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| The Creekside library |
Library Policies and Procedures - Kindergarten classes come every week. 1st - 5th grade classes come every other week.
- Students in grades K and 1 check out one book at a time. Students in grades 2-5 may check out 2 books at a time.
- Students may recheck books for one extra week, if needed. Additional rechecks are up to the discretion of the librarian.
- Lost or damaged books must be paid for before another book may be checked out.
- Students may come to the library outside of their normal library time to exchange books.
Accelerated Reader - Accelerated Reader is a reading incentive program in which students read books and then take comprehension tests written for the books. Not every book has a test available.
- Please remember that the reading levels listed are just a guide. Every student is individual, and each will test differently. While the word "Diplodocus" is a long word that would raise the reading level of a book, for a five-year-old dinosaur lover, it is not difficult at all!
- We subscribe to the web-based version of Accelerated Reader, which gives students access to every available quiz. To find out if a book has a quiz available, go to AR Bookfinder to look them up. While the program is web-based, students may only take quizzes during school hours from school computers.
Book Fairs - The Creekside Library generally hosts three Crane Book Fairs each year.
- Students have the opportunity to purchase books at the book fairs, both for themselves and for their classrooms.
- Proceeds from the book fair go to purchase new books for the library and to support our Accelerated Reader program.
Summer Reading Reading is the single best way to improve your child’s performance at school. Please encourage your child to read during the summer. For suggestions of quality books that your child might enjoy, check out these websites:
One Hundred Favorite Children's Books Check out the New York Public Library's list of children's 100 favorite books.
Texas Bluebonnet Award "The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books."
KidsReads.com KidsReads describes kids favorite books, series, and authors.
Reading Zone Link to stories and learn more about the authors of favorite books.Association for Library Service to Children Notable Books The ALSC provides a list of literary winners as well as links to Children's Notable Lists from past years.
Web sites
The American Library Association's Association for Library Service to Children has a wonderful page called Great Websites for Kids. This page has links to many useful and informative websites appropriate for children.
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