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La Grange School District 105

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Hodgkins School Library Center

We look forward to seeing you in the library!

Student Expectations

  • I will take care of my library book and return it within a week.
  • I will carry my book to and from school in my backpack.
  • I will read and talk about my book with a family member.
  • I can return my book early if I am done and have checked in with my classroom teacher.
  • The number of books I checkout is a conversation I have with my teacher, parents and librarians.
  • Mrs. Renaghan & Mrs. Gallagher are my librarians and will help me in the library.
  • I can visit the Hodgkins Public Library when school is closed and continue to checkout books.
  • Books are due 1 week from the date of book checkout. Weekends and holidays do not count.  
  • No additional books may be checked out until all overdue items have been returned or paid for.
  • Overdue notices are sent out weekly.

Please let us know if you have any questions and/or concerns.
Mrs. Renaghan

Hodgkins School Expectations
Be Ready~Be Respectful~Be Safe

Hodgkins Elementary School's Library Learning Center houses over 18,000 titles for approximately 150 students. The books are chosen to appeal to a wide range of reading interests and levels. Students can find a wide assortment of interesting books within their own personal comfort reading level.  Our information text area holds a variety of interesting topics to engage all students.  Our library offers many materials that support and enhance the common core state standards as well as the Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries (I-SAIL)

 

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Contacts

Mrs. Laurel Gallagher
Library Coordinator

Mrs. Tracy Renaghan
Library Media Specialist

It is a wonderful oppourtunity to work with students and staff throughout the school year.  I earned a bachelor's degreen in Elementary Education from Indiana University and a Masters Degree in Library and Informational Science from Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis.  I look forward to a great school year using innovating technology and reading astounding books!

 

 

 

Library Collection Development Procedures

A bookshelf with colorful books, including a red book with a diamond pattern.The mission of the District 105 library program is to ensure that students become effective users and producers of ideas and information as well as to promote a lifelong love of reading and learning.

The school library media program is an integral part of the school. As part of the instructional process, the collection is developed based upon the belief that all students, faculty, administrators, and support faculty should have open access to all forms of information relevant to learning and teaching the curriculum. To ensure access to quality library media collections, a systematic process for the evaluation and development of library media materials is essential.

The development of the collection is the ongoing process of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of library media collections in terms of student and faculty needs. Collection development demonstrates that funds are being spent wisely, and that library media collections meet the informational needs of the curriculum as well as the independent reading and viewing needs of students. The three components involved in the collection development process are:

  • In order to be responsive to the unique needs of each school, a collection development process must be based upon an analysis of student needs at that particular school. There will be some similarities among library media collections across the district, but the profile provided by this analysis will ensure that the specific needs of each school are addressed.

  • Collection assessment is needed to determine the quality of the existing library media collection. It is an organized method for collecting statistics on the age of the collection, the number of titles in the collection, and the ability of the collection to meet curricular needs.

  • Through a cooperative effort by the classroom faculty, the library media specialists, and library learning center assistants, the library learning center (LLC) provides learning experiences that are an extension of the regular classroom curriculum. Activities are specifically designed to reinforce basic skills, remediate specific needs, and provide enrichment, in a flexible and individualized learning environment. The LLC seeks to provide materials for student interest and enjoyment and promote the appreciation of reading and literature.

  • School Library Media Specialist

    Library Assistant

  • Gurrie Middle School

    Hodgkins Elementary

    Ideal Elementary

    Seventh Ave Elementary

    Spring Ave Elementary

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