Media Center
Media Center Resources
Rules
The Traditional Academy at Bellair LMC collection consists of more than 10,000 items available to students, staff and parents. Additionally, the LMC has 10 computers with Google products and access to the Internet. A Smartbaord is available for use by staff members. The LMC is open daily from 8:00 am for staff members and 8:30 am for students. The LMC closes at 4:00 pm daily.
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Circulation
Children from kindergarten through the 6th grade may check out books as follows:- Kindergarten - 1 book for 1 week
- 1st Grade - 1 book for 2 weeks
- 2nd Grade - 2 books for 2 weeks
- 3rd - 6th Grades - 2 books for 2 weeks
Books may be renewed once if there are no holds on the title. Students are required to renew the book on the due date. Library privileges are suspended until an overdue book is returned, renewed or paid for if lost or damaged.
It is suggested to students that books be kept in backpacks when not being read. This will allow students to have their books when it’s their day to visit the LMC and to protect them from harm. Please be mindful of water bottles placed in backpacks. This can quickly ruin books! I will provide a ziploc bag for your student to keep their library book in when they are not reading them, this ensures the book stays in good condition.
Please remember…, students are responsible for the books they check out. If a book is damaged or lost, the student will be asked to pay for the book. Until the book is paid for or returned, a student’s check out privileges are suspended. The care of books helps maintain our library collection for all of our students.-
Accessing the Collection and Student Account from Home
Students and parents can access the Bellair book collection from home by visiting destiny.dvusd.org In addition to checking the availability of books and creating lists, students and parents can review a student’s account, including due dates of books on loan, overdue materials, and holds. Parents and students may log in via the button along the top right. Log in is the student's Novell credentials.
Internet Usage
Computers are available for student use during regularly scheduled class visits as well as for students on passes. They may be used for assigned class work, research, and testing. Students and parents/guardians must both sign the Directory, Internet & E-mail User Agreement before students are allowed to use the computers. Computers are monitored and privileges can be canceled for violations of this agreement. The District offers students space on the Google Drive to save school projects and can be accessed from anywhere.
Library Book Care
Library Media Center / Book Types
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Non-fiction: books that are about real things - animals, countries, space, etc.
Biographies are located in 921 by the subject - Abraham Lincoln would be found in 921 LIN
Fiction: books are made up by the author
Everybody: books that everyone can enjoy
Everybody non-fiction: generally, non-fiction books for grades K-3
Beginning Chapter: fiction books for grades 1-3
Reference: books that are not allowed to be checked out but may be used in the LMC for research
Every book in the LMC will have a spine label located on the book's spine, easily visible when on the shelf. It contains the book's call number. This is the book's "address." This address will identify to the reader what type of book it is and where on the shelf it belongs relative to the other books. Using a shelf marker is very important to keep books shelved properly so that other students may find them.Library Media Center / Book Types-
Non-fiction Organization
Non-fiction books are organized using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). This system was developed by Melvil Dewey, one the greatest librarians of all time. He used 10 numerical categories to organize books by their subject matter. This graph of a caveman considering himself and the world around him, makes remembering the Dewey system a little easier. While the number identifies the category, the first 3 letters of the author's last name are also used for further classification.
Examples:
Believe It Or Not: Space Facts by David Baker - 501 BAK
Cats That Roar by Kimberly Weinberger - E 599.75 WEI (Everybody Non-fiction)
Arizona the Beautiful by Herb McLaughlin - REF 917.91 MCL (Reference)
Fiction OrganizationFiction is organized by using the first 3 letters of the author's last name.
Examples:
The Giver by Lois Lowry - FIC LOW (Fiction)
The Hat by Jan Brett - E BRE (Everybody)
Afternoon in the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne - BC OSB (Beginning Chapter)Reference MaterialsReference materials include encyclopedias, dictionaries, multi-volume sets and research related books. They are organized using the Dewey Decimal Classification system and will have REF before the number. Reference materials are located in a special area of the LMC. They may NOT be checked out but may be used for research within the LMC.
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Silverhawks Read
Dear Traditional Academy at Bellair Families,
Our goal is to make reading a family affair. Help us by adopting family reading habits.
1. AT LEAST 15 minutes before bedtime, turn off all electronics.
2. Read TO your child or read WITH your child (take turns reading a paragraph or a page, then switch).
3. If you have too much to do yourself some days, have a sibling, a relative or a friend read to your child.
4. If your child can read themselves, have them read to a stuffed animal, a dog, a cat, or any other pet.
5. BE AN EXAMPLE. Let them see you reading as much as possible. If you don't like books, read a magazine or a newspaper. Reading is reading, it doesn't matter what form.
Helpful Links
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Destiny (DVUSD online catalog)
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DAZL - Resources for Learners