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The Oak Terrace School Library is open each school day from 8:00 AM- 3:30 PM.

Students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 have weekly visits scheduled for literature appreciation, book return, and selection.
Students in Grades 2-5 have a flexible-access schedule which enables teachers to coordinate with the media specialist to integrate literature appreciation, information literacy skills and a wide range of resources into their curriculum.
The Oak Terrace Library is an open library. That means that students may come to the library any time between the beginning of school and lunchtime whenever they have permission from their teacher.
Students may come in for check-out, for research, or for independent study.
In order to keep this an open library, volunteers are needed to man the desk and help with shelving when the librarian, Mrs. Weiner, is working with classes or small groups.

To volunteer, please call  or email Mrs. Weiner at 847-433-0930 x 246

































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"Flexible Access"is the North Shore School District 112's method of delivering instruction of library/information skills along with the teaching of the classroom curriculum.
Although flexible library access is a relatively new concept, exciting research is beginning to show that it is the most effective way to teach information/library skills by melding those skills seamlessly with the classroom curriculum. 
Traditional "library" skills such as book care, using library shelving patterns, or finding a map in an atlas are, of course, taught, but they are practiced within the context of the classroom curriculum. Thus, a second grade literature piece in the classroom with the theme of cats might culminate in a session spent in the library on the difference between and fiction and non-fiction using appropriate pieces of fiction and non-fiction "cat" literature. 
Sometimes these activities are so seamless,  work is done in both the Library and the classroom and that children may not be aware that they are practicing "library" skills. Often, your child may have several teachers working with his/her class including the classroom teacher and the Library Teacher. 
By not restricting the child to a once-weekly library visit, your child also has access to the Library Information Center all the time.  Your child's classroom teacher has a plan to facilitate easy and frequent visits to the IMC.
 

 
 
 

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More about library resources...
Nonfiction
Looking for information or a particular type of literature? Nonfiction materials have facts about lots of subjects. Some specific types of literature, such as poetry, folklore, and plays, are also in this section. They are marked with Dewey Decimal numbers from 000-999 on the spine label.
 
Fiction
Looking for a good story? Fiction books include many genre, including humor, fantasy, realistic, historical, adventure, mystery and science fiction. They are marked with an F on the spine label plus the first three letters of the author's last name.
 
Everybody
Books in our Everybody section are also fiction books. They contain about 32 pages and have many wonderful illustrations. They are marked with an E on the spine label plus the first three letters of the author's last name.
 
Reference
Some resources, such as encyclopedias, almanacs, and atlases can only be used in the library. They are to be "referred to" for information. They are marked with an REF on the spine and located in the Reference section. Some older encyclopedias can be checked out. World Book Encyclopedia is also available on CD-ROM.
 
Magazines (aka Periodicals)
Several student magazines are available in the library. All (except the newest) issues can be checked out.
 
Resources in Spanish
Many books, magazines, and computer programs are available in Spanish. SP precedes the call numbers for these materials.
 CS (Classroom Sets)
A special selection of materials is available for teachers for their classes.
Professional resources
A special selection of materials is available for teachers. These materials contain information on the latest research and strategies for teaching. They are marked with PRO on the spine label and are loated in the IMC literacy closet.
 
Audiovisual resources
Videotapes, computer programs, special maps and other materials are available for classroom use by teachers. The type of materials is indicated on the spine with a VID label.
 
Technology resources
The IMC has two labs for accessing the online catalog and the Internet:
Our computer iMac lab, which houses 26 iMacs is visited at least once a week by kindergarten and grade one students on a fixed schedule. Children in grades two through five use the computer lab to support planned curricular activities, and are scheduled on a combination of a fixed and flexible schedule.  When classes are working on special projects, they may spend several hours in the lab during the week.  Programs available to the girls and boys include math and language skill practice, simulations, word processing, authoring, and reference materials. CD-ROM stations, digital cameras and a scanner are also available. 
Our Research lab, with 18 iMacs,is located in the research area of the IMC and is available on a totally flexible schedule.
Internet access is also available on all computers in the school:
Sometimes the information needed by our students or teachers may not be too obscure or too current for us to have in our collection. Fortunately, we have "connections" to a world of information on the Internet. Students and staff must have an Acceptable Use Form (AUP) on file in the School Office before accessing the World Wide Web. 


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