MEDIA CENTER

Welcome to Chicopee Woods Elementary Media Center

The Chicopee Woods Elementary library media program works in partnership with teachers and administrators to build a learning community in which students are engaged in authentic, information-learning experiences. Through collaboration, leadership, and technology the media program supports the curricular goals of the school by preparing students and their families to meet the demands of an information-saturated world. Additionally, the media program honors the many races, cultural and economic backgrounds of our students by promoting and supporting a diverse collection.

Mission
The mission of the Chicopee Woods Elementary library media program is to foster information literacy and to create active, creative, lifelong learners.

Goals
To provide a program that:

· Provides intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats

· Provides resources and learning experiences that promote lifelong reading and learning

· Provides instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing and using information and ideas

· Utilizes collaboration with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students

Favorite Search Engines

Encyclopedia Britannica Online GALILEO The Junior Reference Collection

Social Studies for Kids National Geographic First Gov forKids

Library of Congress Smithsonian Kids Internet Public Library

World Book Encyclopedia NetTrekker

Georgia Sites

The New Georgia Encyclopedia The Digital Library of Georgia

Georgia Geography Georgia History This Day in Georgia Georgia Photos Georgia Flags

Authors and Illustrators

Meet Authors and Illustrators Children's Literature Web Guide