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Wright Library’s Youth Services Department serves children from birth through grade 12. Youth Services staff members are available during all library hours to assist children, teens and adults with their library needs.

Programs presented by the Youth Services Department are listed on the Events Calendar [6]. Both age-specific and family programs, designed to be educational and fun, are presented by librarians who are trained in child development and education.

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Keep up-to-date with the Youth Services Newsletter [8].

Children

The Library offers a wealth of materials, resources, and programs for children birth to early adolescence and their parents. The Youth Services Librarians are always happy to assist you in finding what you need.

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Created with flickr slideshow [9].

Parents, please note: We take pictures at Wright Library events and post them on our Flickr site [10]. No names are published; however, if you do not wish your child's photo to appear online, please inform us. We will remove any picture that has already been posted.

Book Lists (Grades 1-6)

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Note: Youth Services Department brochures and booklists are created in the Portable Document Format (.pdf). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view or print the brochure. Click here [11] to get Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Attachment	Size
First_Grade.pdf [12]	61.39 KB
Second_Grade.pdf [13]	61.87 KB
Third_Grade.pdf [14]	92.97 KB
Fourth_Grade.pdf [15]	57.39 KB
Fifth_Grade.pdf [16]	53.66 KB
Sixth_Grade.pdf [17]	49.72 KB
If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid.pdf [18]	53.17 KB
Fantasy for 9-12 year olds.pdf [19]	43.8 KB
Great Nonfiction to Read Aloud.pdf [20]	12.72 KB
Multicultural Booklist.pdf [21]	104.19 KB

Book Lists for Preschoolers

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Note: Youth Services Department brochures and booklists are created in the Portable Document Format (.pdf). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view or print the brochure. Click here [11] to get Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Attachment	Size
Baby Booklist.pdf [22]	28.13 KB
Best Books for 2s and 3s.pdf [23]	46.15 KB
Best books for 4s and 5s.pdf [24]	22.45 KB
Toddler Booklist.pdf [25]	74.84 KB
Picture Book Princess Booklist.pdf [26]	77.55 KB
Superhero Booklist.pdf [27]	116.53 KB

Children's Book Reviews

Children's Books Blog
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The Youth Services librarians use this blog to review children's books our patrons will find of interest. Suggest a book or leave your own review in a comment.

Also, check out the Children's Chapter Books [29] and Children's Picture Books [30] from BookLetters [31].

The Youth Services librarians also review Teen books [32].

Every Child Ready to Read

"If every parent understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their children, and if every parent - and every adult caring for a child - read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the children in their lives, we could probably wipe out illiteracy within a generation. What's to stop us?" - Mem Fox, Reading Magic

Know The Six Pre-Reading Skills Your Child Needs To Read
	Letter Knowledge Learning that each letter is distinct and that each letter has its own name and unique sound.
	Phonological Awareness Being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.
	Narrative Skills Being able to describe things and events, being able to tell stories.
	Print Motivation Being interested in and enjoying books.
	Vocabulary Knowing the names of things.
	Print Awareness Noticing print, knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page.
Know the Five Practices
	Talking Children learn about language by listening to parents talk and joining in the conversation.
	Singing Songs are a natural way to learn about language.
	Reading The single most important activity.
	Writing Scribbling encouraged! Connect the written word to the spoken.
	Playing Children learn a lot about language through different kinds of play.

Parents and Caregivers

Why are these skills so important?

Research shows that children who haven't experienced or explored these skills at a young age will have far more difficulty learning to read when they do enter school.

What can you do?

Your role as a parent, grandparent or caregiver is vitally important. You are your child's best teacher, and there are thousands of fun, easy ways to help your child learn these skills during your daily activities.

How can the library help?

Wright Library has trained staff and resources ready to help you get started. Stop by and talk to a Youth Services Librarian or sign up for a program to get hands-on experience for you and your child. The library's toddler, preschool and family programs introduce the six Every Child Ready To Read® skills using the five Practices in fun and exciting ways!

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Homework Help

These resources are designed for elementary and middle school students. Additional databases can be found on our Research Databases page [33].

