Resources for Teachers
Teacher Cards
In addition to a personal library card, a Teacher Card is available for professional needs and should be used for educational purposes only. Teacher Cards are available to those working in adult education, K-12 public/private schools, preschools, childcare centers and organizations working with individuals with disabilities. With Teacher Cards, you can access educational materials available only through this resource. Moreover, you can check out up to 100 books, 50 with a Teacher Card and 50 with an individual card.
Teacher Cards are not restricted to Campbell County teachers or residents. Just bring in current proof of employment or verification of homeschool participation to receive your card.
Request Books
With a little notice, we can pull items to help with projects you assign. We can work with you to pull books and audio materials for you to check out and use in your classroom.
We can also pull books for your students to use at the library. This way you can guarantee that all of your students will be able to find helpful materials.
Story Time Kits
Each themed kit contains books, manipulatives, music CDs or DVDs, flannel board sets, and a folder with activity guides and early literacy tips. The thematic activity guides provide suggestions for crafts, games, songs and rhymes that can be used to enhance the use of the kit materials and support early literacy skill building. These kits may be checked out by childcare providers, in-home providers, preschools and patrons with teacher cards.
There are over 40 available Story Time Kits. Topics include bedtime, classic tales, colors, dinosaurs, the five senses, music, nursery rhymes, pets, school, weather and many more. View all Story Time Kits.
Read Along Kits
Read Along Kits consist of one large copy of a picture book for the teacher and 20 board book copies, which can be held by each child in a group setting. There are many ways to use these kits for a hands-on experience during a read-aloud. For example, a Read Along Kit offers children the chance to practice book handling and develop fine motor skills during shared reading while in an early literacy-focused story time. These kits may be used for an early reader book club as well! A teacher card is required to check out these kits. View all Read Along Kits.
Take a Trip to the Library
We give tours of the library to school groups. For younger students, tours include stories and a tour of our collection. Older students are provided instruction on using the online catalog, web resources and how to find materials in our collection. Call to schedule a visit.
Librarian Visits
Librarians are available to visit your classroom. We can provide stories and other activities. We can also talk about programs and resources we have to offer. Please request visits a few weeks in advance.
We Have Computers
Our computers have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. Your students CAN get their projects completed! Before sending students, remind them that they need a valid library card to access our computers.
Online Resources
We subscribe to online databases that cover a wide range of topics. We also subscribe to online services that allow students to access skill improvement courses and online practice tests for Advance Placement exams and college entrance exams.