MEDIA

                       Telephone: 205-379-3800

 

Irondale Middle School’s Library Media Center serves 575 students and strives to offer them intellectual access as well as physical access to materials through the reference collection and the Alabama Virtual Library among other resources.  Our fiction and biography collections offer students a selection of classical and contemporary literature.

The library media center operates on a flexible schedule and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Books may be checked out for two-week periods with one renewal.

The media center is equipped with 12 computers with Internet Access and various software programs. They are also equipped with an automation system, Library World, which is accessible to students.

Computer and Printing Policies:

Students may print for educational use only at a cost of 10 cents per page. The use of e-mail, chat rooms, or downloading games/software is forbidden. Students must sign the Code of Conduct book in order to have access to the computers.

Circulation Information:

Up to three books may be checked out at one time for a period of two weeks. Late fees accrue at a rate of five cents per day. Books may also be renewed one time. Lost books must paid for by the registration of the next school year.

 

                              Elizabeth Hester, Library Media Specialist

                                       E-mail: ehester@jefcoed.com

     Books Over Breakfast

Books over Breakfast features a monthly book talk and breakfast which takes place at 7:25 a.m. in the library. The group typically meets the last Thursday of the month. For example, September's meeting is September 26th in the Media Center. This program is available through a grant from the Jefferson County Board of Education.

How does it work?

1. Students check out one of five copies of a featured novel or non-fiction books in the Media Center. September's novel is Traitor's Gate by Avi.

2. Read the book as quickly as possible and return it to the Media Center so that other students can participate.

3. Write a one-page review of the novel/non-fiction book: A form is available from Mrs. Hester.

4. Turn in the review to your English teacher or Mrs. Hester.

5. Come enjoy breakfast and discuss the book the day of the book talk

 

October's novel:  Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis.

 

 

November's novel: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.

 

 

Spelling Bee 2008 will take place January 9th. Follow this link to practice spelling words at: www.myspellit.com. English teachers will conduct classroom spelling bees in December. The winners will move on to the school wide Bee in January. Good luck to all of the participants!

Scholastic Bookfair: November 13th-16th. Follow this link to Irondale Middle School's bookfair homepage at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/irondalemiddle.