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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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Our Staff
Hours 7:40 am - 2:45 pm
Phone: 369-323-5364
Julie Griesbach
Media Secretary jgriesbach@portageps.org
The Michigan Department of Education has issued a memo on school library collections practices.
MEMO #043-23
Best Practices for School Library Collections
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the Library of Michigan (LM) strongly support the concept of the freedom to read. School libraries provide students choices in what they read outside of, and separate from, the district’s board-approved curriculum and instructional materials. The collection should provide materials of high interest to encourage student reading and learning for enrichment.
2023 - 043 Best Practices for School Library Collections
Program at a Glance:
Library materials specifically chosen by the librarian support the high school curriculum, independent reading, and inquiry. Students have access to a variety of print and digital materials, including academic databases. The librian collaborates with teachers to instruct students in research, how to use reliable resources in an ethical manner, and guides them in the process of becoming effective and efficient inquirers, users and creators of informatin. Our librarians are certified teachers with a curriculum that is met through co-teaching with classroom teachers and working individually with students to provide a personalized learning environment and equitable access to resources.
COME ON IN, PC'S LIBRARY HAS MORE THAN BOOKS!
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 19 & 20, 2024
Salt to the Sea
In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer toward safety. Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.
A tribute to the people of Lithuania, Poland, and East Prussia, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.
