The
CyberLibrary and the LRC
2011-2012 School Year
The KG and MG Learning Resource Centers are pleased to
announce that the 2011-12 program is now open! Read to Succeed
is a free educational program from Six Flags and Discovery
Education that inspires K-6 students to engage in recreational
reading. Students who complete six hours of recreational,
non-school-related reading are eligible to earn a free
admission ticket to a participating Six Flags theme park.
Students in grades K-6 have recently been given a reading log
and parent/guardian letter from the Learning Resource Centers.
Students who successfully complete a reading log and turn it
in to the LRC by February 9 can earn a FREE TICKET to Six
Flags Great America.
What's a
CyberLibrary? You're looking at it! It's the LRC's
collection of online resources (see menu to the right) and
tidbits designed to enhance the curriculum and needs of the
district student, staff and community.
The
Learning Resource Center (LRC) provides print materials and
electronic tools to navigate, understand and
enjoy the technologies of this century. Here's a brief
overview of the technology that D91 provides - peek
here. Student, staff and community support is provided via a
fully-staffed library area and a 36-station computer lab. In
addition to the library collection, the LRC provides
audiobooks, online databases and video supplements, serving
students, staff and community alike. Parents/guardians and
community members are invited to check out the new Parent
Collection and the Adult Paperback Exchange.
The LRC
provides skills instruction that are outlined in the LRC
Student Expectations, and provides numerous reading incentives,
literacy games, and educational programming provided
throughout the school year. The LRC partners with school
groups and collaborates with classroom teachers to provide
excellence in student services. We're a bustling, busy
learning center that caters to the needs of our student
population. We don't "shusshhhh" a lot. Forgive us if we're a little loud sometimes, but
you can count on the fact that there is always some learning
going on - even if it looks like we're having "too much
fun"! As
always, please don't hesitate to contact me with any
questions, concerns, or comments - or just to say hello! :)
Mrs. B
Sharon McCartan Bruemmer
INFO
District 91 LRC
Coordinator & KG Librarian
District 91 Webmaster
Gain a new
perspective about the global technology
"climate" by starting here (credit:
Karl Fisch & Scott McLeod)
What
Have We Been Doing?
Grades
4 & 5:
Discovering
credible, reliable resources written by experts:
Britannica Online School Edition
Taking
the first steps to good research skills
Introduced
the Big 6! Note takers & idea webs rock!
Genre,
baby, genre!
Grades
6, 7:
Research
skills / Boolean operators
Public
library young adult services / materials
Databases
OPAC
navigation
Big
6 - Notetaking, idea webs . . . much more :)
Genre,
baby, genre!
Grade
8:
Public
library young adult services & materials
Researching
"factoids" - formulating search keywords from
oral story / poem
Big
6 introduction - non-fiction strategies
Genre,
baby, genre!
Volunteers
Needed in the LRC
Volunteers Welcome Adult
volunteers are welcome to help shelve books in the LRC. Call
815-838-0737, ext 109 if you are interested.
Learning Resource
Center Mission Statement
We are dedicated to maintaining a school library media program
designed to help students, teachers and the community achieve
the District's educational goals. Our
purpose is to build a strong foundation for reading
satisfaction, information literacy, academic achievement and
lifelong learning.
What Would
YOU
Do For Reading?
LRC Hours of
Operation
KG staff read on the roof in 2011 to support students and reading! View
photos
One of the main
LRC goals is to generate a positive connection between books, reading, the
library and the reader.
Kelvin
Grove LRC encourages ALL KG students to get a FREE library
card from our local public library - the White Oak Library
District (Lockport Library). Visit their web
site for details on programs and services for students
and families. Many thanks to the staff at White Oak
Library for their continued help and support of our public
school system.
Statistics: Students &
Technology Access
96
percent of students 9 to 17 years-old with Internet access
have used social networking technologies. (Grunwold
Associates)
64
percent of teens post photos or videos of themselves
online, and 58 percent post information about where they
live. (Teen Research Unlimited)
69
percent of teens regularly receive messages from people
they don’t know. Most do not tell an adult, and 31
percent say they usually reply and chat. (Teen Research
Unlimited)
What is
Kelvin Grove LRC doing to help students understand the need to act safely
and appropriately when using the Net? Visit the
INTERNET
SAFETY SITE. Please also see
CyberLibrary's Internet Usage for
some tips and advice on staying safe. How do you
tell a relevant web site from a bogus web site? Click on
the CyberLibrary's Info
Literacy web for details and discover RADCAB.
Reading
Incentives / Programs
What do I want
to read?
Sign up for
the DesPlaines Valley Summer Reading Program HEREKG LRC will reward students who participate in the
program with 55 KG Kash in the fall.
Caudill I-Scream
For Caudill Party & Reading Incentive: Caudill
nominees are voted on each year by Kelvin Grove students.
Students who read or hear 3 or more of the current year nominees
join in the I-Scream for Caudill party where students are
treated to a build-your-own ice cream sundae as they vote for
their favs!
Pizza
Hut Book It! is for K-6 students. The KG LRC
sponsors this reading incentive at the middle school. Pizza Award
Certificates are given to students when they meet a monthly reading
goal. Teachers set goals in classrooms.
KG
LRC sponsors the Six Flag's Six-Hour Reading Club Read To Succeed® Program
for students in grades kindergarten through sixth. Students can earn
free tickets to Six Flags Great America.
KG LRC partners
with the Joliet Slammers to provide the Book Buddy Reading
Incentive, and the annual District 91 Family Night at Silver
Cross Field in Joliet.
Have
you seen the complete list of American Library Association
book awards? Newbery, Caldecott, Printz and many more
awards for this year are detailed on the ALA
webpage.
Here's
another excellent resource when looking for some good reading:
Literature Site.
Whatever genre or subject
you choose to read, just make the choice to READ!
Material
Selections / Donations
How are materials selected
for the LRC? Read the board-approved District 91 Selection
Criteria Policy here!
Please call the LRC at 815-838-0737 if you are able to make a
monetary donation to the Birthday Book Program or the
Adopt-A-Magazine program.
LRC
Grade Level Expectations
The LRC grade level expectations
are skills that are provided to Milne Grove & Kelvin
Grove students to enhance the district goal that students will be able
to meet tomorrow's challenges, while incorporating
the nine student information literacy standards into the LRC visits as
well!
STUDENTS
SPEAK UP!
Hey students: do you have an idea for a book or a service that the LRC
could be providing to make your life a little easier? E-Mail Mrs.
B - click here :) Students and
parents can also submit recommendations for LRC materials by downloading
a form HERE.
Simply print and send to the KG LRC, attention Mrs. B.
KG's Young Adult Readers!
KG Teens -
be sure to check out the new YA Corner on this site, and check out the
special Bachman Y.A. section in the actual Learning Resource Center, too,
just for KG's young adult readers!
Reading Level?
Do you need help deciding
what books are reading-level appropriate for your student? Click
on Lexile
Reading for help.
Sign up for
the DesPlaines Valley Summer Reading Program 
