Dorsett Shoals Elementary School

Students can see what books we have in the DSES library collection by logging in to Classlink at http://portal.dcssga.org/ and then clicking on the Follett Destiny Discover app.  Students in K & 1st can check out one ebook or electronic book at a time.  Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades can check out 2 ebooks at a time.  There are over 900 ebooks in the DSES Library.  You can watch this video to see how to check out an ebook.

7:20 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

SERVICES:

• Class, individual, and professional instruction
• Book talks and personal reading guidance
• Bibliographies
• Automated catalog and circulation system
• Research assistance
• Purchasing and processing of new materials

RESOURCES:

• Over 13,000 books, including more than 980 ebooks in Destiny Discover
• AR Enterprise with access to nearly 150,000 AR tests
• Library media center website
• Online resources
• Over 200 DVDs supporting the curriculum   
• Classroom sets of books for literature circles and guided reading
• Laminator, die cuts, comb binding machines, paper cutters
• Video production studio

Policies and Procedures

Print Books: Kindergarten and first grade students may borrow 1 book for 2 weeks. Second & third grade students may borrow 2 books for 2 weeks. Fourth and fifth grade students may borrow three books for 2 weeks. Fines are assessed for lost or damaged books. Checkouts will be restricted until fines are paid or overdue books are returned.  If students have a late or overdue library book, no other printed books can be checked out until the overdue book is returned.

E-books:  Kindergarten and 1st grade students can check out one ebook for up to two weeks.  Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades can check out two ebooks in addition to the number of printed book checkouts allowed for their grade level.  
You can watch this video to see how to check out an ebook. Thanks to Google for providing grant money so the school could purchase these ebooks.

Reading Goals:
Students are encouraged to read every day for at least 20 minutes and participate in Accelerated Reader testing at school.  Students using the AR program have their own specific AR goal each 9 weeks.  

You can check and see if books you own or borrow from public libraries have an AR test by going to AR Book Find.