Elementary School

Kids Search [35]

For younger students, Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

Little Pim [36] (mobile [37])

Little Pim is a language learning system for ages 0-6, accessed through the Mango Languages interface, which includes Arabic, English/ESL, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. It’s the fun, easy and effective way for kids to learn a foreign language through a combination of animation and video. Accessible and engaging for young children, the Little Pim’s Entertainment Immersion Method™ incorporates words (180 words and phrases per course) and themes that are relevant to the child’s daily life. Research shows that early language learning enhances verbal development, social and cognitive skills.

Primary Search [38]

Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70, popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).

Searchasaurus [39]

Designed for younger children, this research tool allows for keyword and topic searches. Young researchers can find great information on topics like animals, history, health, science, and what's in the news.

TrueFlix - [From Home] [40] [In the Library] [4]

TrueFlix help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century Skills through the inquiry process. All titles are supported with a deep and diverse reservoir of related content and primary sources featuring videos, audio, images, and text.

TumbleBooks [5]

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books, which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks consist of animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

What Tree Is It? [41]

Use this resource to identify and learn about common Ohio trees. By only knowing one part of a tree (leaf, fruit, etc.), you can follow the samples given until you can identify your tree.

What's That Snake? [42]

This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Learn about Ohio snakes or use the program to identify one you have seen.

What's the Point? [43]

This resource is designed to help users identify flint artifacts, which are some of the most enduring legacies of prehistoric peoples. Learn more about Ohio's prehistoric people.

World Book Early World of Learning [44]

Three interactive learning environments for preschoolers and children in early grades are included in this resource. "Trek's Travels" offers narrated stories, interactive games, and original videos that teach early childhood themes, including numbers, shapes, colors, opposites, and more. "Welcome to Reading" develops and strengthen phonics, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and comprehension skills. "Know It" offers a richly visual first encyclopedia.

World Book Kids [45]

Based on World Book's award-winning Student Discovery Encyclopedia, World Book Kids is designed to give younger students a rewarding online learning experience. It includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources.

Middle School

Facts on File: Science Online [46]

This database offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, definitions, diagrams, videos, animations, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments, activities, and current news articles. The content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by the National Science Education Standards.

Middle Search Plus [47]

Offers full text for popular magazines for middle and junior high school research. Also includes biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection.

Novels and Short Stories for Students [48]

Novels for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of works from various cultures and time periods. Short Stories for Students contains concise synopses of the story's plot, characters and themes, along with a brief author biography, a discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance and excerpted criticism geared specifically towards the high school student. (From the Gale Virtual Reference Library)

TeachingBooks.net [49]

►Password for Home Access: WL7171 _{(Username can be left blank.)}TeachingBooks.net [50] is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. The online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books. Get access to author interviews, book readings, activity and discussion guides, Reader's Theater scripts, author name pronunciations, author Websites, and more!

World Book [51]

The articles of the venerable World Book Encyclopedia form the foundation of this expansive reference database that includes the World Book Dictionary, the World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected Web sites, correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards, and much more.

TeachingBooks.net

Password for Home Access: WL7171
^{Username can be left blank.}

TeachingBooks.net [50] is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. The online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books. Get access to

author interviews
book readings
activity and discussion guides
Reader's Theater scripts
author name pronunciations
author Websites
and more!

Events

Find all Youth Services programs listed on the Events Calendar [6].

Books and Blocks

This program is offered most Fridays from 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. in the Library Meeting Room for children 5 years of age and under. It is presented during the school year, September through May. Check the Events Calendar [6] for the schedule. For more information, call (294-7171) or email Mrs. G [52]. You can also contact her through our Contact form [53]. Select Youth Services from the Category menu.

Books and Blocks is designed for children who find typical library programs difficult. Books and Blocks is a “hands on,” multi- sensory program arranged in toy stations for use by the children. Toys provided by Assistive Technology of Ohio (www.atohio.org [54]) are available in the program. A half hour is allowed to visit the play stations with caregivers in play, reading to children one on one and interacting with the children. Parents participate with their children and enjoy some social time with other parents. Social skills and early literacy skills are objectives of the program as well. After play, children help clean up the toys. Following clean up is a short story and an activity related to the story. The ending is known as "circle time." Parents and children make a large circle and participate in movement actions to music routinely. No registration is necessary. Please feel free to visit us.

Parent/Teacher/Homeschooler

Youth Services librarians work to support both parents and teachers by providing desired materials and information.

