Welcome to the St. Bernadette Library Media Center page.  Here you will find important information and links pertaining to our Library.

Our goal for our PK-3rd grade classes is to promote the love of reading by sharing a story each week with the children.  In PK-K, we follow each story with a story related activity.  In 1st-3rd, after story time the children are allowed to check out a book.  We introduce basic library skills in Kindergarten and reinforce those skills from 1st through 3rd grade.

Our curriculum for 4th grade is to teach advanced library skills, map and atlas skills.  We will also be researching the 50 states.  This year we are going to participate in a United State Postcard Exchange where we send a Florida postcard to a class in each of the 50 states and anxiously wait for the arrival of postcards from the 49 other states.  We are still missing a few states so if anyone knows a teacher/friend from another state that would be willing to join our exchange, please contact us.

In Grades 5th through 7th, we will be offering a special reading comprehension course called Comprehension-Wise.  This highly acclaimed enrichment course is designed to build and enhance the reading comprehension skills of students.  To read our parent introduction letter click here.

In 8th Grade, we will be offering a comprehension study skills course called Study-Wise.  The course includes instruction in organizational strategies, time management techniques, learning/study strategies, note-taking methods, reading speed and comprehension techniques as well as test-taking strategies.  To read our parent introduction letter, please click here.

• 1st Grade through 3rd Grade : May check out 1 book per week.
• 4th Grade through 8th Grade : May check out 2 books per week.

Students must return their books each week before they may check out another.  There are NO OVERDUE FINES for late books.  However, students may not borrow any new library materials until the overdue items are returned.  Accidents do happen…but LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS MUST BE PAID FOR (the price of the book and a $5.00 processing fee) before students may borrow more library materials.

In celebration of your child's birthday, you can donate a book in their name to the St. Bernadette Library.  One of the two ways to do this:

A bookplate will be placed inside the front cover and your child will have the honor of being the first person to check out the book.  Summer birthdays may be celebrated at any time.

A picture of your child and their book will be taken and placed on our "Bobcat Birthday Book Club Bulletin Board" and your child will be invited to a special party at the end of the school year.

You can also donate a book to honor a special teacher or staff member in your child's life.  A bookplate will be placed on the inside cover of the book and will include both names.  This is a wonderful way to create a lasting memory for years to come.

I think this is a special program and a wonderful way to honor your child's birthday or a special person and enhance our library with many new and exciting books!!!