Welcome to the Oak Library!

LIBRARY HOURS

• Mondays 11AM - 3PM
• Tuesdays - Fridays 10AM - 3PM
• Open for snack recess on  Tuesdays - Fridays
• Open for lunch and after school Mondays - Fridays

Mo Willems lunchtime doodle session

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/?utm_source=CHC+eNews&utm_campaign=a77b11a068-CommEd+Weekly_Mar18.2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e878e8b47-a77b11a068-252288593

Books read by famous celebrities

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Reading comprehension articles and question sets

https://www.readworks.org/

List of books that kids should read by age 12

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/50-books-all-kids-should-read-before-theyre-12

Storytime videos read by various authors

https://www.weareteachers.com/storytime/

Digital library of books for students to read online

https://www.getepic.com/

Biblionasium is a safe reading community for kids, educators, and parents. The week of March 23rd is Reading Gives You Superpower Week with Dav pilkey activities

https://www.biblionasium.com/#tab/content-spring-picks

Cricket Magazine issue on Coronavirus for students of various grade levels. Some articles are appropriate for K-2 and some are for upper grades only.

List of 50 authors doing read alouds for various age levels

https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/

List of virtual field trips

https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/

List of 25 best reading websites. Some do have a fee

https://www.weareteachers.com/best-reading-websites/

List of free online events for kids

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus

Encyclopedia Britannica (Spanish)

https://escolar.eb.com/

eLibrary

Offers more than 2,000 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

CultureGrams

Links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada.

SIRS Discoverer

General reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.

SIRS Issues Researcher Grades 6+

Delivers the pros and cons on today’s complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day. Go in depth into any one of 345+ critical, current, and enduring social issues.

ProQuest Research Companion Age 13+

An intuitive, and self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction occurring in today's libraries, classrooms, and online learning environments.

ProQuest Ebook Central

Access to more than a million ebooks, with 100,000 new titles added each year! Students can read books online or download either a book or selected chapters.

About Mrs. Forrest

Mrs. Forrest loves being the Oak Librarian! She has been in charge of the Oak Library for over 9 years. She is excited about finding students just the right book and instilling a love of reading. Mrs. Forrest also enjoys teaching essential library skills and research lessons. When she’s not working in the library, she is baking, cooking, making greeting cards, and of course, reading. She loves reading children’s books, young adult books, and the occasional adult fiction book. Please feel free to talk books with her anytime!