Scandia Elementary School

100 Broadway Street, Travis AFB, CA 94535
TEL: 707-437-4691 and FAX: 707-437-9234

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Library

Welcome to the Library Media Center.  Our library is open 8:30 to 3:00 Monday through Friday.  Besides providing a wide range of reading materials for your child, the LMC serves a variety of other functions designed to help your child succeed.  

Parents are always welcome to use the library and check out materials as well.  This year we hope to work on and develop a Parent Resource Center.  Your suggestions and ideas are always welcome!  Check with Ms. Debbie Froedge, the library media specialist for checkout procedures.

Students go to the library once a week on a scheduled basis.  This scheduled period is the primary time students should check out their books.  

• Students should always use a place marker when they take a book off the shelf in order to replace it correctly.  
• Books are brought to the checkout desk and should be turned over so that the barcode is facing the library tech
• Kindergarten students may check out only on book.
• Students in grades 1 - 6 may check out two books each
• Students in grades 4 - 6 may check out three books if they are doing a report. However, one of those books must be related to the report.

• Students should bring books to school on the day they have library or they may always keep them at school or in their book bags.
• All books should be placed on a book cart in the module by 8:50 on library day.  
• Students wishing to renew a book should place a renewal notice inside the book.
• Books may be renewed three times giving the student a total of 4 weeks.  
• Books are overdue if not renewed at the appropriate time.  Students will not be allowed to check out additional books with overdue books in the system.

Books that are lost or damaged must be replaced.  Students will be charged the replacement cost of the book.  Lost or damaged books must be paid for before students can check out additional books.

Students in grades 4 - 6 may volunteer to be library helpers.  Participating students will attend a training class and will be responsible for a particular area of the library.  Library helpers must take their responsibilities seriously and agree to work on a predetermined schedule.  If a child is unable to help on an assigned day, they should ask another student helper to cover for them.  Our goal is to teach students responsibility and give them a sense of pride.  Students develop language arts as well as mathematics skills by working in a library.  Students will not miss class time while volunteering in the library!  

• Volunteer:  Volunteer in the library.  You can provide reading enrichment experiences,  shelve books, read and straighten shelves, or help put up library displays to help improve the learning atmosphere in the library. Contact the library technician at (707)437-4691 ext. 104 for more details.
  
• Attend Book Fairs:  Support the Scholastic Book Fair by purchasing books and materials sold at them.  The library receives 30% of the proceeds, allowing us to continue to update the reading collection in the library so your child is interested in the reading materials we have to offer. Book Fairs are scheduled to coincide with conference weeks twice a year.
  
• Make Bookmarks:  Make some bookmarks promoting monthly themes, holidays, special events and especially the love of reading, and donate them to be given to the children when they check out books.  (No business advertisements, please.)  See your Library Media Teacher or Technician for what is appropriate.