Welcome to the St. Tarcissus CATHOLIC School Library

My name is Carol Mullins and I am the Library coordinator for grades K-6. Students in grades K-3 have library once a week. Students in grades 1-6 are allowed two books out at any given time. All library books are due back on their scheduled library day.

K-Tuesdays  (books due on Mon)                      4th grade – 203 Mon & Thursday

1st grade – Thursdays                                                              204 Mon & Friday

2nd grade – Wednesdays                                   5th grade – Wednesday & Friday

3rd grade - Mondays                                            6th grade – Tuesday & Friday                          

K-2 students will be learning basic library terms, such as author, illustrator, fiction/non-fiction, award winners and parts of books and how they are filed away. Grades 3-4 will always review and learn how to use the computerized card catalog.

Grades 5-6 are “Learning Something New” every time they have library. We will research our school library and do many fun brain-teaser exercises. There will be many units that will be coordinated with their computer class.

Stories are read on a variety of topics, friendship, Saints, Christianity and Holidays. Once a month each class LOVES to play a good round of Brain Quest where all library terms, important people we should know, news, events, and fun facts are incorporated in the game.

The Accelerated Reading Program is part of the requirements for 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students. The Reading teachers coordinate this program. There are over 700 titles here in our library for the students to choose from. Please note that the Roden  Public Library is available for assistance and has a copy of our AR lists. Our school web site also lists all the titles.

Our school library also has a couple of copies of each title for BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. Most 07-08 titles are now AR - students will be notified.

PLEASE NOTE: The library is open for book exchange every morning from 7:45-8:05. Grades 4-6 are encouraged to use this time between their scheduled library periods. AR testing may also be done at this time.

The library will sponsor Shop & Share Days at Barnes & Nobel, Village Crossing on Saturday, December 1, 2007. - more info to following - via - folders.

Have a great school year!!  2007-2008