School Libraries - Library Media Services

Library Media Center
Quick Reference
Destiny
http://destiny.dadeschools.net
(Search your school library or all M-DCPS school libraries.)
Internet Sites
for Parents
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/aaslco
mmunity/quicklinks/parents.cfm
SUNLINK
http://www.famlit.org
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu
(Search any public school library in Florida.)
M-DCPS Virtual Library
http://virtuallibrary.dadeschools.net
http://www.ciera.org/index.html
http://www.ed.gov/parents
http://www.justreadflorida.com
http://www.dadeschools.net
(Search the virtual library for online reference materials,
recommended reading lists, and story time activities.)
eLibrary Science
NewsBank
Facts on File Online
SIRS Discoverer
Gale
SIRS Knowledge Source
Grolier Online
TumbleBooks
Kids InfoBits
WorldBook Online
!
Usernames and Passwords
All Databases: U: __________
P: ___________
Please contact the library media specialist for passwords and
additional information.
Library Media Services
http://library.dadeschools.net
(305-995-2283)
The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Board Members
Ms. Perla Tabares Hantman, Chair
Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, Vice-Chair
Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
Mr. Carlos L. Curbelo
Mr. Renier Diaz de la Portilla
Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway
Dr. Martin Karp
Dr. Marta Pérez
Ms. Raquel A. Regalado
Mr. Alberto Carvalho
Superintendent of Schools
Library Media Specialist
(The best resource in the library media center.)
Name: ______________________________
School Phone: ________________________
School
Website: _____________________________
Library Media
Center Hours:_________________________
Division of Instructional Technology,
Instructional Materials, and
Library Media Services
305 995-1915
Copyright © 2011 Library Media Services and its licensors. All rights reserved
School
Libraries
The Essential Link
to Student Achievement
“A house without books is
like a room without windows. No man has a right
to bring up children without surrounding them with
books.... Children learn to
read being in the presence
of books.”
“In books I have
traveled, not only to
other worlds, but
into my own. I
learned who I was
and who I wanted to
be, what I might
aspire to, and what I
might dare to dream
about my world and
myself.”
Anna Quinlen
Heinrich Mann
Did you know?
• As a parent of a Miami-Dade County
Public School (M-DCPS) student, you can
check out books from your child’s school
library media center for school and personal use.
• M-DCPS has over 3,000,000 library materials available for circulation.
• Many of our library media centers are
open before and after school for students
to use. (Contact the library media specialist at your child’s school for the
times.)
• You can request an interlibrary loan from
any M-DCPS school in the district.
• M-DCPS is part of SUNLINK, the state of
Florida’s online library catalog. You can
borrow books from schools all over Florida. (Simply ask your school library media
specialist for assistance.)
• A 2003 Florida Study concluded that
strong library media center programs
positively impact student achievement.
School libraries help your child succeed!
Reading Checklist
 Some activities that parents can use to help make
their children readers are listed below.
Destiny
Miami-Dade County Public School’s
Web-based Library
Circulation System
Destiny allows you to:
• search for library materials anytime, anywhere;
• search your library or all M-DCPS school
libraries from any computer with Internet
access in school or from home;
• view book jacket covers for easier identification
and selection of reading materials;
• create and print booklists to help you easily
locate books;
• search by Accelerated Reader, Reading Counts,
or Lexile reading level (You may ask your child’s
teacher for this information.);
• view book reviews to help you select appropriate
materials for your child; and
• view availability status of books.
 Read to your child everyday.
 Establish a calm “reading time” for your child
every day.
 Model good reading skills in a community setting
by reading signs, notices, or advertisements and
encouraging your child to do the same.
 Utilize the time you have together, such as driving
to and from school or waiting at the doctor’s
office, to encourage your child to discuss books
he/she is reading.

Demonstrate independent reading and other
literacy activities at home.
 Engage in word play, storytelling, nursery rhymes,
and other language activities with your child.
 Encourage natural conversation about books by
discussing books that you or your child have
read.
 Acquaint yourself with public and school libraries,
and ensure that you have access to literacy
materials and other learning tools which enhance
your child’s reading.
 Encourage the use of books-on-tapes for your
child to listen to while reading a book.
 Visit your school library and meet the library
media specialist. Working together, we can help
your child become a lifelong reader and learner.