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

40 Developmental Assets

Our community endeavors to intentionally and strategically construct building blocks to help our young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible.
In order to achieve this outcome, we will strive to be deliberate and repetitive in using 40 Asset language.

Community-Wide 40 Developmental Assets Website [55]

Every Child Ready to Read

"If every parent understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their children, and if every parent - and every adult caring for a child - read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the children in their lives, we could probably wipe out illiteracy within a generation. What's to stop us?" - Mem Fox, Reading Magic

Know The Six Pre-Reading Skills Your Child Needs To Read
	Letter Knowledge Learning that each letter is distinct and that each letter has its own name and unique sound.
	Phonological Awareness Being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.
	Narrative Skills Being able to describe things and events, being able to tell stories.
	Print Motivation Being interested in and enjoying books.
	Vocabulary Knowing the names of things.
	Print Awareness Noticing print, knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page.
Know the Five Practices
	Talking Children learn about language by listening to parents talk and joining in the conversation.
	Singing Songs are a natural way to learn about language.
	Reading The single most important activity.
	Writing Scribbling encouraged! Connect the written word to the spoken.
	Playing Children learn a lot about language through different kinds of play.

Parents and Caregivers

Why are these skills so important?

Research shows that children who haven't experienced or explored these skills at a young age will have far more difficulty learning to read when they do enter school.

What can you do?

How can the library help?

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Homeschool Resources

Youth Services librarians help support homeschooling in a variety of ways.

Book Collections

Requests for Collections

We are glad to fill requests for collections tailored to your homeschool needs. Please make your request in advance of when you need the collection as it usually takes several days to do a careful job of selecting materials for you, especially when more than 50 items are required. We will always do our best to meet your schedule, but we cannot guarantee to have collections ready on short notice. Requests may be made in person, by phone (294-7171), by fax (294-8578), or through our Teacher Collection Request Form [56].

Check-Out Procedures

Materials will be checked out on your personal Wright Library card, so you will need to provide us with the barcode number from your library card. We will notify you as soon as your collection is ready, so please wait for out phone call before coming to pick up the materials. Also, note that your collection is checked out on the day we contact you, so any delay in picking up your materials means less time before they are due back.

If the collection is not picked up within five days after you are notified, the items will be reshelved. If there is an unavoidable delay, please call to make arrangements for an extension.

Returning Your Collection

Please return your collection to the check-out desk.

Loan Periods

The loan period is six weeks for books, audiobooks, and music CDs and two weeks for videos and DVDs.

Renewing Your Collection

Your collection can be renewed twice for an additional three weeks each time. You may renew online, by phone, or in person at the check-out desk. Items on hold for another patron cannot be renewed.

Overdue Materials/Fines

Materials not returned or renewed by the due date are overdue and accumulate fines of 10 cents per day per item. (The only exception are "Fast Read" items which are $1.00 per day per item, but it is unlikely that these would be included in a collection.) Fines are charged to your library card.

Please keep in mind that, per library policy, late, damaged, or lost items will incur a fine, and fines will not be waived. Fines/fees that total $5.00 or more must be paid in full before any additional materials can be borrowed.

Limitations and Exceptions

No one may borrow all the books on a single topic. Upon request we will gladly reserve books on any topic for in-library use, so that your students are guaranteed access to them.

Because of their seasonal popularity, limitations do apply to Holiday books during the six weeks before a holiday.

Keeping Track of What You Have Borrowed

A list of the materials you have borrowed will be included with your collection. You may also print a list of all items you have out on loan at any catalog terminal in the library or view them in your online account [57].

Programming at the Library

No programs specifically for homeschool families are being offered at the library at this time. However, homeschool children are welcome to attend any of our regular programs. Watch our Events Calendar [6] and this Web page for future homeschool programs.

Book Talks, Story Programs, and Library Tours

We are happy to provide book talks or story programs tailored to homeschool groups at the library. Tours of Wright Library for homeschool groups may be arranged upon request. Please schedule tours and other programs as far in advance as possible and provide alternative dates.

Workshops for Homeschool Groups

Instructional sessions may be arranged that focus on various areas of library use. Such workshops include:

Using the Library Catalog
Finding What You Need in the Library
How to Use the Library's Research Databases
Introduction to Searching the Internet

Or sessions can be designed for your group’s particular needs and interests.

Resources

Wright Memorial Public Library offers a variety of resources for homeschoolers. This page lists some of the good resources available on the Internet.

