Students
Please pull up a chair and browse around. Here you'll find links to help you with your homework, information about upcoming programs and a list of books that you'll be sure to love.

2011 / 2012 Library Schedule

Monday: Weaver, Strausbaugh, Wyssmann, Murphy, Wakefield

Tuesday: Dade, Hamilton, Adams, Durbin, Copelin

Wednesday: Summers, Owen, Duet, Lohrbach, Turner

Thursday: Simmons, Carter, Cook, Hutchison, Nelson

Why is reading important in
today's society?

Reading is more important today than it ever was — it is crucial to being an informed citizen, to succeed in one's chosen career, and to personal fulfillment.

Children who read well do better in other subjects and in all aspects of schooling and beyond. As the world becomes more complex, reading is increasingly important for children trying to find their place in it.

Hints for Parents to Help
Their Child Love to Read

Below are some helpful hints to get your child reading on a regular basis.

• Keep a small basket filled with joke books, magazines, short stories, books of questions and answers, and books like Ripley’s Believe It or Not in each bathroom of your house.
• Reading 15 - 30 minutes in bed before turning off the lights is not only a great habit to develop but relaxes children so they fall asleep easier.
• Children need lots of books that are "easy" or age-appropiate. No one wants to struggle through a book when they are reading for pleasure!
• Take your children to the bookstores regularly. Make visiting bookstores your family recreation and eventually part of your “family culture”. Get books on many subjects and make them accessible for your children at all times.
• Secondhand bookstores, Salvation Army stores, Value Villages, yard sales and Book Events are the best places to find inexpensive books.
• When it comes to teaching some “boring stuff”, like Math, Phonics and Grammar, a car is often the best place. Kids in car seats have nothing better to do than to pay attention and work out abstract lessons.
• Always ask questions on a given subject to raise your child’s interest or inspire their curiosity before teaching something new.

Library Programs

Annual Scholastic Book Fair— every fall and spring the Library Media Center (LMC) is turned into a book lover's paradise when we host a book fair. Children and their parents are given the opportunity to purchase the latest books with all profits supporting the library.

The Caldecott Program— was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Mark Twain Award Program— every year 12 books are nominated for the Mark Twain Award given by the Missouri Association of School Librarians. Fourth and fifth graders who read at least four of the nominees may vote for this special award. In March a voting party is held for the students who have read at least four of the current Mark Twain Nominees.

The Newbery Medal — was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Show Me Readers — The Show Me Readers Award is to promote literature, literacy, and reading in Missouri elementary schools for grades one through three, and to promote recognition of authors and illustrators of books that are favorites of Missouri children in these grades.

Mark Twain Award Nominees

Show Me Award Nominees

Caldecott Award Winners

Newbery Award Winners

Other Juvenile Book Awards

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