Our Library

Welcome to the McCalla Elementary School Library!

The McCalla Elementary School Library serves over 750 students in grades Pre-K through 5. We have a small but growing collection of books and resources to meet the diverse needs of all our learners. Our collection includes materials for students and teachers including a makerspace cart filled with fun, educational activities available for classroom checkout.

Students checkout books every other week and may keep their books for up to 14 days. Students in 2nd-5th grade may check out up to 2 books at a time, while 1st grade may check out 1 book each time.

Library lessons include:

What is a library
Book care
Parts of a Book
Library Organization
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Genres
Research Skills

If you have a suggestion you would like to see added to our collection, please fill out the Suggestions Form located in the Links section of our page.

Vision and Mission

Vision

The vision of the McCalla Elementary Library is to be the heart of the school where students and teachers come for all of their reading, information, and technology needs.

Mission

The mission of the McCalla Elementary Library is to encourage students to inquire and seek new knowledge, to include and respect diverse thinkers, to successfully collaborate with others, to explore through new experiences and personal reflections, and to cultivate a love for learning and reading that will create lifelong learners.

OPAC

Resources & Links

Announcements

Reading passports will be available soon!
Still have a library book from last school year? It's not too late to return it to the library!
Write a book review; earn a prize! Ask Mrs. Summerford for more details.

McCalla Elementary School