Did you know that:  "School libraries are critical for student achievement.   Across the United States, research has shown that students in schools with good school libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized test scores than their peers in schools without libraries".

-U.S. Department of Education, National Center for
 Education Statistics and U.S. National Commission
 on Libraries and Information Science.
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Points to Ponder in the Library Wiki Pathfinders A pathfinder is a guide for researchers.  We hope these pathfinders will help you find the answers you need, save you time and help you avoid frustrating dead ends as you navigate the research process.   Let us show you how to create your own pathfinder to share with others. Teacher Resources

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	Online Databases
{grolier} {grolier} Encyclopedia access to Academic American, Grolier, New Book of Knowlege, Interactive Atlas and more Grolier Home Access Enrollment .	{kids} Encyclopedia access to Academic American, Grolier, New Book of Knowlege, Interactive Atlas and more Grolier Home Access Enrollment :	{infotrac} Full text of over 3000 periodicals and newspapers.  ASK THE LIBRARIANS FOR  HOME ACCESS INFORMATION
{cgrams} Explore the culture of countries around the world. ASK THE LIBRARIANS FOR  HOME ACCESS INFORMATION	{abcclio} {abccliohistref} Social studies resources for the middle grades ASK THE LIBRARIANS FOR  HOME ACCESS INFORMATION	{de} Online library of streamed videos, images and articles plus DE Science and DE Health ASK THE LIBRARIANS FOR  HOME ACCESS INFORMATION

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Link to CONNECT: 1-2-3 Research

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Helpful Links:  WORK IN PROGRESS

{path}              Research Pathfinders These guides to research have been developed to aid students in their work on specific topics assigned by our SCS teachers.	{search} Search and Reference General links and stats: search engines, government, careers, business, and more.
Science {scie} Astronomy, biology, physics, geology, and more.	History and Geography   {history}   U.S. history, the ancient world, maps, explorers, inventors, civil rights, and much more.
Mathematics {math}    Applications, disciplines, and other general                 information.	Language Arts {la}   Grammar, spelling, poetry, literature,                   mythology, and more.

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"The mission of the school library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.

The school library media specialist empowers students to be:
critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information." (Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs)


Library Media Specialists: Kari Ahern and Carole Oglesby
Library Paraprofessional: Fran Brennan
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:  8-3   Tuesday: 8-4
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