Library

The goal of the Keeley library is to foster a love of reading and to create lifelong learners who can navigate the modern digital world. We grow our readers in first grade through fifth grade by allowing the students to come every day to check out books from our large collection. In addition, each class comes once a week for a lesson. Library is no longer just about "listening to a story each week." Students learn to make inferences and predictions, analyze the parts of a story such as setting, character and plot, as well as make comparisons with other stories and/or information they have read. Students are taught digital literacy skills such as online safety, website evaluation and database searches to help them navigate our current world.

Mrs. Riland, Library teacher

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Mrs. Watts, Library aide

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Library information

Check out procedures

First through fifth-grade students must check out at least one AR book.
Students may come once a day to the library. (Teachers have books in the classroom for students to read during the day)
Students cannot check out on their library day if they have not turned in any of their books.
All books must come on library day no matter when they are checked out. Students may renew books they are still reading.

Late and lost book information

We do not charge fines for late books. If your child has misplaced a book, send a note letting the library know and we will allow him/her to check out another book. Due to the paperwork involved, I will not send a book to lost or generate a fine until the book has been missing for two weeks. If a student pays for a book and then finds it in good condition later, I will request the district to mail a check refund. We do not accept replacement books in lieu of payment. The majority of books purchased for our library have a stronger library binding and come with barcodes and spine labels so that they can be placed directly on the shelf. If a book is irreparably damaged, your child will be charged for the cost of the book. If you ever have a question about a book your child has lost, please feel free to email Mrs. Riland.

Student accounts

Accelerated reader

Keeley has great success with the AR program and we consider it to be a highly effective program for motivating students to read. The program gives students instant feedback when comprehension tests are taken. Reading logs are maintained for the students to record books that are read and tests taken.

Just a reminder also that ebooks are available in Tumblebooks, myON and in our library catalog. If you have any issues accessing these resources, please email Julie Riland.

Home connect

Parents may look at their child's AR record from home. The Home Connect site provides the parent with a snapshot of student's AR records. The record includes the child's current word count and the most recent test taken. You may also click on the individual books on the bookshelf to see the score made on that test. It does not allow them to take tests at home. Use your child's log in information. If your child does not know it, please let Mrs. Riland know.

AR bookfinder

If you need to find out if a certain book is an AR book, then AR Book Finder is the site for you. If you want to get a list of AR books to take with you to the public library or bookstore, you will

Go to AR Bookfinder and click on the "Advanced Search" tab.
Click on the drop down box beside "Interest Level" and choose level you want.
Click on the box beside "ATOS Book Level" and type in your child's ZPD. If you want to narrow your search by topic, then decrease the reading level to include only part of your child's ZPD. For example, instead of 1.0-1.9, type in 1.0-1.5.
Next, click on on drop down box beside "Sort" and choose by author. Then click go. This is the easiest way to print a list to take to the bookstore or library.

myON

Our partnership with Renaissance Learning has provided access to a new resource, myON Reader. This partnership will provide students with thousands of books and daily news articles that match their interest and reading levels. Students will be able to access this new resource at school and at home. Students that do not have online access at home will be able to download up to 20 books to a device for offline reading.

Students will log on to Clever.

Choose Log in with Active Directory.
Enter Ready Hub information.
Email Mrs. Riland if a student cannot remember their Ready Hub information.
More help information may be obtained through myON by Renaissance.

Spring bookfair success

Table in library displaying games, books, notebooks for spring bookfair

Keeley had a very successful book fair thanks to all of our students, parents, and community. The profits from the book fair have allowed us to purchase more books and materials for the library. The Keeley community is the best and we really appreciate your support.

Reading and Literacy

Keeley's librarian, Mrs. Riland, spends at least 25 minutes a class reading to students or teaching reading related activities.

Pic of librarian Mrs. Riland reading a book to one of her class of students sitting on the floor.

Library online resources

Destiny discover app

eBooks

We continue to add to our eBook collection. Unfortunately, some of the earlier purchases from Capstone are limited to computers, Apple devices, and devices that run Adobe Flash. The eBooks purchased from Follett can be downloaded to all devices except Kindle Fire. You can view the books with a Kindle Fire, but they cannot be downloaded. Students may only check out one eBook at a time. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Riland.

Tumblebooks

Tumblebooks is a wonderful online library of eBooks. Students have access to these books at home as well as at school. Students may choose books on their AR level and read the books at home. Then, when they get to school, they may take a quiz. This is a great way to encourage reading, plus it helps students reach their AR goal. For more information, please contact Mrs. Riland.

Digital resources

The Garland Independent School District has many digital resource programs for parents, students, and teachers to use at school as well as at home for family use. These programs include Encyclopedia Britannica, Pebble Go, and National Geographic Kids, just too name a few. Simply go to the district library page and choose your child's school. Your librarian, Mrs. Riland, will have the login and password information.

Library catalogs

Find books, ebooks, and other resources by visiting your school's library catalog. If you need help with any of these resources, please contact your school librarian.

Online instructional resources

Online Instructional Resources are available to all students, teachers, parents, and administrators from any district or non-district computer.

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