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Instructor: Mrs. Westley

The mission of the Woodbridge Middle School Library is to support and enrich the school curriculum by providing access to information and ideas in a variety of formats, to teach students to be effective and ethical users of information, and to promote the enjoyment of reading and life-long learning.

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Library Information

Library Staff

Mrs. Westley, Librarian

Ms. Jackson, Library Media Assistant

Policy and Procedures

Visiting the library
Students may visit the library . . .

With a class
On a pass from a teacher
Before school
During Homework Club on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons until 4:30pm. If you will need assistance with research or library resources, let Mrs. Westley know in advance.

Circulation Policy
Students may check out ...

Two books for three weeks
One back issue of a magazine for three days
One audiobook (Playaway) for one week

Please renew books and magazines before they become overdue.

Audiobooks
A limited number of audiobooks Playaways are available for one week checkouts. Because these items are fairly expensive, we will let students know the approximate cost. As with other library materials, if the Playaway is lost or damages, the student will need to pay for it. Students will need to use their own earbuds to listen to the Playaway.

Library Catalog and Other Online Resources

The school library catalog, reference databases, and other suggested links are accessible at any time. The subscription reference databases, such as World Book, will require IDs and passwords. These are available in the library.

Virginia Readers' Choice

To encourage reading and familiarization with contemporary literature, each year the Virginia State Readers Association provides students an opportunity to vote for their favorite from a list of nominated titles. Students, who have read at least four of the books on their school level list, may obtain a ballot from the school library. Ballots will be available in the Spring. One way to demonstrate you have read these books is to participate in the Woodbridge Middle School VRC book discussion blog. When you have read one of the books and wish to post a comment, click on the blog discussion for that book.

This year’s Virginia Reader’s Choice middle school selections include the following:

The Black Book of Secrets, F. E. Higgins

Book of a Thousand Days, Shannon Hale

First Light, Rebecca Stead

Keeper, Mal Peet

Lawn Boy, Gary Paulen

London Calling, Edward Bloor

Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, Sarah Miller

Savvy, Ingrid Law

The Uprising, Margaret Peterson Haddix

Wednesday Wars, Gary Schmidt

Discussion Topics

Mrs. Westley: Book Suggestions Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 1:37 PM

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Library Documents

Imformation Management Process

Includes the PWCS Information Management Process and Search forms

MLA Citation Guides

Use to format works cited pages. For additional citation guides, please see Mrs. Westley in the library. You also may access the 11th Grade Research Student Handbook from the Library Links.

Summer Reading

Suggested reading lists and documentation forms.

Online Resources

Activity - Dewey Decimal

Fact or Opinion

Library Catalog and other Online Resources

Click here for the library catalog, reference databases, and other online resources. the reference databases require IDs and passwords. Stop by the library for these.

Social Studies UN Project

Links to the United Nations Global Issues web site and some of the other sites sponsored by the United Nations

11th Grade Research Writing Student Handbook
Useful for reviewing requirements for parenthetical citations and works cited pages.

Dewel Decimal Activity
Click on Game. Choose "shelving"

Library catalog and other online resources
From the list of schools, select Woodbridge Middle.

Prince William County Public Library
Many additional online resources are available through the Prince William County Public Library. To access these resources, students will need a public library car. Applications are available at the school library.

Visual Dictionary Online
Miriam-Webster's online dictionary may be searched by word or theme. See words as never before.

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