Library Media Center

	Mrs.Candace Fellows, Library Media Specialist
	Mrs. Joan Imler, Library Aide
	Mrs. Julie Rye, Production Lab Aide

Our library media program at Irby is designed not only to encourage the acquisition of reading skills, but also to foster a love of reading. By providing materials for both home and school, we hope our students will gain an appreciation of how books and reading can support and enhance all other learning throughout their lives.

What do we do in the library media center? We...

1. Check out books every week to take home and use in our classrooms.

2. Come in for regular story times and library skills sessions.

3. Learn how to take good care of our books and magazines.

4. Learn about our favorite authors and illustrators.

5. Participate in special library activities during School Library Media Week and two Book Fairs.

6. Learn about different types of libraries.

How can you help your child enjoy books?

1. Read to your child regularly and always encourage silent reading.

2. Introduce your child to all varieties of printed materials. Magazines, newspapers, maps, catalogs, menus, even comic books are all good reading sources!

3. Come in and visit us. Parents are encouraged to check out books to take home.