Welcome to lse library media center

WELCOME TO LSE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER!


The Laura Speed Elliott Middle School Library Media Center is located on the second
floor of Laura Speed Elliott Middle School at 700 Main Street in Boonville, Missouri.
Students, faculty, and staff may borrow library materials from the collection housed in
this facility.
The library media center offers a wide variety of services and resources including
books, CD-ROMs, computer software, magazines, newspapers, online databases,
audiocassettes, videotapes, and DVDs. We encourage you to become acquainted with
our services and collections!
The information needs of the students and faculty of LSE will continually be evaluated
and we encourage suggestions for improving library services or the collection itself. If
you have any problems in using the library media center or have any questions, please
let us know. We will be happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
Debbie Litwiller Library Media Specialist () MISSION STATEMENT
To ensure that students are effective users of information and ideas and to help instill a INFORMATION


LIBRARY HOURS: Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. when school is
in session.

LMC COMPUTER LAB HOURS: as determined by the faculty and Library Media
Specialist

LIBRARY PHONE NUMBERS:

Library Media Specialist

LSE MIDDLE SCHOOL WEBSITE:
THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER DIRECTORY

The LSE Library Media Center is located on the second floor in a multi-level building.
The Library Media Center has three rooms. These rooms contain the reference
materials, periodicals, newspapers, general collection, nonprint materials, a computer
lab, equipment storage, and the library office.
BOOKS: Non-fiction books located in LSE Library Media center are arranged according
to the Dewey Decimal classification scheme. Most fiction books have an F plus the
author’s last name on the spine.
CIRCULATION/REFERENCE DESK: This is the large desk located directly inside the
main entrance to the Library Media Center.
NEWSPAPERS: Current copies of newspapers are located in the main reading area.
Older issues of newspapers are kept in the library office for approximately two weeks.
NONPRINT MATERIALS: Most nonprint materials are shelved in a separate collection
in the library office. Please ask at the Circulation/Reference desk if you need
assistance in locating nonprint items.
PERIODICALS: Current periodicals are housed directly on display racks in the main
section of the library media center. Current periodicals must be used in the Library
Media Center. A list of periodicals to which we subscribe is available at various
locations throughout the Library Media Center. Backdated magazines may be checked
out for a period of one week.
PHOTOCOPIER: A photocopier is located in the library media center. Teachers may
use it whenever they want, but students need to check with the library media specialist
or one of the assistants before making any copies.
SCANNER: Two scanners are located in the library media center computer lab. We
wile be happy to show you how to use them.

