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Vickie Calvin, Librarian
VCalvin@dallasisd.org
LIBRARY
HOURS
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - all school
days
CONTACT
INFORMATION
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W. E. Greiner Library
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The W. E. Greiner library houses over 20,000
volumes and numerous magazines and periodicals.
The library has a superior reference and book
collection. Our catalog is fully automated
and students can search for books on one of
several computers provided. Internet access
is available to all students.
Upon entering Greiner, all 7th graders are
required to go through library orientation.
LIBRARY RULES
The library is available for students for
independent study, research and reading before
school, during lunch, and after school. Students
must secure a library pass for morning or lunch
time visitation.
Students may check out up to six books at a time.
Books are checked out for two weeks at a time
and should be returned or renewed by the due
date. Students who have lost books, have overdue
books, or have library fines may not check out
additional books until their library record is
clear.
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ONLINE CATALOG
The W. E. Greiner Library Catalog can be
accessed by using the following link:
Online
Catalog!
OR go to:
http://library.dallasisd.org and
choose Greiner Middle School.
Online students may peruse the listings,
find a book, and request a hold on that book
from home.
To renew a book, students should click
on the yellow 'patron record' button and
enter their student ID number (students must
add a zero to the beginning of the number,
making the number 7 digits total) and their
pin number (the last four digits of their
ID number), and click the 'submit request'
button. The next screen will give them the
option to renew a book they have checked
out. Students can also view due dates and
fines on this screen.
In addition, students can put any book in
DISD on hold. To do this, students find a
book they want to put on hold through the
system, go into the record of that book by
clicking on the title of the book (underlined
and in blue), and clicking on the 'hold request'
button located a the top right of the screen.
Students then follow the same procedure of
entering their ID number and pin number as
given above. Once the book arrives on campus,
the student is notified. It's easy, so convenient,
and gives students access to over two million
books! There is also a link to the Dallas
Public Library through this site, where you
can search their library and put books on
hold if you have a Dallas Public Library
card.
OUTSTANDING
BOOK AWARD SITES
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Bluebonnet
Award Books
The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading
program was established in 1979 to
encourage Texas children to read more
books, explore a variety of current
books, develop powers of discrimination,
and identify their favorite books.
The award process provides librarians,
teachers, parents, and writers with
insight into young students' reading
preferences. It further affords an
opportunity to honor and encourage
imaginative authors who create books
with high appeal to children.
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Newbery
Medal Books
The Newbery Medal was named for
eighteenth-century British bookseller
John Newbery. It is awarded annually
by the Association for Library Service
to Children, a division of the American
Library Association, to the author
of the most distinguished contribution
to American literature for children.
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Caldecott
Books
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor
of nineteenth-century English illustrator
Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually
by the Association for Library Service
to Children, a division of the American
Library Association, to the artist
of the most distinguished American
picture book for children.
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Coretta
Scott King Award
The Coretta Scott King
Award is presented annually by the
Coretta Scott King Task Force of the
American Library Association's Social
Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients
are authors and illustrators of African
descent whose distinguished books promote
an understanding and appreciation of
the "American Dream."
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