Each week when your child visits the library, he/she participates in a lesson involving information literacy skills. I plan the lessons so that they run 20 to 22 minutes. This leaves the students with approximately 8-10 minutes to look for their books to take home. I do everything in my power during that time to help all students find the books they wish to take home. Unfortunately the book that the students wish to take home is sometimes not the book the parents want them to take!
To help them find things that you want them to read, I suggest that you and your child sit down together and search the library's catalogue (see directions below). This way your child can find things that he/she is interested in, and you can make sure they are books that you want him/her to read.
You will need a user name and password to access the catalogue. To obtain this user name and password, please email me (Cindy O'Reilly) at coreilly@chclc.org
To help your child find a book:
Enter the user name and password (email Ms. O'Reilly to get the password: coreilly@chclc.org)
Click on Cooper
Across the top, click on the Search Library tab
Enter a subject, author, or title (email Ms. O'Reilly for suggestions: coreilly@chclc.org)
When you find a title that looks interesting, click on it to read the summary of the book. Also scroll down to the bottom to find the book's call number and to make sure that it is in!
When you and your child decide on the book that he/she wants to bring home, write down its Call Number and Title. Have your child bring that information in and I will help him/her find that book when his/her class comes to the library. (Suggestion: Please try to provide more than one title. This library is used by many children and it is not uncommon to find books mis-shelved! We work hard to keep things in order, but sometimes we have trouble locating things!)
If our library does not have a book that you are looking for, you can click on one of the other elementary schools to search their catalogues. If another library has the book, let me know and I can contact that librarian to ask them to inter-library loan us the book.
Please contact me if you have any questions: coreilly@chclc.org