American Library Association
Building Libraries & Library Additions: Selected Bibliography
This helpful, annotated bibliography is not limited to school libraries and media centers, but most of the information can be applied to a school situation.
American Library Association
Building Libraries & Library Additions: Selected Bibliography
This helpful, annotated bibliography is not limited to school libraries and media centers, but most of the information can be applied to a school situation.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Media Manners Game
[Free Registration/Login Required] Created by Kathy Walker Library Media Specialist McCrorey-Liston Elementary School Fairfield County Schools, Winnsboro, SC Adapted from 57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom by Carol K. Lee and...
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Furniture for Libraries [Pdf]
This handy .pdf document outlines a library furniture program, how to select furniture, a glossary of furniture terminology and a list of resources vital for anyone involved in design or redesign.
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Furniture for Libraries [Pdf]
This handy .pdf document outlines a library furniture program, how to select furniture, a glossary of furniture terminology and a list of resources vital for anyone involved in design or redesign.
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Acoustics for Libraries [Pdf]
Learn about acoustical design issues in this .pdf document crucial for planning a new library or redesigning an existing one.
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Acoustics for Libraries [Pdf]
Learn about acoustical design issues in this .pdf document crucial for planning a new library or redesigning an existing one.
University of Texas at Austin
Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
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"Buying a School Library"
Canadian educator Donald Hamilton offers this refreshing look at school library budgets. This is not the nuts and bolts of your budget, but ideas about what ought to be at the heart of the budgeting process.
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Daylighting Design in Libraries [Pdf]
Making optimum use of natural light is the focus of this .pdf document useful for those involved in facilities planning or redesign.
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Libris Design: Lighting for Libraries [Pdf]
Overall lighting concerns and issues are addressed in this .pdf document. Must-reading for those involved in building a new facility or redesigning an old one.
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Libris Design: Lighting for Libraries [Pdf]
Overall lighting concerns and issues are addressed in this .pdf document. Must-reading for those involved in building a new facility or redesigning an old one.
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Library Interior Finish Materials [Pdf]
For help in selecting floors, ceilings, wall finishes and window treatements, consult this 25 page .pdf document, which includes a list of resources and other information.
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Library Interior Finish Materials [Pdf]
For help in selecting floors, ceilings, wall finishes and window treatements, consult this 25 page .pdf document, which includes a list of resources and other information.
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Daylighting Design in Libraries [Pdf]
Making optimum use of natural light is the focus of this .pdf document useful for those involved in facilities planning or redesign.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Camp Tv
Welcome to CAMP TV-a day camp experience in your living room! An enthusiastic head counselor, played by Zachary Noah Piser, guides "campers" as they learn through play. Content partners include the New York Public Library, Lincoln Center...
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California Newsreel: Videos on African American Life
This company claims to be the "oldest and most notable non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the nation." It offers a rich collection of videos on all aspects of African American life and history: e.g., Academy...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fishing for Facts!
This lesson will involve a visit to the Library Media Center to research different sea creatures. Using an encyclopedia, young scholars will find two facts about their sea creature. Using the Internet, students will work in small groups...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dewey Decimal Goes to Math Class
Math students take an onsite field trip to the library (media center) to meet the Dewey decimal system. An "Essential Question" will be used to a set the purpose for understanding why we use the dewey decimal system. Students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Who Am I? Learning With Biographies
Students often have difficulty differentiating between genres of books in the library media center. During this lesson, students learn to identify a biography and understand the types of information included in this genre. Students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Do We Have It and Where Can I Find It?
Students will use the electronic card catalog to locate books in the Media Center. Students will determine if the Media Center has a particular item, if it is currently available, and where the item is located in the Media Center.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Can You Read a Spine Label?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a library skills lesson on how to read a call number on the spine label for fiction and everybody books (5th graders also studied biography spine labels). Followed by small group evaluation,...
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Class Flow: Fiction, Non Fiction and Dewey Decimal
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students in the Media Center recognize the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction books and locate items on library shelves using call numbers.