Welcome to Our Media Center

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Welcome to Our Media Center

• Lots to do,
• Lots to learn,
• Lots of fun!

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What is a Media Center?

• A Media Center is what we call our school library.

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Why is it called a Media Center?

• It is called a Media Center because it has many
  types of information materials called media and
  it is the center or place where these things
  are kept.

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What type of information materials are kept in
the Media Center?

• Books
• Magazines (also called Periodicals)
• Newspapers
• Maps and globes
• Videos
• Computers

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Who works in the Media Center?

• The Media Specialist also called the Librarian
  works in the Media Center. At I. Ellis Johnson
  Elementary School the Media Specialist is Mrs.
  Wilcox.
• Mrs. Kelly is the Media Assistant at I. Ellis
  Johnson. She helps students and staff in the
  Media Center.

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What does it cost to use the Media Center?

• Nothing! The Media Center is open to all
  students at our school. Students may use the
  Media Center and all of the student materials for
  free.

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When can I come to the Media Center?

• The Media Center is open to students every day
  from 730 am until 300 pm.
• Some students come with their classes to check
  books out every week on the same day of the week.
• Students may also come to the Media Center when
  they have finished their book and need a new one.
  Their teachers will tell them when they can come.

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When can I come to the Media Center? cont.

• Students will also come to the Media Center with
  other students in their classes to work on
  projects, do research, and listen to stories.
• They will learn how to locate information and
  evaluate that information with the help of their
  teachers and the Media Specialist.

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Where do I find things in the Media Center?

• There are four book sections in our Media Center
• Easy Fiction
• Fiction
• Dewey Decimal
• Reference

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What are Easy Fiction Books?

• Easy Fiction Books are often called picture
  books. The pictures also called illustrations
  are an important part of the story. The stories
  are pretend or not true. Students and adults of
  all ages enjoy picture books.

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What are Fiction Books?

• Fiction Books are often called Chapter Books
  because they have many chapters or sections.
• They are longer than picture books and have more
  words than pictures.

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Fiction Books Cont.

• The words in Fiction Books are more important to
  the story than the pictures.
• The stories in these books are fiction. This
  means they are pretend or not true.

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What is the Dewey Decimal Section?

• The Dewey Decimal Section of the Media Center has
  all of the books that have Dewey Decimal numbers.
• The Dewey Decimal System is a way of keeping
  books in order.

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The Dewey Decimal Section cont.

• Books are put in groups with other books about
  the same subject.
• Books are kept in order in groups by numbers.
• Each group has an assigned number.
• Many books with Dewey Decimal numbers are factual
  or true. Factual or true books are called
  Non-Fiction books.

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The Dewey Decimal Section Cont.

• Non-Fiction books have lots of information in
  them.
• They have information on computers, insects,
  dinosaurs, automobiles, people, science, history,
  sports and oh so many different things.
• These books often have many interesting
  illustrations and photographs.

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The Dewey Decimal Section cont.

• A special area in the Dewey section is a
  Non-Fiction section called Biographies.
• Biographies are the true stories of real peoples
  lives. The people written about in these books
  may be living or dead.

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The Dewey Decimal Section cont.

• Other types of books in the Dewey Decimal Section
  are
• Fairytales
• Folktales
• Myths and legends
• Poetry

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The Reference Section

• The Reference Section is the area in the Media
  center where reference books are shelved.
• Reference books include encyclopedias,
  dictionaries, almanacs, and atlases.
• Reference books are full of information.
• Reference books remain in the Media Center.

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The Computer Station

• The Computer Station has 12 computers for
  students to use.
• Students may take AR tests.
• They may look up books using the OPAC.
• They may do online research for a project they
  are working on.

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Checking Out a Book

• A student may check out one book at a time. When
  that book is returned the student may check out
  another book.
• Students should take an AR test before they turn
  their book in.
• Books are checked out and returned at the
  circulation desk.
• Mrs. Wilcox or Mrs. Kelly will check books out to
  students.

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Behavior in the Media Center

• Students will follow school wide PBS expectations
  in the Media Center.
• Most importantly students will respect
  themselves, other students, adults, and the
  materials they are using.

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The Media Center A Great Place to Be

• There are many wonderful opportunities waiting
  for you in our Media Center.
• Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs.. Kelly are there to show
  them to you.

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Credits

• Text by Angela Wilcox, Media Specialist at I
  Ellis Johnson Elementary School, Laurinburg, NC
• Clip art from Microsoft.Com