How Can We Help You?

With information and literacy skills…

• Bibliographies
• Book Match personalized booklists
• Reading Patch Club
       This reading incentive program runs throughout the school year and encourages reading by awarding
       colorful patches when reading goals are met.
• Battle of the Books
       Teams of 4th and 5th grade students from the 8 schools in Park Ridge compete against one another to
       answer questions about 60 books.
• Book Madness
       4th and 5th graders vote for their favorite books in this March Madness style tournament of books.
• Summer Reading Club (June into August every year)
• Winter Reading Club (January and February every year)

With homework assignments…

• Assignment Alerts
       Assignment Alerts give your students another place to look for information. Let us collect some quality
       online resources to help your students further their research.
• Databases
  • Children
  • Adults
• School Loans for your classroom
       Fill out this form to request additional resources or copies of novels for your classroom.

With materials to support your curriculum...

• Extended loan periods for Park Ridge teachers
• Educator Magazines
• Common Core Theme Kits
• Music Kits
• Storytime Kits  
• Large graphic novel collection

We can educate, inform and entertain with…

• Classroom visits and field trips to the Library
• Library Lines newsletter for Elementary Teachers
  • Library Lines - Spring 2015
  • Library Lines - Summer 2015 
  • Library Lines - Spring 2016
• Teacher Programs
  • What's New In Children's Books
  • Flannel Board Fun
  • Bulletin Board Tips & Tricks
• Set up a Library display at a school function  (Open House, Book Fair, PTO program, etc.)