Welcome to the Donald E. Schick Elementary Library
We encourage students to explore resources to promote their curiosity, desire for information and enjoyment of literature. Our library media center houses a collection of approximately 30,000 volumes and we circulate approximately 15,000 books per school year. Our elementary school services students from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Each class per grade level has library scheduled once per six day cycle for independent reading for pleasure. The library staff is eager to help with all of your research, materials and pleasure reading needs.
Provide a safe and secure environment for students which will promote the love of reading and information. Implementation of this mission is provided by:
All Services can be accessed via classlink
NEW Card Catalog Search System: Together our media centers provide many useful resources for all of our patrons, both students and teachers. The library houses approximately 35,000 physical resources cataloged in our online Destiny Follett database. Books are catalogued using the Dewey Decimal system. Destiny® is the leading library management system for K-12 schools worldwide.
On Demand E-Library: Sora (Overdrive) e-library available to all students, on their school issued iPad. The e-library comprises various titles, which can be accessed in school or at home. This is a very quick and responsive way to meet student’s needs or desires for reading materials. Many book titles can be added at the student’s request, and will appear on the student’s iPad within a few hours.
Pennsylvania’s E-Library and Database: POWER Library gives Pennsylvanians access to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn’t available through free search engines or web directories. Publishers of the e-resources in POWER LIBRARY have carefully checked them for accuracy.
Epic: Epic is the world’s largest digital library for kids! This fun, kid-safe, interactive reading app fuels curiosity and reading confidence by letting kids freely explore their interests with instant access to 40,000+ books, audiobooks, learning videos and more. App codes are provided and promoted by various teachers throughout the school district. Students can access content during the school day for free, but a paid registration is required for use after school hours.
Swank: Swank K-12 Streaming offers access to 30,000 movies and documentaries for academic use at K-12 schools through our easy, safe, and legal streaming platform. Teachers can show movies in the classroom or assign for homework, without the hassle of DVD equipment or blocked personal streaming accounts. This service is accessed via classlink.
Staffing
District Librarian Justin Van Fleet (570) 326 3581 (ex. 1309) jvanfleet@loyalsocklancers.org |
Schick Elementary Library Professional Abby Hollick (570) 326 3554 (ex. 1110) ahollick@loyalsocklancers.org |