Welcome to the Powder Mill School Library Media Center...
Our Library Media Center is located in a beautifully spacious room opposite the north end of the courtyard at Powder Mill School. Our shelves are home to selections of fiction, nonfiction, and reference material for staff and student use. In addition, we have audiovisual equipment and non-print materials, including VHS tapes and DVDs, for use by educators in our classrooms. In our quest to instill in students a love of reading, it is our goal to develop collections and lessons which support the curriculum for grades 3-6 in content areas and those which will appeal to students for leisure reading. A mission of the library is to encourage a desire for lifelong learning.
The development of students' Information Literacy skills has always been the focus of library lessons. Students in today's world need these skills to be able to successfully access, evaluate, and to ethically use both print and online resources to accomplish the research process. This school year, with the addition of a graded computer class, library is no longer considered to be a "special". Each class will visit the library once a week, for a scheduled 35 minute mini lesson and book checkout. With a more flexible schedule, there will be more opportunities for class visits to enjoy collaborative lessons relevant to classroom curricula that will support and supplement student research, and encourage a lifelong love for reading and learning.
Looking forward to a fabulous year!
Our library catalog is available online. Click on Library Catalogs in tool bar above for access to our OPAC and to those of libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts. The OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) can also be accessed from the District web page...(stgrsd.org)...click on Powder Mill School then the Library Media Center then Browse the Library Catalog.
The Library Media Center is open during school hours from 8:05-2:40 Monday through Friday. Stop by for a visit!
Library Media Center Staff
Donna L. Colson, Librarian
dcolson@stgrsd.org
Seeking Helping Hands...no experience necessary...will train!
There are lots of behind the scenes tasks to accomplish to allow the Media Center to operate efficiently.
Adult volunteers are always welcome...please consider contacting staff to schedule a time to help out!!
Our Library Media Center is located in a beautifully spacious room opposite the north end of the courtyard at Powder Mill School. Our shelves are home to selections of fiction, nonfiction, and reference material for staff and student use. In addition, we have audiovisual equipment and non-print materials, including VHS tapes and DVDs, for use by educators in our classrooms. In our quest to instill in students a love of reading, it is our goal to develop collections and lessons which support the curriculum for grades 3-6 in content areas and those which will appeal to students for leisure reading. A mission of the library is to encourage a desire for lifelong learning.
The development of students' Information Literacy skills has always been the focus of library lessons. Students in today's world need these skills to be able to successfully access, evaluate, and to ethically use both print and online resources to accomplish the research process. This school year, with the addition of a graded computer class, library is no longer considered to be a "special". Each class will visit the library once a week, for a scheduled 35 minute mini lesson and book checkout. With a more flexible schedule, there will be more opportunities for class visits to enjoy collaborative lessons relevant to classroom curricula that will support and supplement student research, and encourage a lifelong love for reading and learning.
Looking forward to a fabulous year!
Our library catalog is available online. Click on Library Catalogs in tool bar above for access to our OPAC and to those of libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts. The OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) can also be accessed from the District web page...(stgrsd.org)...click on Powder Mill School then the Library Media Center then Browse the Library Catalog.
The Library Media Center is open during school hours from 8:05-2:40 Monday through Friday. Stop by for a visit!
Library Media Center Staff
Donna L. Colson, Librarian
dcolson@stgrsd.org
Seeking Helping Hands...no experience necessary...will train!
There are lots of behind the scenes tasks to accomplish to allow the Media Center to operate efficiently.
Adult volunteers are always welcome...please consider contacting staff to schedule a time to help out!!
