Key Library/Biblioteca Key - Francis Scott Key

Mission:

The mission of the Key Library/Biblioteca Key is to:

engage and inspire students
promote a love of reading
collaborate with teachers to teach research skills
foster lifelong learning

The Library collection has more than 26,000 resources. The collection is mainly comprised of books–picture books, easy readers, fiction, non-fiction, biography and reference. To browse the online library catalog, click on the Online Catalog/Catálogo en Línea link on the left or the Destiny Discover link below.

The library is available for checkout from 8:55 a.m.-3:41 p.m on most days. Each class visits the library once a week for a scheduled library time assigned by the teacher. Also, teachers may sign up for additional library times for their classes to conduct research or activity based lessons relating to curriculum being taught.

The library has a fixed/flexible access schedule which means:

All classes have a fixed weekly checkout time
All students and teachers are encouraged to use the library throughout the school day
Teachers may sign up for additional time for research
Students may checkout books during open checkout

Students check out books in Spanish and in English to support the immersion program.

Guidelines for checkout are as follows:

Pre-k and K checkout 1 book at a time.
1st Gr. – 2 books (1 Eng. & 1 Spa.)
2nd Gr. – 2 books
3rd Gr. – 3 books
4th Gr. – 4 books
5th Gr. – 5 books

Destiny Discover

To access databases outside of school, click on the Destiny Discover link above and follow these steps:

For students this is your “One Login” (library number and password)
For staff this is your “One Login” credentials
Parents may request a login from their school librarian
Click “Submit”

To access the online catalog in school, click on the Online Catalog/Catálogo en Línea link on the left or the Destiny Discover link above and search for library materials.

To access the following databases inside school simply click on the icons. To access databases outside of school use your “One Login” credentials.

Encyclopedias	Research

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