Schroeder Library Media Center

As a classroom teacher, I tried to leave a handful of minutes at the end of class to answer individual questions, address missing work, and write passes for extra help. Students also knew that this was the time to get started on homework, take the bathroom pass, catch up with a classmate, or even check their text messages or social media. But what do you do with that time in a Smart phone free classroom? Why not take a cue from our elementary and middle school counterparts and encourage kids to keep a book in their bags? With a little notice I can curate a list of suggestions that relate to your curriculum, or to individual student interests. Don't forget that the library's Booklink form is a tool that students can use to request reader's advisory.

Expectations

The library will continue to accommodate students from study halls who intend to use library resources for research, collaboration, or assignment help. We are emphasizing the following student expectations this year, and are asking that you play our library expectation video during the first ABCD cycle in your study halls prior to sending students down.

1) Work Hard- Bring work to do. No gaming please.

2) Be Kind- Respect our community of learners and the library staff.

3) Be Accountable- Use the pass system to come and go.

4) Leave no Trace- Clean your space. Eat your lunch in the cafeteria.

Pass Procedures

Library Closed: Sept 5-6. Regular operations begin Monday, September 9.

Full period study halls: Please use the included library pass to send up to 6 students who need library resources.

Passes for underclassmen during lunch half-block study halls: Teachers may write pre-signed passes for individual students who have a specific need for library resources or collaborative time. Please indicate on the pass what work the student will be completing.

Gold Passes: Seniors will show their gold passes to use the library.

Please be "hands-on" in signing kids out to the library. Last year we found that students were signing friends onto the library pass without their knowledge, leading to attendance inaccuracies. We also had students who were kept from using the library due to first come, first served policies. Please give pass priority to students who need library resources.

Finally, please call the library before sending down extra students or a class. We plan staffing by period based on anticipated numbers and often have only one adult assigned to the library for a given period.

Thank you for your help as we try to cultivate a welcoming, yet productive environment!

While it is a copyright violation to stream content from your Netflix or Amazon Prime account for classroom use, the library has a collection of over 500 DVDs. New to the collection for this year are:

- Blackfish (2013)

- China Syndrome (1979)

- Christmas Customs in Latin America (2004)

- The Cove (2009)

- ESL Easy English series (2003)

- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

- Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation (2013)

- The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)

- Malcolm X (1992)

- Plastic Paradise (2017)

- Stan Lee's Superhumans- Seasons 1 and 2 (2011-13)

- The Wonders of Mexico (2018)

Thanks to the generous donation of a portable DVD player by Joann Hamm, students can now sign out DVDs for in-library use.

Remember that you can also make BOCES off-air recording requests through the library. These become available to stream through our Safari Montage subscription for a year, after which our educational use permission ends. September's WXXI's highlighted educational offerings will post here when available.

I so appreciate how generously our faculty shared their content expertise last year and helped me to identify areas of our collection that are in need of updating. Whether you attended a weeding party, shared an assignment, or reached out for collaborative planning, you helped to shape my understanding of our building's needs around collection development.

In addition to selecting books that would support classroom projects, this summer I began generally updating our social issue, social emotional health, and STEM collections. I purchased replacement copies of short story, poetry, and essay collections that were musty or otherwise damaged. I have also been purchasing young adult and professional texts with a focus on cultural responsiveness and team building. As the new purchases begin to arrive, I will be adding them to the following resource list for you to peruse.

I welcome your continued feedback and material requests in the 2019-2020 school year!

Library hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:15 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Wednesday and Friday: 8:15 A.M - 3:15 P.M.

Email: jennifer_strege@webstercsd.org
Website: http://www.websterschools.org/districtpage.cfm?pageid=890
Phone: 585-670-5006
Twitter: @wshslmc