For general educational resources:

Library Databases for Children [58]
These sites are available through the Wright Memorial Public Library website.

For homeschool information specific to Ohio:

Ohio Home Educators Network [59]
This site offers information about the Ohio Administrative Code as well as the forms needed to begin homeschooling in Ohio.

Homeschool Central [60]
Find contact information here for homeschool groups that meet in Ohio.

For general homeschool information and ideas:

A to Z Home’s Cool [61]
This site covers various teaching methods and educational resources.

Homeschool World [62]
Includes links to study materials, curricula, special education, and teaching aids. This is the website for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Jon’s Homeschool Resources [63]
An extensive source of neutral, non-commercial homeschooling information gathered by a homeschooling father.

American Homeschool Association [64]
Answers frequently asked questions about homeschooling, and provides articles, resource lists, support groups and organizations, and helpful website links. Includes an email discussion list and newsletter.

Home Education Magazine [65]
Search a wide range of topics from past and upcoming Home Education Magazine (HEM) issues and view an extensive list of resources. The print version of Home Education Magazine [66] is available from the Library and is shelved in the magazine area in the front of the library.

Learn in Freedom! [67]
Developed by a homeschooling parent in Taiwan, this site ddresses such issues as socialization, language development, age segregation, college acceptance, and schools and crime. Includes an annotated bibliography of resources, and online and print versions of hard-to-find homeschooling articles.

Hot Chalk Lesson Plans [68]
Over 4,000 lesson plans sorted by subject and grade level.

Special Needs

The Youth Services librarians offer programs and support for parents and teachers of special needs children.

Books and Blocks

This program is offered most Saturdays from 3-4 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room for children 6 years of age and under. Check the Events Calendar for the schedule. For more information, call (294-7171) or email Mrs. G [52]. You can also contact her through our Contact form [53]. Select Youth Services from the Category menu.

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Books and Blocks was designed for children who find typical library programs difficult. Books and Blocks is a “hands on,” multi- sensory program arranged in toy stations for use by the children. Toys provided by Assistive Technology of Ohio (www.atohio.org [54]) are available in the program. A half hour is allowed to visit the play stations while teen volunteers assist in play, reading to children one on one and interacting with the children. Parents participate with their children and enjoy some social time with other parents. Social skills and early literacy skills are objectives of the program as well. After play, children help clean up the toys and prepare for a light snack. Following is a short story and an activity related to the story. The ending is known as "circle time". Parents and children make a large circle and participate in movement actions to music routinely. No registration is necessary. Please feel free to visit us.

Helpful Web Sites

Below are listed agencies with support information for children with special needs:

Special Books for Special Kids

The books in the Special Books for Special Kids book list allow children with special needs to see themselves in books, as well as giving others a way to learn about special needs.

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

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Special Books for Special Kids II.pdf [81]	387.59 KB

Teacher Services

Youth Services librarians are happy to offer a variety of services to assist teachers in providing materials and programs for their classrooms, as well as programs in the library.

Titles for Teachers [82] is a monthly newsletter, which you can have delivered by email [83] or RSS feed [84].

At the Library or in the Classroom

Class Visits

Teachers are welcome to visit the library with their classes at anytime to look for books or work on research projects.

Book Talks and Story Programs

We are happy to provide book talks or story programs tailored for your students either at the library or in your classroom.

Library Tours

Tours of Wright Library for any age group--or for teachers--may be arranged upon request. Please schedule tours and other programs as far in advance as possible and provide alternative dates.

Workshops for Students or Teachers

Instructional sessions may be arranged that focus on various areas of library use. Such workshops include:

Using the Library Catalog
Finding What You Need in the Library
How to Use the Library's Research Databases
Introduction to Searching the Internet

Or sessions can be designed for your classes particular needs and interests.

Class Assignments

When an entire class is looking for materials on the same subject, the library's resources can quickly disappear from the shelves. Teachers can help by informing the library when they assign work that requires library research. We will then reserve appropriate materials for in-library use only. This way students are guaranteed access to them. We can ensure items for reserve collections in these ways:

With 3-10 days notice, materials currently on the shelves may be reserved for in-library use.
With 3 weeks notice, materials currently on the shelves, plus materials out on loan will be held to be put in a reserved collection.
With 8 weeks notice, new materials may be ordered if the library has nothing or little on a topic, if funds are available, and if the materials conform to our collection development policy

New Materials

Teachers often are looking for specific materials to use in their classrooms. Requests for new materials can be made by filling out a Suggestion for Purchase [85] form at the library or online [85]. Provide as much identifying information as possible, including, at minimum, Title, Author/Artist, and format (i.e. book, CD, DVD, etc.). Also note that your request is for supplemental curriculum material, along with the age group for whom the request is being made.

