What+Your+School+Library+Can+Do+For+You

//Stargate Library will be a centralized, friendly, comfortable environment and quality resource for the entire Stargate community, that will assist all patrons in locating and obtaining resources quickly and efficiently through digital, local and state sources.//

The Library is open every school day, a half hour before school, through the lunch/recess time and half hour after school, for reading and study or other quiet endeavors. Whether you are student, staff or parent, we can help!


 * **Books** - find one or many - fiction or non-fiction - in this Library, throughout the school district, in local or even state libraries. Library holds 11,000 volumes listed in searchable on-line [|catalog]
 * **Research** - there are many resources in the Library which have not yet been tapped and there's so much more to on-line research than //Google// and //Wikipedia//
 * **Guidance** on Fair Use, plagiarism and citations available.([|Cut and Paste] video) [|Copyright Chart]
 * Information on **Gifted and Talented** issues, classroom materials and differentiation resources.
 * Assistance with the use of the **Stargate Website** and **Web 2.0** tools such as blogs, wikis, feeds, and social networking bookmarks
 * **Internet safety** tips/strategies available for all ages.
 * A safe, quiet and **study space** open from half an hour before school to half an hour after school ends, every day. Also open through lunch times for quiet activities.
 * Instruction in effective **Library skills** and behavior for all grade levels.
 * **Six patron computers** available for homework or academic research - drop in or schedule ahead.
 * Coordinate **S.W.A.T.** team (Student Workers Assisting Technology)
 * Coordinate the **Stargate Founders Conference**