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JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES DEPARTMENT

The mission of the library media center is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.

Library Media News:

Cissy Snider, LMS at McAdory Elementary, hosted an author visit in
March for award-winning author, illustrator, and cartoonist Mike Artell.
Photos from the event can be found here.

Mark Your Calendar!

UPDATE! - The Closing of School Meeting
has been rescheduled! The revised date/time
is Tuesday, May 13, 3:30pm, at the IMC.
Please attend!

Tuesday, May 20 - Librarians' Luncheon Retreat

Thursday, May 22 - Teacher Work Day
Annual Report Due

Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day; Schools and Offices Closed

Thusday, August 7 - Back To School Conference
Irondale Middle School

Click here for a list of some new resources in the IMC!


USEFUL LINKS DIRECTORY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER LIBRARY CATALOG ADULT / COMMUNITY EDUCATION LIBRARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS SCHOOL CALENDAR	SCHOOLS USEFUL FILES AND FORMS SUPERINTENDENT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT TECHNOLOGY PLANS JEFCOED NEWS ONLINE E-MAIL SCHOOL PERSONNEL

WHAT'S AVAILABLE?

PRINT
Books, periodicals, pamphlets, pictures, catalogs, curriculum guides, games, maps, preview materials, study guides.

SOFTWARE:
Software - Video tapes, Audio CDs and tapes, Books-on-tape, Multimedia kits.

COMPUTER / AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT
Hardware - Multimedia computer presentation systems, DVD players, Digital cameras, Video cassette recorders and players, Camcorders, Tripods, Televisions, Video projectors, Audio cassette recorders and players, Slide projectors, Opaque projectors, Projection screens.

SERVICES:
Material circulation, (books, periodicals, equipment, software), tape duplication and editing, CD/DVD duplication, laminating, professional development workshops, library speakers bureau, media production, videography, booktalking, preview resources, Library World support, online research, and inter-library loan .

CIRCULATION PERIOD:
14 days, except for special observance resources, i.e.(holidays, African-American History Month, Christmas, Spring Break, etc). Equipment circulates for 7 days, and may be renewed once if the equipment is not reserved for another user.

FACILITIES:
The facilities of the instructional Materials Center include a media resources center, equipment room, small post-production edit suite, a materials pre-screening space, Technology Research Center, and a Parent Resource Center.
The Technology Research Center provides access to varied in-house as well as online distant informational resources. It also provides hands-on examination of new educational technologies. It is encouraged that visits be scheduled in advance in order to ensure the availability of the technology desired to be examined.
The Parent Resource Center (PRC) is available for parents to review, research and examine materials to enhance their parenting skills and to provide homework assistance and recreational reading guidance to their children.

The Department of Library Media Services sponsors a variety of
educational / informational services throughout the year.

Summer Professional Development Conference for Media Specialists and Other Educators

Celebrity Readers Program

Christmas Book Share-A-BrationWorkshop

Library World Users Group

Educational Forum

Expanded Research Opportunities for High School Students (ERO)

Friends of Reading (FOR)

I Love Reading Day

Jefferson County Schools Reading Program "Reading Is a Family Affair", "Parent's Reading Initiative" and "Young Author's Showcase"

Library Personnel Luncheon Retreat

Library Links for Success Program, "Library Media Specialist of the Year"

and "Library Aide of the Year"

Library Media Services Update Quarterly Newsletter

Lunch N' Learn Seminar Series

Meet The Author Series

STAFF:

Mrs. Gloria Dennard, Director of Media Services - mailto:gdennard@jefcoed.com

Helen Maldonado, Secretary - mailto:hmaldonado@jefcoed.com

Clifton Crews, Support Specialist - mailto:ccrews@jefcoed.com

Jefferson County Board of Education
Library Media Services Department
2100 South 18th Street
Homewood, Alabama 35209
(205) 379-2207