COLOR PRINTER: A color printer is available in the Library Media Center computer
lab. All print jobs default to our black ink laser jet printer. All students need to ask for
permission before using the printers.
CIRCULATION SERVICES
The following circulation policies have been established to provide equal access for students, faculty, and staff to all materials in the LSE Library Media Center Collection: IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: Students and staff have a lunch ID number that
will also be the number used to check out library materials. The students must give their full name and number in order to check out materials. LOAN PERIOD: Most books may be borrowed by students for a period of two
weeks. Periodicals such as magazines have a load period of one week. Students may have no more than three items checked out at any one time. Items may be renewed (checked out for another loan period) by bringing them to the Library Media Center and having them re-scanned. Items upon which another student has placed a hold may not be renewed. The loan period for teachers and staff is a month unless items are needed for the entire semester. NON-CIRCULATION MATERIAL: The following materials must be used by
students in the library media center: reference books, current periodicals, computer software, CD-ROMS, DVDs and videos. RESERVE: Items may be placed on Reserve by teachers or by the library media
specialist. Most reserve materials must be used in the library media center, although some may be borrowed overnight, depending on the wishes of the teacher placing the items on reserve. Room Use Only – The item must be used in the Library Media Center Overnight – The item may leave the Library Media Center at the end of the day
and is due the following morning before first hour class
A-V EQUIPMENT: The library media center has a limited supply of audio-visual equipment
available for loan to staff and teachers. Our equipment consists of a few televisions, CD players, DVD players, VCRs, overhead projectors, portable screen, digital camera, video camera, multimedia projector, document camera, etc. It is suggested that AV equipment be reserved in advance by stopping by the Circulation desk. There is a calendar where you may sign up. LIBRARY VIEWING AREA: A VCR, DVD player and TV will be kept in the
library media center for teachers to use for previewing videotapes and for having a student catch up on a missed classroom showing. OVERDUE FINES: Fines are not charged although overdue notices will be sent.
LOST/DAMAGED MATERIALS: Materials that have not been returned within 30
days of the date due are considered lost and the student is billed for the cost of replacement. Students who return materials to the library media center in a damaged condition will be billed for the repair of the item, if it can be repaired, or the replacement cost. The decision as to whether the item should be repaired or replaced rests with the library media specialist. Refunds will be made for lost items that have been paid for and subsequently found within the same school year. THEFT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS: It is a felony or misdemeanor, depending
on the value of the materials, to remove library materials without checking them out or to borrow library materials with another person’s ID card without his or her knowledge. For more information, see Revised Statues of the State of Missouri, section 570.210. REFERENCE SERVICES
The Reference area, located on the front lower bookcases in the main room of the library media center contains materials such as dictionaries, almanacs, general encyclopedias, subject encyclopedias, and other reference works which must be used in the Library Media Center. A Circulation/Reference desk is located just inside the entrance to the Library Media Center. It is the place to go to receive assistance in finding reference material, conducting research, or using the electronic resources. The Library Media Center subscribes to a variety of information in electronic form such as full text periodicals and newspapers, biographical information, encyclopedias, etc. All of these resources are located on all computers in the Library Media Center. Access to the Internet is available via Internet Explorer on computers in the Library Media Center and the Library Media Center computer lab. The Internet provides access to a wide variety of information resources. All computers for student use have a filtering system. Before any student is allowed to use the computers at school, a Computer Usage Agreement must be signed by the student and his/her parent or guardian. This agreement is kept on file in the Library Media Center. There is no e-mail, chat or other forms of social networking allowed in the Library Media Center or the library computer lab unless part of a class project. The Library Media Specialist is available to provide individual assistance to students, teachers, or staff. When students come to the Library Media Center from a classroom, a pass needs to be given to the Library Media Specialist. The pass will be signed and the time noted of his/her arrival and departure. It is requested that no more than two students be sent at a time from each classroom unless accompanied by the teacher. Group instruction can be given using some of the specialized resources in the Library Media Center and projects designed between the teacher and library media specialist are encouraged. The Destiny Online Catalog is our automated system for locating all library materials in the Library Media Center. All the computers in the Library Media Center and the Library computer lab have access to the online catalog. It is possible to search for library materials in a variety of ways including author, title, subject and keyword. The Library provides access to several sources of information in electronic form, including: World Book Encyclopedia – All articles from the print set are included as well as maps, pictures, sounds, videos, 3-D bubble views, charts, periodical articles, web sites, a learning zone for homework help, teacher resources, and through the year highlights of important dates and people. This database may be accessed from home by going to and using the ID: boonvillehome and Password: worldbook Safari Montage – a web-based digital delivery system that provides video and teaching aids for all subjects. Access is available to all staff. MOREnet offers free access to several databases through the Missouri Secretary of State’s offices including: NewsBank – electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers that cover local and regional news, headlines, etc. GALE Centage DIscovering Collection – access to research materials covering cultures, geography, literature, science, U.S. history, and world history, etc. GALE provides many lists of research topics to assist students in finding accurate and timely information. Learning Express Library – access to practice tests and learning centers for SAT, ACT, GRE and GED; U.S. Citizenship practice and job skills exercises; as well as skill-building courses for all ages. MARK TWAIN BOOKS
Each year in Missouri a Mark Twain award is given to a living United States author. This award is chosen by Missouri students in grades four through six. Our Library Media Center has the nominated books for this year’s award. Students may vote for their favorite book if they have read or had read to them at least FOUR of the twelve titles on the current list. Voting will take place in March. Votes will be tallied and mailed. The new Mark Twain Award winner will be announced in April. A list of this year’s nominees are on bookmarks available at the Circulation desk. Summaries of the books may be found in the Library Media Center as well as included in this handbook. 2010-2011 MARK TWAIN AWARD NOMINEES

