Emerson School Mission Statement:
"The Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School is committed to the skills and attributes essential for academic excellence and life-long learning".

Library Policies

What to do with a damaged book

Library Curriculum

4 Building Blocks of Literacy Links

This interactive site allows you to search for AR books on your level and will tell you which quizzes
the school owns and which books the school library owns. Enjoy exploring this site!

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Spring
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Reading

The Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School Library Media Center reopened on November 1, 1999 after a school wide renovation. This new facility is available for students to use during regular school hours.
Students visit the library with their class for 30 minutes each week and are also welcome to browse and checkout materials or look for information before school, during recess or with permission from their classroom teacher. Some students are released from class to do research for a special project, to use the computers to search the Internet, type a report or find an additional book to read.

Scheduled classroom visits can include learning about the Dewey Decimal System, book care, research protocol and using print and electronic informational resources, research ethics, reading and discussion of literature and illustration. Some lessons are projected from the computer to a large screen. Using the computer this way can utilize the Internet, the online catalog of library materials, power points, educational films, subscription databases, and related documents.
Teachers share their teaching unit plans, which also helps connect students to the library. Library materials on specific topics being studied are sometimes moved to the classroom for special projects. Students then have access to the library materials they need for research anytime during the school day.

Our library now has a collection of over 8000 materials including books, audio cassette and video cassette sound recordings, magazines, software, and more. That is a nice size for our school population.

Using a tried and true remedy for making a big selection shrink to manageable size, children are introduced to many types of books at their reading level by offering short book talks and allowing the children to select their favorites. Just like adults, kids want to know..." Have you read any good books lately?" Sharing a tip on a great new book is a special gift.

Reading is an important life skill and with the help of parents and teachers we can keep 'em reading, learning, and growing!

Gifts:
The Emerson Elementary School Library accepts gift books if they are in good condition and of use to the student population.

Deborah Chipman

Dr. George Emerson Elementary School, Fitzwilliam, NH
Deborah Chipman, Library Aide, (603) 585-6611
email to:dchipman@mrsd.org