LCMS MEDIA CENTER

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LCMS MEDIA CENTER

• Denica McCurdy, Media Specialist
• Marilyn Bartils, Media Clerk

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Hours of Service

• The Media Center is open from 730AM -330 PM,
  Monday - Friday.
• Students may come in before school from 735AM
  until the bell rings.
• Students must be reading or researching when in
  the Media Center in the morning.
• A note from your teacher is required for
  researching.

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CARE OF BOOKS

• Keep books clean
• Keep books dry
• Do not dog-ear books
• Do not keep pencils in books
• Do not fold pages of books
• Keep your locker neat and clean

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BOOK CARE
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BOOK CARE
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BOOK MAINTENANCE

• Do not push books back on the shelf.
• Books get damaged.
• Books get lost.

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Proper Shelving
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TYPES OF BOOKS

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Reference
• Georgia
• Biography
• Short Stories
• Easy

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SEARCHING FOR A BOOK

• Author
• Title
• Subject
• Card Catalog

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NEWSPAPERS

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Gainesville Times
• The Nugget

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Where can I find it?
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COMPUTERS

• Two PCs
• Six iMacs
• Must sign in for research
• Must have teacher note

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Which Book? Contest

• First lines of books
• Must guess title on entry form
• Winner announced at end of month
• Winner receives a McDonalds Be Our Guest Card

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Which Book?
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BOOK FAIR

• October 7-11, 2002
• March 10-14, 2003
• Attend out of Language Arts class

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BOOK FAIR PHOTOS
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ACCELERATED READER

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Biography
• Paperback Books
• Blue Dots
• AR Point Store
• Must know secret password
• Points must be earned by you

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ACCELERATED READER

• AR points traded for prizes
• AR room for taking tests
• One person per computer
• May take tests in rooms
• NO TALKING in AR room.

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CHECK OUT

• One book for two weeks
• OR 1 book and 1 magazine for two weeks
• Reference books may NOT be checked out
• Encyclopedia may be checked out over night by
  picking it up after school and returning it the
  next day upon arrival.
• Must know PATRON number

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SEARCH ENGINES

• http//www.google.com
• http//www.yahoolagins.com
• http//www.askjeevesforkids.com
• http//www.altavista.com
• http//www.galileo.usg.edu

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WEB SITES

• http//tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5002/?qskip1
• http//www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/dewey.html
• http//mowyn.com/scavenger/
• http//www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives

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http//tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5002/?qskip1

• Go to this website and find information about
  Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System.
• Complete page
• Return to me
• Win a McDonalds Be Our Guest Card.

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Any questions?
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