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Park Terrace Library and Media Center
 Welcome! Here at the Park Terrace Library and Media Center we strive to serve the needs of our K-3 students, staff and parents by providing books, technology and services to support the curriculum and help our students learn, grow and explore the world around them.
Staff
Kathryn Behlmer
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Media Specialist
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Deb Nordby
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Tech Para
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Jean Waldvogel
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Media Para
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| Contact us at (763)783-5808 or email the Media Specialist at kbehlm@district16.org
Mission Statement
The mission of the Park Terrace Media Center is:
- to support the growth of students by providing access to materials and information
- to collaborate with educators to integrate information literacy skills into the curriculum and to increase the reading skills of all students
- to promote life-long reading and learning for both pleasure and for information
- to provide quality resources and instruction to students and staff
Policies and Procedures
Students visit the library once a week to check out books.
Grade
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Number of Books for Checkout
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Lenght of Checkout
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K
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One book
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Two weeks
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First
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One book
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Two weeks
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Second
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Two books
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Two weeks
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Third
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Three books
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Two weeks
| Students are not fined for overdue books, but they will be unable to checkout any more books. If students already have the maximun books allowed for checkout, they will also be unable to checkout more books.
Choosing 'Just Right' Books
Ideas about books to read come from many sources: friends, teachers, family, library media specialists and the library catalog. All are good ways to get ideas for books. No matter how you get suggestions for reading, the key is for each of you to lean to choose the right book for you.
There are two categories of decisions to make when you are choosing a book:
- Does the book interest you? You can tell by examining the external features of the book such as the cover, blurb, illustrations and number of pages.
- Can you read the book? You can tell this by reading a bit of the book and performing the five-finger test.
Five Finger TestTest your book. Read one page. Put up a finger for each word you don't know. Then read below.
1 finger - Easy to read. Have fun!
2 fingers - Just right. Enjoy!
3 fingers - Challenging, but try it. You may need some help.
4 fingers - Very challenging. Read with a partner.
5 fingers - Too hard. Save it for later or have someone read it to you. Last updated 9/08
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