Library Media Center - newly remodeled for Fall '06

PS -It's never this empty!

Mission:  Scholars will become self-directed, life-long learners; effective communicators; constructive thinkers; and community contributors.  The library media specialist will collaborate with teachers in designing learning activities and instruction that strengthen problem-solving skills of scholars.  

Library Staff:  Ms. Julie McPheeters, Library Media Specialist, joined the Hamilton staff in September 2004. Mrs. A. Cooper is the library assistant.

General Information:  The Hamilton Library has automated circulation and online catalog access.  Fourteen networked student computer stations provide access to the district databases and "The Big Six." Parents and scholars may access the electronic catalog (OPAC) from the same page. http://www.tulsaschools.org/schools1/library/main.shtm

Check Out:  Scholars may check out 2 books at a time. Books are due back 2 weeks from the date of check out. The date will be stamped in the back of the book.

Overdue notices will be distributed to teachers. Overdue fines are 5 cents per day, not including weekends or holidays.  The maximum fine per book is $1.00.

Scholars will be responsible for the items that are loaned from the library. If a book is lost or ruined (missing pages, marked up mud or water damaged) the replacement cost of the book will be charged to the scholar's account.

Acceptable Use Policy:  Access to the Internet is available to scholars.  The rules of proper computer and Internet usage are included in the code of conduct for TPS.

On March 2, 2007, Hamilton scholars participated in Read Across America day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat. Hamilton scholars signed the Cat's birthday card and joined in various reading events.

To Read More Online:

Literature Classics Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.net   or   www.bartleby.com   Copies of the world's great books that are no longer protected by copyright laws (Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allen Poe, etc.)

Electronic Books  http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/  Read books online.  These are electronic versions of hundreds of the “best public domain books, available in easy-to-read format.”  Because the site limits each screen to a brief amount of text, readers can bookmark where they left off in the text so they can get back to it easily.  Listed by author and title, with recent additions noted on the main page.

Reading Themes  http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/readtheme-sel.html  Students and teachers can easily find great titles on themes from Adventure to Romance and Survival.  Try this resource to find suggestions for those students who just can’t find anything for that upcoming book report.

 Updated 4/11/07                  

                                                     Web Site maintained by Julie McPheeters