LS Media Center

Key Info:

We serve students from Preschool to 5th grade.

Parents and students are invited to borrow materials from our quality 20.000 collection of books, videos, CD-ROMs, magazines, DVDs and puppets.

PROGRAM
Preschool to 1st grade students (Primary students) come to the media center as a group for storytime and check out. The first library skills taught are: how to handle a book, how to behave in a library, where to place materials after they have been used. Nursery, Pre-K and Kindergarten classes come to the media center twice a week when they spend half an hour with the libarian checking out materials, listening to a read-aloud, retelling stories with puppets. They may check out a book, a video,a CDROM and a DVD. 2nd-5th graders also visit the library once weekly during which there is a mini lesson on library/media skills and book check out.

Students may also come on their own during recess, before or after the school day. They may check out two books in English, one in Portuguese, a video, a CDROM and a DVD.

HOW THE MEDIA CENTER WORKS
2nd to 5th grade (Intermediate) students are given a Barcode Card and may borrow up to 3 books, one magazine, one video,one CD-Rom, one DVD and vertical file materials for a two week period.

Once the two week borrowing period is up for Intermediate students, fines are charged (R$0,25 each day per item). No fines are charged for Primary students.

Absences: Students who have excused absences will not be fined for overdue materials if the due date for these materials falls on or during the period of absence. All materials must be returned or rechecked on the first day present or a fine will be charged beginning from the first day the student returns to school.

Students with fines can not check out materials until the fine is paid. Student agendas are used to communicate with parents. After one month the material is considered lost and check-out privileges are re-instated.

Parents and alumni will be charged fines for late returns. They may select books to read with their children or they may choose books from our Parent Shelf (subjects include child psychology, health and education) for their personal reference.