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Knox Library Media Center

Mary Hallgren, Library Media Specialist

We encourage our staff and students to use all of the resources in the library media center.
The library is open from 7:20 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

 

 

Services:

  • Provide instruction and help in finding information and materials for assignments, research papers and other various assignments
  • Provide help and usage of media center equipment
  • Provide a quiet place for studying and reading
  • Provide access to resources in other libraries

Resources:

  • Print: Books, magazines and newspapers
  • Electronic: Online Public Access Catalog (WebPac) and internet search engines
  • Word processing
  • Printing

Guidelines:

  • Speak quietly and behave appropriately
  • Respect the rights and needs of others
  • Do not bring food or drinks into the library
  • Use computers properly, according to school district policy.

Welcome to the Knox Library Media Center! Welcome back to learning!
A special welcome to all of our new students and to our new staff members!
The Knox Library is the place where students come to borrow books, conduct research and to use our computers. A middle school library in today’s information age is enormously beneficial to all students and to those who work with them. A school library should reflect the curriculum and the interests and abilities of seventh and eighth graders. We work very hard to ensure that all students and staff are successful in locating, processing and accessing information.

Because so much research is done here in the Library Media Center and in the computer labs, I have a few suggestions to the students and parents of our seventh and eighth graders:

Don’t procrastinate! Take advantage of the open hours of the library. Our links on the school Web site off great opportunities to assist students in all kinds of assignments and research. One of my favorites is the World Book Online. Students will need to remember that the user name and password are jtown. If school is closed, students can use the Johnstown Public Library. Their web site is http://pac.sals.edu/polaris. Or better yet, visit them. It is a fantastic public library.

Research projects come in all shapes and sizes. Some take a great deal of time and some can be finished in one visit to the library. Check the due date! Students should talk with the teacher or the certified library media specialist at Knox to help with any problems they may be having. But don’t wait too long.

Students should listen for announcements each morning and afternoon at Knox as to the availability of the library for that day.

Lastly, I encourage students and parents to read. Read for pleasure, read for information. Children who read succeed! Simple but true.

Here is a sampling of some of the great books ready to be borrowed:

A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann Martin
The Grand Tour: A Traveler’s Guide to the Solar System
National Geographic of Space
Teen Cook: How to Cook What You Want to Eat
Wrestling Strength: The Competitive Edge
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal, School Cliques, Classes and Clubs
Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow
Poetry Zoo: Zoologico de Poemas
Small Steps: The Sequel to Holes
Among the Enemy: The Latest in the Shadow Children Series
Weight Training For Beginners
Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family
 

If you’d like to make a suggestion for materials in the library, please let me know.

A Note of Thanks:
I would like to thank all staff members, parents and the Principal for supporting the Knox library and its program and mission to bring appropriate and essential materials and crucial information skills to our students. Thank you also to the Knox PTSA.


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