Glen-Worden Library Media Center

The mission of the Glen-Worden Library Media Center is to facilitate information and literacy experiences for students, house resources that support students and staff as they prepare for the New York State Learning Assessments, and provide services to our school community. Students and staff enjoy using the LMC throughout the school day. Every classroom houses passes which permit students to leave their classroom, lunch and recess for a visit to the LMC.

Our newly constructed facility (2003) houses a collection of over 17,000 children's books, professional literature, and parent resources. The collection focuses on the curriculum as outlined in the New York State Learning Standards and Scotia-Glenville Courses of Study. A classroom computer lab compliments the print collection. Students use the lab with their teachers and the library media specialist for collaborative learning experiences.

Kid's Information Portal, the computerized catalog of resources, allows students, staff, and parents to search for resources available in Glen-Worden and throughout the district. The district also participates in a cooperative agreement for borrowing and lending resources with other school districts.

Borrowing limits are determined by the individual students and their families. The level of personal responsibility guides the number of resources that students may borrow. One student may borrow one resource at a time while others choose to borrow a back pack full of resources. Resources are checked out for a two week time period to students. Students may also borrow resources for additional time at the end of the borrowing period. Students gain borrowing privileges when they return their overdue books.

Miss Liz Ryan, Library Media Specialist, enjoys sharing books, using technology, and working with students - all at the same time! Miss Ryan earned a Master’s of Science in Information Science with a certification in K-12 Library Science from the University of Albany and a Bachelor of Arts in English.

A cadre of dedicated volunteers check books in and out to students. They also shelve books, answer questions for students, and work on projects. Mrs. Michelle Kraines, parent, coordinates this program.

LMC: Media

In addition to print resources, the Glen-Worden Library Media Center provides book/cassettes, videotapes, videodiscs, CDs, Internet, software, and CD-ROMs. In addition to the Internet web sites available in your classroom, the LMC also subscribes to other web sites.

Student teams provide community service to our school. The Student Video Team tapes Morning Program on a weekly basis. The students assist with other video projects upon request. The Student Digital Camera Team snaps photo opportunities in the classroom. They prepare an end of the year slide show and crop photos for the school’s web site.LMC: Curriculum

LMC: Curriculum

Literacy and achievement of the Standards form the foundation for our curriculum which blends information skills, literacy skills, technology skills, critical thinking and social skills with the academic units of the classroom. Experiences include:

• researching for class projects
• reading for pleasure or academics
• investigating topics of interest
• accessing information in a variety of media, and
• studying independently or in groups

Students work with the Library Media Specialist in thirty minute classes each week. Teachers and the Library Media Specialist often collaborate during flexible times for additional inter-disciplinary learning experiences.