Avi. Seer of Shadows
Horace, a photographer’s apprentice, becomes tangled in a plot to create fake spirit
photos, but when he accidentally frees the real ghost of a girl, his life takes a fearful
turn.
Barrows, Annie. The Magic Half
Miri Gill feels left out in her family, which has two sets of twins and her, until she travels
back in time to1935 and discovers Molly, her own lost twin, and brings her back to the
present day.
Duey, Kathleen. Margret and Flynn
In the Colorado Territory in 1875, orphan Margret and her older sister Libby stay with
Mrs. Fredrickson and nurse an injured horse back to health.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found
When Johan and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane
full of babies that came out of nowhere, they uncover a mystery involving time travel
and two opposing forces trying to repair the fabric of time.
Hobbs, Will. Go Big or Go Home
Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could
prepare them for the aftermath of Brady’s close encounter with a meteorite after it
crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota bedroom.
Kehret, Peg. Stolen Children
Amy, babysitting for little Kendra, must use her wits so save herself and the child after
they are kidnapped by two thugs who are demanding money from Kendra’s wealthy
parents in exchange for the lives of the girls. (Summary from Follett Titlewave)
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. School Spirit
Kat has been seeing the dead since thirteen, and she and her best friend come to terms
with their talents while helping free the spirit of a girl trapped at their school.
Lupica, Mike. Save at Home
Playing baseball was the one thing that made Nick Crandall feel at home until he was
adopted, but he faces a new challenge when he becomes the youngest member of the
varsity baseball team.
Mills, Claudia. The Totally Made Up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish
Amanda works out her anxiety by writing a diary from the point of view of a ten-year-old
girl whose brothers fight on opposite sides in the Civil War.
Nelson, N.A. Bringing the Boy Home
Two young boys from the same Amazon tribe embark on a vision quest in order to
achieve manhood.
Nuzum, K.A. The Leanin’ Dog
In wintry Colorado during the 1930s, 11-year-old Dessa Dean mourns her mother’s
death, but she befriends an injured dog, which changes their lives forever.
Stanley, Diane. The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy
Eighth grader Franny and her friends investigate why most of the students at their
exclusive boarding school are brilliant, beautiful, and perfectly behaved.
*All summaries are from Bound to Stay Bound unless otherwise noted.


TRUMAN READERS AWARD
Beginning in 2008, the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) added another book award, the Truman Readers Award, which is for sixth through eighth grade students only. Students must read FOUR of the twelve nominated books to vote. Voting takes place in March with the results announced at the April MASL meeting. LSE students may vote for their favorite book in either or both award categories. 2010-2011 TRUMAN AWARD NOMINEES

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the
rebels during the Revolutionary War.
Bodeen, S.A. Compound
Fifteen-year-old Eli, locked inside a compound built by his father to keep them safe
after a nuclear attack, begins to question his future, as well as his father's sanity as the
family's situation worsens. (from Bound to Stay Bound)
Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games
In a future North America, rulers hold a yearly televised survival contest pitting young
people against one another and Katniss's skills are tested when she takes her younger
sister's place. (from Bound to Stay Bound)
DeKeyser, Stacy. Jump the Cracks
On the way to visit her father in New York City, fifteen-year-old Victoria finds an
apparently abused child in the train's bathroom and soon finds herself branded a
kidnapper and on the run while trying to fulfill her promise to protect the boy at all costs.
Goodman, Allegra. The Other Side of the Island
Honor, living with her mom and dad on Island 365 in the Tranquil Sea, an environment
controlled by the Earth Mother corporation in a post-apocalyptic world, becomes more
fearful as she grows older and realizes that her nonconformist parents are putting the
entire family at risk.
Grant, Michael. Gone
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly
disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students
from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to
perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

Kogler, Jennifer Anne. The Otherworldlies
Fern has always known she was different from other kids, but it is not until she
transports herself from her classroom to a sandy beach that she realizes how different,
and as she tries to gain control of her supernatural powers, she must battle a sinister
vampire who has a disturbing interest in Fern's newly found power.

