Mrs. Lemon & Mrs. Dugan welcome you to the Library!!
The Pope County Elementary/Junior High Library is open during school hours Monday through Friday and serves K-8 students and teachers. We offer a vast assortment of approximately 4,000 books. We are always adding to the collection. We are also part of the Illinois Heartland Library System allowing our students access to books from any library in the state as well as circulating books with other libraries throughout the state. We subscribe to cloudLibrary which has available digital books to be checked out and read online.
Check out our Library Catalog and other resources that are available on the tabs below. Our Kids Corner is updated monthly.
In the afternoon grades K-5 students are able to go to the Library weekly during Fine Arts time to check out books, have library lessons, storytime or work on computers. They will return their books during their next Library Fine Arts time or renew the book for another week. A student can have no more than two (2) books checked out at any time. Students are responsible for the books and if a book is lost or damaged, they will be charged to replace it or provide a replacement.
If students finish their book and need to get another one before their Library Fine Arts time, they can get their teacher’s permission to go to the Library to check out a book. When Mrs. Lemon is not available there is a Book Checkout Form on the desk to be completed with the student’s first and last name, title of the book and the barcode number.
Mrs. Dugan should be in the Library on Monday mornings to check out books for Junior High. Junior High teachers can send down one student at a time anytime during the day and complete the Book Checkout Form (or for Mrs. Lemon to check out a book).
Mrs. Dugan, the Library Media Specialist, and Mrs. Lemon, the Library Aide, are responsible for the Fine Arts Library classes, purchasing, cataloging, and other behind the scenes processes to keep the Library up-to-date and running smoothly. They work hard to provide their students with a great learning experience and strive to encourage them to become life-long learners with a love of reading.
The PCE/JH Library lab of 25 networked laptop computers is available for student and faculty use. There are 2 mobile computer carts with laptops that can be taken to the classrooms. A wall mounted smart board/projector is available to be used for presentations. Classroom teachers can also schedule time to bring classes to the library in the mornings. Please schedule your library time on the clip board calendar.
We participate in Accelerated Reader to help student’s reading skills. Mrs. Lemon administers the STAR Test to students four (4) times a year to monitor their progress. Students receive a color code for the level of books they need to read and a point goal for the nine (9) weeks. These guidelines help to develop reading comprehension and skills:
● Students should read books on their level and take an AR test when finished with the book.
● Students should not use the book to answer the questions.
● Students are limited to one (1) AR test per day.