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Get Acquainted With the Library Media Center...

Our Goal:

The Voorheesville Elementary School Library Media Center program supports 21st Century learners through encouraging each and every student to use our electronic and print resources to:

• Investigate research projects that support classroom learning

• Cultivate curiosity and discover interesting things about our world

• Create new ideas and products and...

• Develop a lifetime love of literature!

Students, staff, faculty and parents are all encouraged to come to the media center to use our resources, check out books, seek research and media assistance, or simply…READ!

Library Hours and Staff:

The Library Media Center is opened from 8:30 a.m.-3:40 p.m.

Regularly scheduled classes are taught by Mr. Michael Puspurs, the Library Media Specialist, during the majority of each school day. However, students may come to the library individually during the school day for research or book selection if arraignments have been made between the Library Staff and classroom teacher in advance.

Mr. Puspurs may be reached by phone at (518) 765-2382, Ext. 520 (please leave a message if we are unavailable) or by email at mpuspurs@vcsdk12.org.

We look forward to seeing you in the library!

Loan Policy:

Students are allotted 15 minutes at the end of each library class to browse books and check-out.

Students in Kindergarten may check out one book each week.

Students in First through Fourth Grade may check out two books each week.

Students in Fifth Grade may check out up to three books each week.

The loan period is one week. Students are expected to return or renew books at the beginning of each library visit. In order to foster personal responsibility, students are required to return or renew overdue items before checking out new ones.

What Happens During a Library Class?

Our library program is based on the Capital Region Information Fluency Curriculum and the American Association of School Libraries Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. It is also specifically designed to flexibly integrate local and state standards-based content.

All students in Grades K-5 are scheduled for at least one weekly library class. During this time, Ms. O’Donnell guides activities that integrate 21st century skills into existing grade level subject curriculum. These classes combine the use of established research methods with innovative current technology skills. Students at every level are provided the scaffolding to become efficient and effective users of ideas and information. Students are also encouraged to become enthusiastic readers by engaging them with literature through read-alouds, genre studies, book-talks, poetry slams, guest speakers and many other engaging literature-based activities.

Students receive a grade for library class. This grade is based on demonstration of: Respect towards their classmates, themselves and library property.