Teacher Book Lists

These booklists are designed to assist teachers with the Ohio Academic Content Standards [86].

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Attachment	Size
Ancient China.pdf [87]	56.71 KB
Ancient Egypt.pdf [88]	76.53 KB
Ancient Greece.pdf [89]	67.31 KB
Ancient Rome.pdf [90]	68.19 KB
Non-Fiction Bibliography.pdf [91]	46.57 KB

Teacher Collections

Requests for Collections

We are glad to fill requests for collections tailored to your classroom needs. Please make your request in advance of when you need the collection as it usually takes several days to do a careful job of selecting materials for you, especially when more than 50 items are required. We will always do our best to meet your schedule, but we cannot guarantee to have collections ready on short notice. Requests may be made in person, by phone (294-7171), by fax (294-8578), or through our Teacher Collection Request Form [92].

Check-Out Procedures

Materials will be checked out on your personal Wright Library card, so you will need to provide us with the barcode number from your library card. We will notify you as soon as your collection is ready, so please wait for our phone call before coming to pick up the materials. Also, note that your collection is checked out on the day we contact you, so any delay in picking up your materials means less time before they are due back.

If the collection is not picked up within five days after you are notified, the items will be reshelved. If there is an unavoidable delay, please call to make arrangements for an extension.

Returning Your Collection

Please return your collection to the check-out desk.

Loan Periods

The loan period is six weeks for books, audiobooks, and music CDs and two weeks for videos and DVDs.

Renewing Your Collection

Your collection can be renewed twice for an additional three weeks each time. You may renew online, by phone, or in person at the check-out desk. Items on hold for another patron cannot be renewed.

Overdue Materials/Fines

Materials not returned or renewed by the due date are overdue and accumulate fines of 10 cents per day per item. (The only exception are "Fast Read" and "Fast View" items which are $1.00 per day per item, but it is unlikely that these would be included in a collection.) Fines are charged to your library card.

Limitations and Exceptions

Wright Library patrons are permitted to have up to 150 items checked out simultaneously. If you need more than 150 items for classroom use, please ask for an exception.

No one may borrow all the books on a single topic. Upon request we will gladly reserve books on any topic for in-library use, so that your students are guaranteed access to them.

Because of their seasonal popularity, limitations do apply to Holiday books during the six weeks before a holiday.

Keeping Track of What You Have Borrowed

TeachingBooks.net

Password for Home Access: WL7171
^{Username can be left blank.}

author interviews
book readings
activity and discussion guides
Reader's Theater scripts
author name pronunciations
author Websites
and more!

Teens

Wright Library is the place for Teens. Come in for homework help, programs, or just to hang out.

Homework Help

Do your research online with these authoritative databases. Additional databases can be found on our Research Databases page [33].

Biography in Context [94]

Built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies drawn from numerous authoritative sources, this resource brings users faceto-face with their subjects via text, video, audio clips and images of yesterday and today’s most-studied figures.

Biography Reference Bank [95]

This database combines numerous biographical resources into one. Search results include abstracts, full-text articles, and images, plus the Biography Reference Bank draws from every article about any individual on any of the WilsonWeb databases – biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries.

CultureGrams [96]

Cultural reports for more than 200 countries each include 25 categories such as land and climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, diet, holidays, economy, education, health, and events and trends. Perfect for junior high and high school students.

Dictionary of Literary Biography [97]

This resource provides more than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. This series, which has a 30-year history, includes the DLB Main Series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. Citations are provided for all entries.

eLibrary [98]

Features a powerful user interface designed to make research easy. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,500 full-text magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts plus thousands of pictures, maps, weblinks, and audio/video files.

Facts on File: Science Online [46]

Literature Criticism Online [99]

This database provides digital access to multiple popular literary criticism series, including Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. Literature Criticism Online allows easy access to criticism drawn from thousands of sources. It covers authors who lived from 1800 through 2009. Citations are provided for all entries.

