The Annie Belle Clark Media Center is a vibrant hub of learning and creativity, perfectly situated at the heart of our school to ensure easy access for all students and classrooms. Its flexible schedule allows a diverse range of activities to take place simultaneously, fostering an environment where students from Pre-K to Fifth grade can engage in various educational pursuits. On any given day, you might observe a class captivated by a story or lesson, while other students are busy selecting books, conducting research in the reference center, experimenting in the Makerspace, or enjoying a quiet moment in the Reading Center.

Accessibility is a cornerstone of our media center's philosophy. Students are encouraged to visit whenever they need new materials, with books available for a one-week borrowing period. Renewals are allowed to ensure that learners have ample time to explore their selected works. While fines are only imposed for lost or damaged items, the media center emphasizes the development of responsible borrowing habits. Students who fail to return items or pay fines may face temporary restrictions on borrowing privileges, reinforcing the importance of accountability.

Our goal is to cultivate a community of enthusiastic and responsible readers and learners. By offering a diverse array of resources and activities, the Annie Belle Clark Media Center aims to inspire curiosity and foster a lifelong love of learning. The media center stands as a testament to the school's commitment to nurturing well-rounded, informed, and creative individuals.

We began a new tradition a few years ago at ABC – the “Birthday Book Club”.  It has been a huge success, and we hope it will be again!  This program is designed to honor students on their birthdays while adding new books to our media center collection.
Joining this club makes your child eligible to select a book to be placed in our media center in his or her honor. You can join the Birthday Book Club at any time--- even if your birthday has already passed. Just let us know!

Here's how it works:

1. Return this form indicating your desire to participate in the Birthday Book Club.  On or near your child’s birthday he or she will be called to the media center to select a book.  The media specialist will provide a selection of age appropriate books for the child to choose from.

2. A bookplate will be placed in the book indicating that the book was donated in your child's name and in honor of his/her birthday. The date of the birthday will be included. 

3. Near the end of each month we will present books to students during the morning WABC News.

4. Finally, he or she will be the first person to check out the book and may take it home to share with you.  When it is returned, it will be placed in the media center for all the students at Annie Belle Clark to enjoy!

If your child has a summer birthday, please consider choosing a date during the school year to honor him/her or during the month of May right before school is out. We don't want the birthdays of these students to be unrecognized!  Also, we have had many students donate books in honor of teachers, our principal, etc.  This is a great and lasting gift to our whole school.

We are confident that your child will be delighted to be honored in this way, and the ABC media center collection will continue to grow.  Thank you for your support.  If you have any questions, contact Tori Bennett at 387-2410.

Our students are being challenged to read books from different genres this school year! Students will be showcased on the news and receive a prize once they have successfully completed the challenge.

Directions for Pre-K students: Pre-K students will have two opportunities to be a Blue Devil Bookworm, in the Fall and again in the Spring. To be a Blue Devil Bookworm, students will read, or have an adult read to them, 25 books by Dec. 20th, 2024 for the Fall and May 9th, 2025 for the Spring. Students should read 10 nonfiction and 10 fiction books. The other 5 books can be from either genre. Students (with parent assistance if needed) will read the book, log the book, and then the student will write their name. Students will turn in this log once completed to Mrs. Bennett in the Media Center to become a Blue Devil Bookworm and earn a prize.

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Directions for K - 2nd Grade students: K - 2nd grade students will have two opportunities to be a Blue Devil Bookworm, in the Fall and again in the Spring. To be a Blue Devil Bookworm, students will read, or have an adult read to them, 25 books by Dec. 20th, 2024 for the Fall and May 9th, 2025 for the Spring. Students should read 10 nonfiction and 10 fiction books. The other 5 books can be from either genre. Students (with parent assistance if needed) will read the book, log the book, and then write a sentence about the book. Students will turn in this log once completed to Mrs. Bennett in the Media Center to become a Blue Devil Bookworm and earn a prize.

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Directions for 3rd - 5th Grade: To be a Blue Devil Bookworm, students will read 20 books by May 9th, 2025. Students will complete a Google Slides Presentation that has been shared with them in their Media Center Google Classroom. Students must read one book from at least 10 of the genres on slide 2. The other 10 books can be from any genre choice. Students will read the book and then create a slide to demonstrate their understanding of the book. Slides 3 and 4 have criteria and an example for students. Turn in this assignment via Google Classroom when all 20 books have been completed and notify Mrs. Bennett.