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Adamston Elementary School Library "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education."               Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education Adamston Elementary School Library in Clarksburg, West Virginia, serves 310 students from preschool through fifth grade.  The library is home to over 5,100 books as well as educational videos, periodicals, and reference materials.  The library also has four student computers that provide students with access to the school’s online card catalog. Students can check to see if our library owns books about a certain topic or by a particular author.   The goals of the Adamston Elementary School Library are: ·        To foster the love of reading ·        Teach information literacy skills within the context of the curriculum ·        Enhance classroom curriculum instruction ·        To provide a wide range of quality children's literature.  All students from kindergarten through fifth grade visit the library at least one time each week for forty-five minutes. Preschool will visit the library for a short story time beginning in mid-January. Books are checked out according to the following information: Grade Level          Number of Books               Length of Loan Period Kindergarten                     1 (beginning in January)      1 week First grade                        2 (after Halloween)               1 week Second grade                   2                                           1 week Third Grade                      2                                            2 weeks Fourth Grade                    2                                            2 weeks Fifth Grade                       2                                           2 weeks Overdue Book Fines: There are no fines for late books, however, students will not be allowed to check out new books if they have not returned their old books. Lost or damaged books: Parents/guardians are responsible for the books checked out by their students. Lost or damaged books must be paid for on or before June 1.  . Miss Kayla Griffin is our librarian. How to Select a Good Book http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/barleylibrary/lib/selbk.htm Five Finger Test to check the reading level of the book http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/barleylibrary/lib/5fingrtst.htm How Do I Make a Bibliography? http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/elem.lib./ebib.html Bibliographic Format Guide http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/broadstreetlibrary/Bibliography_page.html#Bibliography%20Guide%20Page Library Jokes http://www.erving.com/library/jokes.htm