Book Borrowing Policies
Students in Grades K - 1 may borrow one book at a time.
Students in Grades 2 - 5 may borrow two books at a time.
Students in all grades are welcome to visit the Media Center any morning from 8:45 am to 9:00 am to return and borrow books. Students need to visit their classroom and ask their teacher's permission before coming to the Media Center.
Please contact Mrs. McCormick with questions about the
LWES Media Center
Homework Helpers at Your Fingertips
Online reference sources available to all Howard County Public School elementary students both at school and at home
Note: Some of these websites require user id's and passwords.
Contact your school's library media specialist for log in information.
SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: The World Almanac for Kids, The Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, and a Spotlight of the Month.
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World Book Online Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable, easy to understand information for students. World Book Online offers all the features of the print encyclopedia plus links to maps, web sites, and other print articles.
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CultureGrams
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CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 190 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. |
Howard County Library |
Use your Howard County Library card and pin number (request a pin number from the library) to access many online reference sources. To locate the online resources, click on “Databases.” |
NoodleBib http://www.noodletools.com/login.php |
Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list that complies with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. NoodleBib takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list for import into Word. |
