The library is a place for YOU - our students!
We WANT you to visit the library. Everyday. Twice a day. Even more. We want you to always have a good book in your hands, taking you to new and exotic places, teaching you about your favorite past times, opening the doors of your future.
We want you to borrow our magazines, read them, then swap them for more. We want you to sit in our chairs and browse through the newspapers.
We want you to explore the science table. Look in the microscopes. Check out the cool rocks and shells. Magnify your hand and get a close up look at your skin. Look at our fish, our Albino African clawed frog, and our terrarium. Then, go find a good book and learn more about the things you've seen! Ask Mrs. Rogers or Mrs. Newsome for help. We will point you in the right direction.
We want you to use Destiny, our computer program that helps you find books in our library. Want a book about your favorite baseball player? Look it up! How about a book of ghost stories? We've got 'em! Need help using Destiny? Just ask - that's what we are here for...
Meet Dewey....
.... our Albino African clawed frog. His home used to be at Mrs. Back's house, until he got so big that he started to eat the fish in her aquarium! So, Dewey found a new home, in our library.
Dewey stays underwater all the time. He will eat ANYTHING, from fish food, to bugs, to freeze dried worms, to Cheetos. He even ate a few bites of a Quarter Pounder once. Really.
Want to learn more about Dewey? Click on his picture.
Dewey stays underwater all the time. He will eat ANYTHING, from fish food, to bugs, to freeze dried worms, to Cheetos. He even ate a few bites of a Quarter Pounder once. Really.
Want to learn more about Dewey? Click on his picture.
Meet Frog and Toad.
Yeah, just like the book. Well, not exactly, but those cute guys to the right are the namesakes for our loveable Frog and Toad.
Our friend, Frog.
Frog is actually an American green tree frog. He came from a pet store, but you can sometimes find them hopping around outside in the southern USA. Most of the time, however, they move around at night, so we don't see them much. Yep, they are nocturnal.
Click on Frog's picture to learn more about him.
Our buddy, Toad.
Ah, good ole' Toad. Toad was brought to our library when he was a tiny baby. He had been washed up into a student's yard during a flood. The student rescued Toad, but since mothers don't always appreciate unexpected pets, Toad came to live in our library. Toad spends lots of time buried in the soft dirt, so sometimes, you really have to look to spot him.
Toads and frogs are actually very different from each other, even though they have similar features. Do you know the difference between a frog and a toad? Look up the answer, come and tell Mrs. Rogers, and get a Scratch and Sniff sticker of your choice!
Click on Toad to learn more about him.
Toads and frogs are actually very different from each other, even though they have similar features. Do you know the difference between a frog and a toad? Look up the answer, come and tell Mrs. Rogers, and get a Scratch and Sniff sticker of your choice!
Click on Toad to learn more about him.
And don't forget our family of cichlids.
Our aquarium is a constant source of activity - both inside and out. Students (and teachers, and parents!) love to watch the graceful dance of the multi-colored cichlid family living in our library.
An occasional "workforce" fish (plecostomus, cory catfish, snail) helps to keep the tank clean and also calls our aquarium home.
Click on the cichlids to learn more about this interesting fish.
An occasional "workforce" fish (plecostomus, cory catfish, snail) helps to keep the tank clean and also calls our aquarium home.
Click on the cichlids to learn more about this interesting fish.