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Catalogs


District Library Catalog (link)

Search the district library media center catalog of more than 10,000 instructional resources.

Resources include DVD's, videos, kits, puppets, models, trunks, audio-books, books with computer disks, professional books, professional journals and magazines, regalia, and more.


School Library Catalogs (link)

Search an individual school library catalog.

Category of New Instructional Resources

New resources in the District Library Media Center are listed in the catalog under the Categories tab from the Library Search screen.


How to Place a Hold


Library Holds Directions (doc document)
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When placing a hold, you must select your home school library catalog. The system only allows holds from your home school library.

The catalogs use a login username and password to place holds, view resources checked out, and renew before the due date if no one else has placed a request for the item.

Please contact your school building's library staff or call 323-4075 for more information.



Lexile Links


Lexile Framework for Reading (link)

Search title or author to find a book's Lexile Ranking.

The Lexile Ranking provides a common, developmental scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty.

The Lexile Framework Source measures comprehension of vocabulary and sentence structure.


Lexile Scale (link)

The chart shows the relationship between grade level and Lexile Rankings. The grade level does not necessarily reflect the student's actual grade.

The Lexile scale is a developmental scale for reading.

The Lexile measure is a reading ability or text difficulty score followed by an "L" (e.g., "850L").



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