OPAC – Marsing Elementary School Card Catalog

ES Accelerated Reader Books (Keycode available from Library) - AR Book Finder

LiLI – Libraries Linking Idaho provides free access to any Idaho resident to 1) LiLI Databases (username and password can be obtained by contacting the library), 2) eAudio Books and 3) LiLI Unlimited, a catalog of the library materials in the State of Idaho (including Marsing High, Middle and Elementary School library collections)

Useful Sites 

National Geographic Kids

Mother Goose Pages

The Marsing Elementary School Media Center serves approximately 415 kindergarten through fifth grade students and an instructional staff of 28.  The 7,800 titles in the collection circulated 12,200 times during the 2006-2007 school year.  The collection is divided into an Easy Section (K-3 grade) and a Regular Section (4th-5th grade), which include both fiction and non-fiction titles.  The special collections consist of read-alongs (book and cassette), reference, Spanish language, videos and the multiple copy collection.  There are six computers for student use.  A library assistant manages this media center for approximately 5 hours per day.. 

The profits from the school store and fines go toward the purchase of new books and the monetary awards give to the top 3 students who accumulate the most Accelerate Reader (AR) points during the school year.  In the spring after reading at least three of the nominated books, students vote on their favorite Young Reader’s Choice books, which is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association.

Students are responsible for the materials they check out.  Most library materials are checked out for 10 school days.  All students visit the media center multiple times a week as a class in addition to individual student visits with teacher permission. 

# of Books Out at One Time                                         Fines on Overdue Books         

1          Kindergarten – 2nd grade                                 No fines for K – 3rd grade
2          3rd – 5th grade                                                  $  .05 / day for 4th – 5th graders

Media Center Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closed during lunch - 12:00 – 12:50

• Research Project Planning
• Library research strategies and skills
• Bibliographies for Faculty
• AV equipment
• School supplies

Young Reader's Choice Books
Pacific Northwest Library Association

Newbery Medal Books
American Library Association

Caldecott Medal Books
American Library Association

Children's Choices
International Reading Association

Good Reads

AR Book Finder