WeLCOME TO THE SKS LIBRARY!

Welcome to the SKS Library! The students' love for reading comes to life everyday in the library. Explore this site to see and hear about the new and exciting things that are happening in the SKS Library! - Mrs. Jill D'Agostino

Library Information

Student Responsibilities

  • Respect the teacher, volunteers, other students and materials

  • Follow Directions

  • Listen actively and attentively to directions and reading selections

  • Care for books and other library materials

  • ENJOY reading and looking at books!!!


Book Check Out

  • Students are allowed to borrow 1 book each week

  • Please Note:

      • Students may not check out additional books until the overdue book has been returned.

      • There are no fines for overdue books, but student may be charged for lost or damaged materials.


SKS Birthday Book Program

  • Students are encouraged to donate a book to the SKS Library in honor of their birthday.

  • This could be a new or gently used book. A birthday sticker will be placed in this book with the student’s name and the book will be circulated in the library.


Easy THings you can DO at Home to Raise Readers...

  • Read to your child every day. Make it a special time when you both can relax, snuggle and enjoy books.

  • Build a home library and fill it with your child's favorite titles.

  • Sing nursery rhymes and finger plays to introduce an awareness of speech sounds and patterns.

  • Visit your local library on a regular basis and borrow a wide range of books and audio materials. Take part in activities the library provides for young children.

  • Use words to describe aloud what you are doing or what you see around your house and community.

  • Learning depends on repetition. It is good when children ask for favorites to be read again and again.

  • Encourage your child to "read" picture books to you.

  • Be a good role model by reading for enjoyment and information yourself.

  • When reading aloud, use lots of expression, different voices and sound effects when appropriate.

  • Read books that play with language such as poetry, tongue twisters, rhymes, and riddles.

-Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania Department of Education

ANd Raise Writers...


  • Be sure your child has different types of writing implements such as pencils, crayons, markers, and lots of paper to use with them.

  • Encourage your child to tell you stories. Write them down and have your child illustrate them.

  • Create labels so your child can match them to objects throughout your home.

  • Write a shopping list together. Have your child cross items off the list after you select them.

  • Keep a journal with your child and have him/her summarize what happens each day while you write it down.

  • Create scrapbooks about your family, special occasions, and trips.

  • When you are writing notes or emailing, ask your child what he/she would like you to tell a relative or friend.

  • Encourage print recognition in everyday situations such as street signs and local businesses.

  • After a trip to a park, zoo, or other special place, have your child dictate what you did and what you saw as you write it down. Have your child add pictures to complete the story.

-Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania Department of Education