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School Library System


May 2023 Update

   
     

SUMMER READING AND SORA:

Sora will be available all summer to students unless your district changes student login information! 

Sora Resources and Promotional Materials

NYS Summer Reading Website

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ANNUAL SURVEY:

Please complete our Annual Survey to help us plan for the upcoming school year!

Click here to access survey.


     

DID YOU KNOW?:

Many of the ordering platforms that we use such as Overdrive Marketplace, Follett Titlewave, and Perma-Bound often have review sources such as School Library Journal (SLJ), Horn Book, ALA Booklist, and Publisher’s Weekly right in the profile of a book if the reviews are available. These are helpful in the selection process and if there are content concerns. School-focused review sources such as SLJ often have an age recommendation in the review.

 

     

ONLINE RESOURCES

The School Library System has a template for creating a librarian presentation for classroom teachers about the online resources available through each school library.  Please contact mgartland@boces.com if you would like to schedule a time to customize this presentation for your district.  You may also request a copy of the template for your district or school.


     

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Statewide Workshop

Media Literacy in NY: Reports From the Field (click image to register)

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COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR & COUNCIL MEMBERS:

March Minutes

May Agenda

May CC Meeting Registration

May Council Meeting Registration

A Media Literacy discussion will take place during the May CC Meeting so all participants from both cohorts of the Developing Digital Detectives book studies are encouraged to attend!


     

INTERLIBRARY LOAN END OF THE YEAR DATES:

The dates listed below are recommended dates for final interlibrary loan requests for the school year. Requests are certainly allowed past these dates as long as the borrowing and lending libraries are in agreement.

DueNorth School Libraries- May 12, 2023

CIDER Libraries Outside JL BOCES Region- May 26, 2023

DueNorth Public, Academic and Special Libraries- May 26, 2023

JL BOCES Region- June 2, 2023


     

SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM SUPPORT:

Angela Bartelotte, who has been at the School Library System for over 20 years, will be retiring at the end of the school year. We are grateful for her years of service and she will be missed. Starting in the summer, please contact Meghan Gartland with all of your school library questions since she will be handling all support until a new staff member is hired and trained.


     

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU:

If you have something you’re proud of in your library, please let us know by submitting your newsletter articles to mgartland@boces.com


     
   

CONTACT US:

Meghan Gartland

School Library System Coordinator

315-779-7288

mgartland@boces.com


   
     
   
   
   
 
 
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