Library Services
Libraries...Open the door to a world of information
The mission of the South-western City Schools' Library Services Department is to develop and maintain a library program that will help students attain the skills necessary to become independent, productive citizens. We do this by providing quality resources to support and extend South-Western's curriculum to students and staff.
Book Awards
Buckeye Children's Book Award
Selected by Ohio students
K-2: We are in a book by Mo Williams
3-5: Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
6-8: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.bcbookaward.info/
Caldecott Medal
Best picture book
This is not my hat by Jon Klassen
Award Information and Past Winners
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal
Coretta Scott King Award
Black authors and illustrators
Author Award: Hand in Hand:Ten black men who changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrator Award: I, Too, Am Americaby Bryan Collier
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Best mystery
Young Adult: Code name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Juvenile: The Quick Fix by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.theedgars.com/edgarsDB/index.php
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Author award
Katherine Patterson
Award Information and Past Winners
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/wilderpast
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Author award
Tamora Pierce
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards-award
Michael L. Printz Award
Young-Adult Literature (ages 14-18)
In Darkness by Nick Lake
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award#current
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Best translated book
My Family in the War by Anne C. Voorhoeve
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward
NCTE Poetry Award
Author award for poetry
Joyce Sidman
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ncte.org/awards/poetry
Nebula Award
Best science fiction
2313 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Award Information and Past Winners http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/05/19/nebula-award-winners-2/
Newbery Medal
Distinguished children's book
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal
Orbis Pictus Award
Best nonfiction book
Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words by Leda Schubert
Award Information and Past Winners http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus
Scott O'Dell Award
Best historical fiction
Chickadee by Louise Erdrich
Award Information and Past Winners http://scottodell.com/pages/ScottO'DellAwardforHistoricalFiction.aspx
Proficiency Tests
One way to effectively use the resources of the World Wide Web is to locate
sample copies of practice proficiency tests for the State of Ohio.
The following four sites offer help:
Cleveland University Heights School District Web Page contains practice tests for the 4th, 6th and 9th Grade Proficiency Test: HERE
Glenn Learning Technologies Project Web Page contains a 9th Grade Math Proficiency Practice Test: HERE
Lakewood Public Library Web Page contains sample tests for all grades Proficiency Tests: HERE
Ohio Proficiency Tests contains sample proficiency tests from the Ohio Department of Education: HERE
Student Resources
25 Links for SWCS Students
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids --
The best web sites as selected by the American Library Association.
Artlex Dictionary of Visual Terms --
Find out about terms and words used in the art world.
The Web's best biography source.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library --
A searchable database of outstanding internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type.
Children's Literature Web Guide --
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
Columbus Metropolitan Library --
Access the collection and resources of one of the largest public libraries in the country.
Dewey Browse --
Web Sites Classified by the Dewey Decimal System for Grades K-12.
Edustock --
Learn about Wall Street and investing in stocks and bonds.
School information that is divided into curricular areas.
Presents 3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
INFOhio's Electronic Resources --
The Information Network for Ohio Schools with free access to EBSCO Host, Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition, SIRS Discoverer Deluxe and American National Biography.
Find answers to your questions in this wide ranging reference work, which includes an almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary.
Kids Click! --
A web guide and search tool for kids prepared by librarians.
Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net --
Need some information for a research paper, or maybe just some place to go to get ideas? Here is the place to look.
The entry point to the Library of Congress, our nation's leading library.
Many maps from around the world are available here, organized by continent, and then by country.
Contains links to many museums on the planet, from the world's largest to the most obscure.
Find out about music from a variety of sources.
OH! Kids --
Ohio Public Library Information Network's collection of web resources for students.
Ohio Authors & Illustrators --
Ohio Center for the Book provides information about Ohio authors and illustrators.
The Ohio Historical Society is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1885 to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history in Ohio.
Ohio Kids --
Students learn about Ohio with a variety of information.
Familiar quotations from ancient to modern literature.
A feature of the American Memory collections of the Library of Congress. A special historical and primary source that features each day of the year.
An excellent hypertext, online dictionary, offered by the Merriam-Webster Company.
Teacher Resources
25 Links for SWCS Educators/Parents
Access to Educational Television
CyberBee --
A Bee that Scouts the Internet for Curriculum Related Sites
The Educators Best Friend
Educational Resources Including Access to ERIC
ENC --
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Created for Information on Grants
FREE --
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
School Information that is Divided into Curricular Areas
INFOhio --
The Information Network for Ohio Schools
Help Teachers Link with Partners in Other Countries
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators --
Useful for Enhancing Curriculum and Professional Growth
Kidlink --
Global Networking for Youth
State Educational Standards Coupled to Lesson Plans and Resources
Resources and Services Available from the US Library of Congress
NEA --
National Education Association
ODE --
The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Board of Education
OEA --
Ohio Education Association
OH! Teach --
Linked Information for Ohio's Teachers
SchoolNet and SchoolNet Plus Information
OhioReads --
Reading Initiative for Ohio Schools
OHS --
Ohio Historical Society Online
SCORE--
Schools of California Online Resources for Educators
Site for teacher use organized by curricular areas.
Web66 Ohio --
Find Ohio Schools with Web Pages on Yahoo
WebQuest --
Using the WebQuest Model to Teach with the Web
Using the Web
There are many aspects to effective use of electronic resources. Some helpful Web sites provide information on "using the web."
Citing Electronic Resources
Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright Guidelines For Utilization of Resources
Search Engines
What They Are & How To Use Them
Web Resources & The Curriculum
Gateway to Lesson Plans & Curriculum Units
The World Wide Web (evaluate)