Media Center

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(Media Specialist) Mr. Brien Costigan 

St. Joan of Arc School’s Media Center:

 Promotes reading by providing a wide range of books totaling over 19,000 titles, and reading materials to appeal to all.

 Offers print as well as e-book selections to make reading accessible to all students, all the time.

 Focuses on Classic Literature for both summer reading and in-school novels.

•  Uses the Accelerated Reader program as an incentive to encourage reading, as well as a tool to gauge student comprehension.

 Has a scheduled time for each class once a week which includes story time for young children, or a lesson pertaining to library/ literature skills for our older students, as well as free time for making book selections.

 Our Media Center is open after school until 3:30 for students escorted by their parents.

 Welcomes parent volunteers.

 Invites a local storyteller in three times during the school year.

 Holds two annual book fairs in the SJA Media Center, and a Holiday Music and Shopping event at our local Barnes  and Noble store.

Technologies in Use:

 Multimedia computers

 Ipads for use after school

 Young children’s listening center

 Interactive white boards/CCTV Campus display

 Smart Technologies handheld Responders

 Printers

 E-books through Follett Shelf

 Internet-based Research programs are available to students at school and at home.

 Destiny Library Manager

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SUMMER READING BOOKLET.