Mackel, Kathy. Boost
Thirteen-year-old Savvy is the girls basketball team's star player, but, despite her height and
skills, Savvy struggles with her self-confidence and searches for some way to boost her
performance, but when steroids are found in her bag, Savvy denies they are hers and the
rumors start to fly.
Meehl, Brian. Suck It Up
After graduating from the International Vampire League, a scrawny, teenaged vampire
named Morning is given the chance to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a
superhero when he embarks on a League mission to become the first vampire to reveal
his identity to humans and to demonstrate how peacefully-evolved, blood-substitute-
drinking vampires can use their powers to help humanity.

Pearson, Mary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Angeline Fox wakes from a long coma with no memory of
who she is, and is sent home with her mother and inexplicably hostile grandmother
where hours of video recordings of her childhood help spark her memories and send
her on a horrifying quest to learn what really happened to her.
Ramthun, Bonnie. The White Gates
When his mother becomes the doctor in Snow Park, Colorado, twelve-year-old Tor
learns of a curse placed on the town's doctors many years before by an eccentric Ute
woman, but suspects that a villain is hiding behind that curse.
Spradlin, Michael P. The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail
Life becomes much more exciting for Tristan, an orphan, after he is chosen to be a
squire to one of the Knights Templar and entrusted with getting the Holy Grail safely
back to England.
*All summaries from Follett Titlewave unless noted otherwise.
LSE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER CURRENT MAGAZINES
NEWSPAPERS
People Popular Mechanics Popular Science Prevention School Library Journal Scrapbooks, Etc. A resource that provides useful information related to countries, disc-read-only-memory) A disc that stores information. Files of information. May be on a CD-ROM or online. The most commonly used system of classification used in schools. alphabetically organized resource that lists and defines terms. A book or set of books of informative articles usually arranged in alphabetical order. (Online Public Access Catalog) Used for accessing library collections. Any publication that is issued on a regular basis, usually at least twice a year. Magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers are types of periodicals. Reference Source Material that is consulted for specific pieces of information such as dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, and encyclopedias. A type of dictionary that presents word synonyms and antonyms. DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM—10 MAIN GROUPS AND GENERAL DIVISIONS
000 Computers, Information, and General
500 Science and Math
Reference
Mathematics
Bibliographies
Astronomy
Library & information science
Encyclopedias & books of facts
Chemistry
[Unassigned]
Earth sciences & geology
Magazines, journals & serials
Fossils & prehistoric life
Associations, organizations & museums
Biology & life sciences
Journalism, publishing & news media
Plants (Botany)
Quotations
Animals (Zoology)
Manuscripts & rare books
Technology (Applied Sciences)
Philosophy
Medicine
Metaphysics
Engineering
Epistemology
Agriculture
Astrology, parapsychology & the occult
Home & family management
Philosophical schools of thought
Management & public relations
Psychology
Chemical engineering
Manufacturing
Manufacturing specific products
Ancient, medieval & Eastern philosophy
Building & construction
Modern western philosophy
Arts and Recreation
Religion
Landscaping & area planning
Philosophy & theory of religion
Architecture
The Bible
Sculpture, ceramics & metalwork
Christianity & Christian theology
Drawing & decorative arts
Christian practice & observance
Painting
Christian pastoral practice & religious orders
Graphic arts
Church organization, social work & worship
Photography
History of Christianity
Christian denominations
Sports, games & entertainment
Other religions
Literature
Social sciences
American literature in English
Statistics
English & Old English literatures
Political science
German & related literatures
Economics
French & related literatures
Italian, Romanian & related
Public administration & military science
literatures
Social problems & social services
Spanish & Portuguese literatures
Education
Latin & Italic literatures
Commerce, communications &
Classical & modern Greek
transportation
literatures
Customs, etiquette & folklore
Other literatures
Language
Geography and History
Linguistics
Geography & travel
English & Old English Languages
Biography & genealogy
German & related languages
History of the ancient world (to ca.
French & related languages
499 A.D.)
Italian, Romanian & related languages
History of Europe (ca. 500 A.D.- )
Spanish & Portuguese languages
History of Asia
Latin & Italic languages
History of Africa
Classical & modern Greek languages
History of North America
Other languages
History of South America
History of other regions

Source: https://www.boonville.k12.mo.us/schools/LSE/lmc/Documents/LIBRARY%20MEDIA%20CENTER%20HANDBOOK.pdf