Check It Out!
Books are just the beginning at Discovery Elementary Library
Beginning of the Year Edition: 2023-2024 📚
Library Orientation
How Does Library Work?
Each class visits the library each week on a specific day. One week students will have a 50-minute lesson & checkout time. The following week, students will have a 10-15 minute checkout time only. Make sure you know which day is your child's library day so you can help them return on this day every week in order to get new books.
During the first month of library, all classes go through a Library Orientation. They will learn how to find books in the library, check out books, return books, organization of the library, routines of library class, and the rules and expectations.
Student Checkout: Students can checkout a book anytime! At the Discovery Library, we have open checkout from 7:10-2:10. Students can simply ask their classroom teacher for permission to come to the library. Students will also have the opportunity to checkout each week during their regular scheduled library class.
Number of Books Each Grade Can Checkout at One Time:
- Kindergarten: 1 Book
- 1st Grade: 2 Books
- 2nd-5th Grade: 3 Books
Book Return: Circulation time for a book is 2 weeks. At the 2 week mark, the book needs to be returned (or renewed). To return a book, students have 2 options:
- Return to the special library bin in their classroom which will be placed in the hallway every morning for our library helpers to collect.
- If the student immediately wants to get a new book, they will need to walk the book to the library and place it in the library "Book Drop" located at the circulation desk and then they can browse for a new one to checkout!
Renewing a Book: Students have the option to RENEW a book. If it has been 2 weeks and the book is due back but the student wants to continue to read it, they simply must walk it back to the library and check it out again. They can do this during their regular library time or outside of their library time by asking their teacher for permission.
I look forward to your children discovering new books every week throughout the year!
We love our library!
Building in our Makerspace
Battle of the Books
Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! The Discovery Library is partnering with the Ashburn branch of Loudoun County Public Library to get students and families signed up for free library cards! From borrowing books, ebooks, and museum passes to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending story time, a library card helps you do more of what you enjoy. Get a library card and dive into a new hobby. Use your library card to tinker in the Makerspace and spark your creativity. A library card is your most important school supply, and everyone should have have!
Kindergarten and 1st Grade will receive paper applications. Students in grades 2 - 5 will be asked if they would like to sign up for a library card and a Permission Click form will be sent to families.
MEET THE LIBRARIANS!
Ms. Biesecker has been working at the Discovery Library for 8 years! Mrs. Fox, our library assistant, is a former preschool assistant is starting her 9th year with the county. Find out more about us by clicking HERE!
One thing is for sure, we both LOVE to read! We hope to develop that same love in your own child when they visit the library each week. Don't forget to make reading a priority and a fun activity at home with the books that they bring home each week.
Ms. Biesecker
Mrs. Fox