Welcome to
Cottage Lake Library!
Cottage Lake Library!
MISSION
Our goal is to provide the skills, experiences, and confidence that will enable students to use libraries and information resources for life-long learning as well as fostering an ongoing love of reading.
ABOUT CL LIBRARY
Cottage Lake Elementary Library has over 10,000 physical books/materials available for check-out to students and staff.
Students visit the library as a class once a week for 45 minutes where they:
receive instruction in using library and information skills
explore fiction genres and nonfiction books, using familiar as well as brand new titles
check out books that students choose based on their interests
LIBRARY BOOK POLICY
Library Book check out details:
Books are checked out for two weeks with a maximum of two renewals.
Number of books checked out by grade*
Kindergarten: up to 3
Grades 1-3: up to 4
Grades 4-5: up to 5
*For classroom research, students may check out books beyond this number. Students will get to check out bonus books on special library days!
If a book is overdue, fines will be issued 1 month after due date.
If a book is damaged or lost, please pay for the book through TouchBase or through the Cottage Lake Office Manager: smckinnon@nsd.org
Please do not purchase a book to replace. Library books are purchased with reinforced bindings to withstand many years of use.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
You can access many library resources from home. In addition to physical books, Cottage Lake and NSD provide many electronic books and magazines, as well as audiobooks. There are also a variety of digital resources available on the library website.
SEARCHING THE CATALOG
Destiny Discover is the graphic interface for the library catalog found through Clever. There are many ebooks and audiobooks available, as well as links to other online resources for students and their families.
Students can place holds on both ebooks and physical books through Destiny Discover. The text based catalog is available through this link: library.nsd.org. Choose 'Cottage Lake' to get started.
NSD INTERNET SAFETY & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
All Northshore staff believe in the importance of empowering students to engage with digital content and platforms to meet learning goals.
A critical element in leveraging technology for learning is the development of Digital Citizenship skills. All students in Northshore receive annual instruction on Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety.
To learn more about what's currently happening at Cottage Lake Library, check out the Cottage Lake Library Newsletter for updates. Please reach out if you are interested in volunteering at the library, or if I can be of help with anything else.
Happy Reading!
Andrea Zager/Mrs.Z, MLIS
Cottage Lake Teacher-Librarian
azager@nsd.org
