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.

Pic of Julie Riland teacher in blue keeley t-shirt

Mrs. Riland, Library teacher

Pic of Shivani our library aide wearing keeley good vibes blue t-shirt

Ms. Rana, Library aide

Reading is a passport to countless adventures.

Library information

Check out procedures

Late and lost book information

We do not charge fines for late books, only for damaged 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 one week. If a student pays for a book and then finds it in good condition later, I will issue a 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 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

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.

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.

Free library table

Our "free library table" is looking empty. This is the table right outside the cafeteria that students may pick up a book they are interested in to take home to read. If your child has some books with a free library table label that they are finished reading, please have him return it to the table. Also, now is a good time to look at your bookshelves and see if your child has some elementary appropriate, gently used books they no longer need and would like to share. We would love to add them to the free library table. Just have your student drop them off at the library or they may take them to the box in the front office.

Pic of table with blue table cloth that has lots and lots of library books.

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, them may take a quiz. This is a great way to encourage reading, plus it helps students reach their AR goal. The district username and password is on a label on the homework pocket of your child's Moose. 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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