a book: cover (front and back), spine, spine label/call number, title, title page, author, illustrator
- Identify books that may not have all these parts or the parts may be located in different places
- Verbalize the function of each part of the book
2nd Grade
Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography
- Differentiate between fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
- Be familiar with the concept of genres of fiction (ex. mystery, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, adventure, etc.)
- Identify the location of fiction, nonfiction and biography books in the media center
- Able to recognize the call numbers for fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
Literature Experiences
- Listen to and respond to books from a variety of authors
- Understand, interpret, take part in a discussion of a story that is read
- Discuss fact vs. opinion, fantasy vs. realism, setting, problem, solution, characters, draw conclusions, summarize and/or sequence story
- React to story and identify with personal experience
- Make predictions
- Discuss relationship between illustrations and text
- Discuss Caldecott medal and Newbery medals
Media Center Citizenship, Guidelines, Procedures
- Check out materials
- Return and renew materials
- Recognize media center personnel
- Locate materials and identify locations (ex. Circulation desk, book return, fiction section,nonfiction section, biography section, magazine section and reference section
Parts of a Book
- Identify the parts of a book: cover (front and back), spine, spine label/call number, title, title page, author, illustrator
- Identify books that may not have all these parts or the parts may be located in different places
- Verbalize the function of each part of the book
3rd Grade
Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography
- Differentiate between fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
- Be familiar with the concept of genres of fiction (ex. mystery, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, adventure, etc.)
- Identify the location of fiction, nonfiction and biography books in the media center
- Able to recognize the call numbers for fiction, nonfiction, and biography books
Literature Experiences
- Listen to and respond to books from a variety of authors
- Understand, interpret, take part in a discussion of a story that is read
- Discuss fact vs. opinion, fantasy vs. realism, setting, problem, solution, characters, draw conclusions, summarize and/or sequence story
- React to story and identify with personal experience
- Make predictions
- Discuss relationship between illustrations and text
- Discuss Caldecott medal and Newbery medals
Media Center Citizenship, Guidelines, Procedures
- Check out materials
- Return and renew materials
- Recognize media center personnel
- Locate materials and identify locations (ex. Circulation desk, book return, fiction section, nonfiction section, biography section, magazine section and reference section
Parts of a Book
- Identify the parts of a book: cover (front and back), spine, spine label/call number, title, title page, author, illustrator
- Identify books that may not have all these parts or the parts may be located in different places
- Verbalize the function of each part of the book
4th Grade
Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography
- Review the differences between fiction, nonfiction, biography, and reference books
- Provide examples of books on different genres
- Identify the location of fiction, nonfiction, biography, and reference books in the media center
- Review the parts that make up fiction, nonfiction, biography, and reference call numbers
- Locate books given a specific call number
- Locate books on the same subject given a book and its call number
- Discuss the arrangement of Dewey call numbers with decimals and how to locate books on shelves
Literature Experiences
- Read and discuss a variety of books from a variety of authors/series
- Students will answer/formulate questions about and discuss a piece of literature
- Understand, interpret, take part in a discussion of a story that is read
- Discuss fact vs. opinion, fantasy vs. real, summarize and/or story sequence, genre
- React to story and identify with personal experience
- Make predictions and inferences
- Discuss Caldecott medal and Newbery medal
- Provide information concerning author’s and illustrator’s lives
Media Center Citizenship, Guidelines, Procedures
- Demonstrates proper media center behavior and procedures
- Check out materials
- Know where to return and renew materials
- Recognize media center personnel
- Know where to find materials and identify locations (ex. Circulation desk, book return, computers, fiction section, nonfiction
Parts of a Book
- Identify the following parts of a book: cover, spine, spine label/call number, title, title page, author, illustrator, barcode label, body, publisher, copyright page, copyright date, table of contents, glossary, index, bibliography, blurb/summary
- Describe the function of each of the above parts
- Use DESTINY to identify information pertaining to parts of a book
Destiny Online Catalog
- Locate and retrieve materials through use of the Media Center Catalog (DESTINY)
- Locate materials in DESTINY by title, author, subject, series, keyword
- Know there is information in the electronic catalog that tells about the materials (such as title, author, illustrator, publisher, copyright, summary, call number, subjects, number of pages, etc.)
- Use the * (wildcard character) when conducting their searches
Reference Research
- Identify the location of reference materials in the media center
- Know the terms related to various reference materials
- Able to locate topics in reference materials
- Know how and when to use specific reference materials
Media Center
The Limerick Elementary Media Center provides students and staff with the resources necessary to enhance the curricular and recreational needs of the students and faculty.
The planned library curriculum focuses on information management skills, utilization of media, encourages lifelong interest in reading, and enhances learning beyond the classroom.
The Media Center purchases books and audio-visual materials on a yearly basis to supplement the school's curriculum and for enrichment.
These materials are selected with the utmost care, so that the Media Center can provide books that stand the “test of time."
Overdue and Lost Books
The Media Center does not charge a fine for overdue books, but students will not be permitted to check out additional books until all overdue books have been returned.
If a book is lost or damaged, the student must pay the Media Center for the cost of the book.If a lost book is found within a year and returned in good condition, the payment will be refunded.