Library Overview

Parkdale

The Parkdale library operates on a fixed, A-F Day schedule for grades UPK through 4. Each class comprises instruction and book exchange. Library instruction covers a broad range of topics including literature appreciation, research skills, media literacy, and digital citizenship.

UPK - 2nd Grade Priority Skills

• Understanding the role of a librarian and how libraries function

• Reading a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction texts

• Identifying the parts of a book

• Using ABC order to understand the arrangement of books in the library

• Distinguishing fiction from nonfiction

• Developing “I wonder” questions as a basis for inquiry research

• Distinguishing fact from opinion

• Dewey Decimal System / nonfiction book classification

• Using the library catalog for search for materials

• Participating in small shared research projects

• Citing sources with the title and author

• Using traditional reference books to gather information

3rd & 4th Grade Priority Skills

• Conducting more independent research on a chosen topic

• Developing search strategies for the library catalog and other databases

• Searching for and locating library materials independently

•  Evaluating media sources for accuracy

• Online safety / digital citizenship

• Developing a basic understanding of copyright and plagiarism; creating citations that include title, author, and copyright date

• Identifying aspects of a broad topic that would be important and interesting to pursue through inquiry

• Using primary sources to gather information; comparing primary and secondary sources on the same topic

• Media literacy

Middle School

Students in 5th grade have a fixed schedule and met 3x per cycle (B,D,F).

Students in 6th, 7th, & 8th grade have a flexible schedule (A,C,E) for research/research skills.

Key topics for grade 5 scheduled classes: 

• Research skills

• Literature appreciation

• Bibliographies - Noodlebib (tool for citing sources)

• Dewey Decimal System

• Media balance

• Website evaluation

• Online database, location and use 

• Genre studies 

• Ebooks and audible books (Rosen, Storyline Online, Sora)

• Parts of a book (titlepage, copyright page, index, table of contents)

• Internet safety

High School

Students in grades 9-12 use the library flexibly, either with a teacher or independently.

Major areas covered:

• Research Skills

• Locating and selecting materials in the library and online catalog for research and leisure 

• Using databases

• Using websites

• Evaluating sources

• Citing sources: MLA, NoodleTools, locating parts of book, article, website for citing 

DCIC Articulation Leader - Mr. Christopher Duff (cduff@eak12.org)