Circulation Policy

K-1 students: 1 book at a time

2nd-5th grade students: 2 books at a time

All books are due 2 weeks from the date of check-out. Students can bring books to the media center to be renewed. Students who have overdue books are not permitted to check out additional materials until their books are returned or renewed.

We do not assess fines for late books. However, we do ask that families pay for any lost or damaged materials.

Please feel free to contact Mrs. Bock with any questions at sbock@wcpss.net.

Book Care

Follow these book care tips to keep library materials in good condition:

Always carry your library books in a bookbag to protect them from weather. We recommend carrying them in a plastic grocery bag inside the bookbag to protect them from accidental spills by water bottles and lunches. Library books must stay dry at all times.

Keep books in a safe location at home. Choose a table, shelf, or other area to consistently keep library books so that you will know right where they are. Choose a spot where books will be protected from pets and younger siblings.

Use a bookmark! If you need one, ask for one in the library!

If you damage a book, return it to us immediately. We can often repair it and make it good as new!

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Student Work

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Media Center!

Wildwood Forest's Media Center is open from 8:45AM-3:45PM Monday-Friday.

Students attend a media/technology class on a fixed schedule. Students in grades K-5 have media and technology classes on a 6 day rotation. Additionally, students are encouraged to visit the library any time during the school day with a pass from a teacher. We also welcome visits from parents and allow them to check out books as well! Come on in and visit us!

Media Specialist--Susan Bock

Click here for fun (and educational) websites!

Read books that are about or take place in different states around the USA. Post a book review to our site, and watch on the map as we track the places we visit through our reading!

Click below to visit our Read Across America site!

(If you have trouble viewing the page, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer.)

Which book will you vote for in the North Carolina Children's Book Award contest? Share your thoughts by commenting in the Voicethread below!

https://wcpss.ed.voicethread.com/share/4284134/

Or click here to listen to others' comments without having to login to your Voicethread account:

https://wildwoodlibrary.pbworks.com/w/page/64585502/NCCBA

Need help doing research? You can use a pathfinder to help you locate resources about your topic. Think of it as a list of suggestions of where to go.

Click below to go to Mrs. Bock's Pathfinder page. Topics will be updated as classes continue to do research projects. If you have ideas to add to the pathfinder page, let Mrs. Bock know!

Check out these library resources you can use from home!

**Parents, please encourage your child to use these resources when working on school projects. In most cases, they are safer and more effective for elementary school students than using Google or Yahoo!**

Library Catalog

Search Destiny

Wildwood Forest's Library Catalog

Search our collection from home!

Check and see if your favorite books are available!

Online Resources for Research

NC WISE OWL

Online encyclopedias, magazine and newspaper articles, images, and more!

Webpath Express

A feature of our Destiny catalog, this search engine links students to websites reviewed and approved by teachers and librarians, especially for elementary school students!

Need a picture for a project?

Students have learned about copyright in their media special, and the importance of not using someone else's intellectual property without their permission. These sites allow you to search for pictures while following copyright law. Practice good digital citizenship and use these sites instead of searching Google images!

Pics4Learning

This is a copyright-friendly site of images specifically for use by students and teachers. The authors of all of the images on this site have given permission for their use.

Discovery Education

Our school has a subscription to Discovery Education that gives us access to videos and images we can use. Ask Mrs. Bock or Mrs. Canning for the student login to search for images or video for a project.

Discovery Education Clip Art Gallery

This website has clip art that is licensed for school use. Images are sorted by category.

LearnNC Multimedia

This site contains not only photographs, but also audio and video clips. You can read the Creative Commons licensing agreement for each of the files before you use it.

NCWiseOwl Copyright Free Resources

This page provides a list of links to other resources that offer images and audio files that do not have copyright restrictions.

WP Clipart

This website contains clipart and images that are formatted for use in word processing programs. All images are in the public domain and can be used for school projects.

Get Involved with the School Library!

Volunteer!

We welcome parent and community volunteers. There are always things to do in the library: shelving books, helping with displays, etc. Once you've registered as a volunteer, feel free to stop in and help out!

Book Donations

We gladly accept donations of books. Books should be gently used and free of tears, stains, or markings. If donated books do not meet the needs of the library collection, they will be offered to teachers for their classroom libraries.

Big Universe

Access both fiction and nonfiction ebooks.

Username= lunch #

Password= lunch #

Group Username= nc-wildwood

Culture Grams

Use this great resource for information about different countries!

Ask your teacher or librarian for a password to use this resource at home!

Pebble Go!

PebbleGo! is a research database for students in grades K-3. Find information about animals, weather, space, earth science, and seasons! Ask your teacher for the login information to use this resource from home.

Tumblebooks

Click here to access Tumblebooks Library and their selection of eBooks!

Voicethread

Click below to login to your

Voicethread Account!

2nd graders click here:

https://wcpss.ed.voicethread.com/share/4602049/

1st graders click here:

https://wcpss.ed.voicethread.com/share/4611946/

Library Links

Research Animals,

Cultures, and more!

Websites about your favorite authors!

RIF Reading Planet

Authors and Illustrators Page

Scholastic Authors & Illustrators Page

ALA Great Websites for Kids

Authors & Illustrators

Wake County Public Library Kids' Page

Internet Public Library Kids Space