Library Media Teacher, Leslie Sipos
Library Hours: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday & Wednesday |
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LIBRARY NEWSSchool ends Thursday. Students please return any forgotten library books ASAP to clear your record. |
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LIBRARY RESOURCES |
ACCENT - Centralized Library Automated System (CLAS) The Centralized Library Automated System is a catalog of the LAUSD's library and media resources in one centralized database. CLAS supports the District's program of educational technology and the integration of learning resources. The system utilizes a single cataloging standard for all library materials in every K-12 school. |
| Digital Library The Digital Library bridges the "Digital Divide" by providing all students equal access to up-to-date online reference materials via the Library and Information Services website on the Los Angeles Unified School District's LAUSDnet. The Digital Library has fifteen databases including ABC Clio, AccuNet/Ap, Britannica Online, Career Cruising, Columbia University Press, Country Watch, CultureGrams, EBSCO, Facts.com, Facts on File, Thomson Gale, Grolier Online, Grove/Oxford, Maps 101 and World Book Online plus links to free educational websites. |
| Technology The library now has eight computers for use by students, four iMacs used for the Accelerated Reader Program and four IBM Pentium IV computers that are maintained by the District with 15 Databases, the ACCENT Automated Catalog and Internet access. |
| The Library Collection The Mark Twain Middle School Library houses a collection of approximately 12,600 volumes of the typical middle school proportion of fiction and non-fiction books including six up to date sets of encyclopedias plus a Spanish language one. In addition, the library maintains a comic/manga and graphic novel collection and has sixteen magazine subscriptions and ten copies of the LA Times available for the students. |
LIBRARY PROGRAMS |
Overall Program The Mark Twain Middle School Library must meet the educational and enrichment needs of the students, faculty and staff by providing a comprehensive and up to date collection of educational and recreational resources in various formats to support the school’s curriculum and educational programs. The library strives to provide easy accessibility to these resources for both students and teachers. Students may check out two books for a two week loan period with two renewals. A late fee of $.10 per day excluding weekends and holidays is charged with a $5.00 cap. Students are responsible for paying for the cost of lost or damaged books. The library supports the following educational programs: the Accelerated Reader Program, Reading Is Fundamental, Silent Sustained Reading, Literature for Success, and the Extended Learning Program. |
| Homework Center The library maintains a homework center for students with dictionaries (English and Spanish), thesauri, The World Almanac, National Geographic, Atlases, The N.Y. Public Library Desk Reference for quick and easy access to homework resources. |
| Accelerated Reader Program The library supports the implementation of the “AR” program, a school wide reading incentive program. Students read a book at their reading level, and then take a quiz about that book. They must pass the quiz to advance to the next level. Students are awarded points for each book they read. The library collection includes a large selection of AR books and has four iMacs available in the Library to take the AR quizzes. |
| The FundingFactory Program The library raises funds to increase technology by participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program that collects and recycles old laser and inkjet cartridges plus old cell phones. It is the premier provider of recycling solutions for schools, early childcare centers, libraries and other educational organizations. www.FundingFactory.com |
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES |
| Mondays Story Project is not scheduled this semester. |
| Wednesdays Anime Club now meets at lunch in the Library The Anime Club meets on Wednesdays. Interested students draw, view Anime, review collections, learn how to write an Anime story, and find out which are the best anime comics as recommended by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association.) |
LIBRARY EVENTS |
 Scholastic Book FairsConnecting Cultures Exhibit Book Talks Book Serenades 
Mark Twain Middle School Book Club. The club will meet temporarily on Fridays at lunch in the library. Come and pick books of your choice. Take home a copy to add to your own library. |
EDUCATIONAL LINKS |
The Los Angeles Public Library website for all city library branches. www.lapl.org The Global Schoolnet Foundation, the ultimate resource for global project-based learning, problem-based learning, and online collaborative learning. www.globalschoolnet.org Infoplease.com is the Internet equivalent of the Information Please Almanac. Easy to search and includes a dictionary, atlas and encyclopedia. www.infoplease.com Bartleby is an excellent collection of references that includes American Heritage Dictionary, a version of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, Roget’s Thesaurus, the Columbia Encyclopedia and more. www.Bartleby.com Biography.com is the website of A&E’s biographies. www.biography.com ColorinColorado is an outstanding bilingual website with simple but important information, strategies and book lists to help the Latino student read and succeed. www.colorincolorado.org Yalsa Booklists is the link to the Young Adult Library Services Association's handy webpage of the latest booklists and book awards for teen readers. www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists |
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES |
 www.wikipedia.org - The free open source world encyclopediawww.lapl.org - The Los Angeles Public Library Website www.ipl.org - 1st public library of and for the Internet community www.amazon.com - Millions of book, music and movie lists and reviews http://bensguide.gpo.gov - Official site on 3 branches of the U.S. government LAUSD's Digital Library - Provides equal access to up-todate online references www.biography.com - Over 25,000 biographies of famous people www.bookadventure.com - Free reading motivation program grades K-8 www.brainpop.com - Animated educational site for students www.cellsalive.com - Visual tour of living cells and organisms www.exploratorium.com - Online website of the Exploratorium science museum www.foodtimeline.com - Food history and recipes website www.50states.com - Extensive information and links on the 50 U.S. states http://earth.google.com - Amazing satellite/ariel world images and maps www.guysread.com - Author John Sczieska's website for books for guys www.history.com - The History Channel's online website www.historyforkids.org - History website run by Portland University Professor imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov - Nasa's Website on the universe for students 14 & up www.kidsclick.org - Searchable directory of websites designed for kids http://kidshealth.org/teen - Award-winning site for the latest on kids health www.mythweb.com - Website on the gods and heroes of Greek mythology www.noflyingnotights.com - Bimonthly reviews of graphic novels for teens spaceplace.nasa.gov - Nasa's site for kids on scientific concepts in astronomy starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov - Nasa's online learning center for young astronomers www.yahooligans.com - Fun and educational resources for students |
RESOURCE LINKS |
This is the Story Project website with a description of its after school literacy programs and a list of all the participating school sites. www.storyproject.com Website for the FundingFactory’s cartridge and cell phone recycling program. Please donate your used ink jet and laser printer cartridges as well as your cell phones that are no longer used to Mark Twain. We can earn money for our school from your recycling efforts. Just drop off your cartridges and phones to the main office or to the FundingFactory recycling box in the library. www.FundingFactory.com |
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