We are resource rich in Elmbrook, and our library resources are no exception. Both Pilgrim Park Middle School and Wisconsin Hills Middle School library pages have gone through an update and redesign to make them more user friendly. There are four main resources you can access on our home page. These resources are: Research databases, our digital magazine platform named Flipster, OverDrive Ebook Platform, and the Library Catalog.
Our library research databases have been reformatted. You will now see tiles, rather than text links. Our databases can be used for a variety of research purposes. We have World Book and Encyclopedia Britannica as our general references. We have specialized references like Opposing Viewpoints, Middle Search Plus, Ebsco, Explora and Culture Grams. We also have access to NoodleTools which is the most comprehensive way for students to complete citations for research. Please contact your librarian assistant or Teaching and Learning Specialist if you want further information on any of those materials.
We added online magazines to our website. The online magazine platform is called Flipster (which is the same platform that Brookfield Public library uses). We have an unlimited use model which allows multiple students to use a specific magazine at a time. Each middle school has different magazines. These magazines were chosen based on student and teacher input.
The library is open 24/7 because OverDrive is our district Ebook and audiobook platform. You have access to over 4100 eBooks and audiobooks. Students and teachers can browse through collections, subjects, and books based on text difficulty. There is also an AMAZING staff library that carries many professional, and may I say, high interest books for teachers. We are also very responsive to needs. We are able to purchase and attain books within a two hour window if the need arises!
The library catalog has been a staple of the library home page. Both schools maintain an up-to-date collection of print books in both fiction and non-fiction. Students can use this page to search for books before they even need to go to the library. Encourage your kids to bring their Chromebooks to the library so they have a mobile searching system while browsing for books.
These are the highlights of what your libraries can provide you. Make sure you contact your Technology TLS or Librarian Assistant if you have any questions, needs, or wants. We are here to help you.
Pilgrim Park
TLS - Dan Gebauer (gebauerd@elmbrookschools.org)
Library Assistant - Jenny Beehler (beehlerj@elmbrookschools.org)
Wisconsin Hills
TLS - Shane Radosevich (radosevs@elmbrookschools.org)
Library Assistant - Judy Scaro (scaroj@elmbrookschools.org)
Submitted by, Dan Gebauer, TLS at Pilgrim Park Middle School
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