The
Shelf Bits and Bytes from the Dickens Library Media Center
Vol. 1 Issue 2
October Issue 2009
A Quick Note from the SLMS We’ve hit the ground running at the Dickens LMC! It’s hard to believe that in the month or so since school started, we’ve managed to acquire more than 200 new books and resources for both students and teachers, funded a $24,000 technology grant half way, conducted our first Tech 2sday mini-workshop, circulated more than 5,500 books, implemented a number of programs for both students and classroom teachers, and more. And of course there’s teaching going on every hour of the school day, too. I am also pleased to announce that one of my first professional articles will be published in the November issue of a school library trade publication (The School Librarian’s Workshop). It focuses on the effective use of Flip video digital camcorders in the library media center and classroom. Another article I’m currently writing—on library media center gardens—will be published in the Spring. This staff newsletter, The Digital Shelf, will provide you with more details on recent accomplishments within the Dickens LMC, and of course, will offer you a look of what is to come. The bottom line is that the Dickens LMC is here for students and teachers. Our overarching goal is to provide a foundation for increased student achievement— we hope you and your students will take advantage of our services. Eva was caught reading and relaxing with her favorite stuffed animal.
Christina A. Bentheim, M.Ed. School Library Media Specialist
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D.L. “Dusty” Dickens Elementary School Library Media Center 5550 Milan Peak St. North Las Vegas, NV 89081 702.799.3878 – phone 702.799.3871 – fax www.MrsBentheim.com
What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education. 111 ~ Harold Howe