MAS Ultra - School Edition [100]

This database contains full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines.

MasterFILE Premier [101]

Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags.

Novels and Short Stories for Students [48]

Opposing Viewpoints in Context [102]

Covering today’s hottest social issues Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations, and more. This database includes pro/con essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies, court-case overviews, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, and podcasts.

Student Research Center [103]

This resource is designed for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type (magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.).

TOPIC Search [104]

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

World Book [51]

Teen Book Lists

Check AR Levels [7] - Type in the title of the book in the search box and click Go!

Attachment	Size
The_Best_Fiction.pdf [105]	111.81 KB
Award Winning Books.pdf [106]	125.25 KB
Books to Love.pdf [107]	37.5 KB
Clean Reads.pdf [108]	150.75 KB
If You Liked Eragon.pdf [109]	40.97 KB
International Fiction.pdf [110]	38.36 KB
Summer_2011_Teen_Top_Ten_Book_List.pdf [111]	390.56 KB
Vampire & Goth.pdf [112]	33.72 KB

Teen Book Reviews

Teen Scene Blog [32]

Read the reviews, leave comments!

Also, check out the Teen Scene BookLetter [113].

Teen Photos

Check out photos from our teen programs at the TeenScene photostream on Flickr [114].

Created with flickr slideshow [9].

Please note: We take pictures at Wright Library events and post them on our Flickr site [114]. No names are published; however, if you or your parent do not wish your photo to appear online, please inform us. We will remove any picture that has already been posted.

Teen Volunteers

We welcome teen volunteers. Teens, grades 7-12, can pick up a volunteer application at the library or print out the form attached below. Once the application is completed and a parent has signed it, return it to the Youth Services Department. You will then be contacted by phone to make an appointment for a 15 minute training session and to arrange your volunteer schedule. Volunteer opportunities are available year round.

Volunteer tasks include helping with children's programs and doing office tasks. Helping with children's programs includes assisting with crafts, games, snacks, and reading aloud. Office tasks include cleaning stickers from books, recording call numbers for school AR programs, using the die-cut machine, organizing books by call number, and cutting and bagging items for crafts. We will work with each volunteer to match their interests and strengths to their assigned tasks.

Attachment	Size
Teen Volunteer Application.pdf [115]	50.29 KB

Youth Services

Children

Book Lists (Grades 1-6)

Book Lists for Preschoolers

Children's Book Reviews

Children's Books Blog [28]

Every Child Ready to Read

Know The Six Pre-Reading Skills Your Child Needs To Read

Letter Knowledge

Phonological Awareness

Narrative Skills

Print Motivation

Vocabulary

Print Awareness

Know the Five Practices

Talking

Singing

Reading

Writing

Playing

Parents and Caregivers

Why are these skills so important?

What can you do?

How can the library help?

Homework Help

Elementary School

Kids Search [35]

Little Pim [36] (mobile [37])

Primary Search [38]

Searchasaurus [39]

TrueFlix - [From Home] [40] [In the Library] [4]

TumbleBooks [5]

What Tree Is It? [41]

What's That Snake? [42]

What's the Point? [43]

World Book Early World of Learning [44]

World Book Kids [45]

Middle School

Facts on File: Science Online [46]

Middle Search Plus [47]

Novels and Short Stories for Students [48]

TeachingBooks.net [49]

World Book [51]

TeachingBooks.net

Events

Books and Blocks

Parent/Teacher/Homeschooler

40 Developmental Assets

Every Child Ready to Read

Know The Six Pre-Reading Skills Your Child Needs To Read

Letter Knowledge

Phonological Awareness

Narrative Skills

Print Motivation

Vocabulary

Print Awareness

Know the Five Practices

Talking

Singing

Reading

Writing

Playing

Parents and Caregivers

Why are these skills so important?

What can you do?

How can the library help?

Homeschool Resources

Book Collections

Requests for Collections

Check-Out Procedures

Returning Your Collection

Loan Periods

Renewing Your Collection

Overdue Materials/Fines

Limitations and Exceptions

Keeping Track of What You Have Borrowed

Programming at the Library

Book Talks, Story Programs, and Library Tours

Workshops for Homeschool Groups

Resources

Children's Books Blog
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