WAUKESHA PUBLIC LIBRARY:
SUPPORTING LEARNING WITH SHARED RESOURCES & SERVICES
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
- All SDW teachers, including those who live
outside Waukesha County, can register for cards at Waukesha
Public Library. Just stop in at our Special Services Desk with your
School District ID.
- Waukesha Public Library is a great resource
for materials to supplement your classroom and curricular
collections. Looking for books on a specific topic? Give us a call
at (262) 524-3692, or email our Children’s Reference Desk at kidsref@waukesha-wi.gov, and we can pull books and
have them ready for you the next day.
- Most materials that aren’t being held for
other library users can be renewed up to three times, which allows
teachers to keep materials for up to twelve weeks.
- Teachers can also place holds on materials
from Waukesha Public Library and the other 23 libraries in the Bridges
Library System. Log on to your library account, search
for materials, and place them on hold. You’ll be notified when items
are ready, and can simply pick them up for checkout on the holds shelf at
the library. Need multiple copies of a title? Call the Children’s
Reference Desk, and we’ll place a hold for you.
SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING
- In addition to our large collection of
children’s, young adult, and adult books and AV material, Waukesha Public
Library’s databases are a
great resource for student research. Several databases, such as teachingbooks.net and
NoveList K-8, are useful for teachers seeking resources as well.
- Gale Courses offers
free, instructor-led courses for individuals with library cards. Courses
offered include computer applications, foreign languages, and test
preparation.
- Overdrive gives library cardholders access to thousands
of children’s, young adult, and adult ebooks and audiobooks through a
statewide consortium. Students and teachers can download the Libby
app to make browsing and checkout even easier.
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
- Beginning September 3, the library is no
longer charging overdue fees for children’s department materials (all
items on the second floor). The policy will apply to both children’s and
adult library cards, including teacher cards. Library users will still be
billed for lost or damaged materials.
- Waukesha Public Library can help connect
students who don’t have access to WiFi outside of school. Library
cardholders may use internet computers in the
children’s, young adult, and adult reference areas of the library.
Printing is also available.
- Wifi hotspots are
available to check out and use at home.
- Discounted internet may be
available to some of your students.
- WPL’s comprehensive
collection includes Spanish, bilingual, and hi/low fiction and non-fiction
books for readers at all grade levels. Contact us if you have a
specific need.
PROGRAMMING AND MORE
- Waukesha Public Library offers a wide variety
of programming for children and teens, from
technology and art programs to book discussions. Check out our calendar, and
feel free to share it with your students!
- Interested in scheduling a library orientation
or special storytime, or having your students get library cards?
Contact Community Library Liaison Michele Gagner at (262) 524-3692, or mgagner@waukesha.k12.wi.us.
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