To be safe and avoid Copyright Infringement (stealing), students should use one of the following websites to find photos, artwork and graphics that are licensed under the Creative Commons. Look for the CC logo.

Getty Images, Royalty Free
username: littlefallslibrary password: library2

Wikimedia Commons
Check the notes to make sure the author releases permission to use his or her image.

OpenPhoto.net

More often than not, students are using Google Images to pull and cite pictures that have been illegally used without an author’s permission on a secondary site. Students should be using credible sources to obtain images and then citing them with NoodleTools‘ citation generator.

Visit the new Library Resource Catalogs below to find books, ebooks, databases and more:

Benton Hall Library Resource Catalog

Middle School / High School Library Resource Catalog

Want FREE eBooks and Audiobooks on Your Devices?

Click the icon above to browse the Overdrive Virtual Library. See a title you want to read? Transfer eBooks and Audiobooks right to your own mobile devices and eReaders, including the Nook, Kindle, iPod, iPad, iPhone, or Android tablet/phone. For many devices, you can browse and download books right to your devices through the Overdrive Media Console App.

For more information on devices, the Device Resource Center.

Use your computer username and password to access the titles.

Watch this video tutorial to learn more.

Emily Gibson, Library Media Specialist
egibson@lfcsd.org
315.823.1167 Ext. 3129

Carol Giaquinto, MS Library Aid Pam LaValla, HS Library Aid
cgiaquinto@lfcsd.org plavalla@lfcsd.org
315.823.1167 Ext. 2136 315.823.1167 Ext. 2136

Lisa M. Douglas, BH Library Assistant Terri Scaparo, BH Library Assistant
ldouglas@lfcsd.org tscaparo@lfcsd.org
315.823.1400 Ext. 1116 315.823.1400 Ext. 1116

The purpose of the school library  is to ensure that students become “effective users of information.” This means knowing how to formulate good questions, how to locate information, and how to determine whether the information source is relevant and reliable.  Of course, we always encourage the joys of reading for fun and pursuing personal interests.

The Mission of the library is to provide all students with the foundation they will need to be “effective users of ideas and information” in school and beyond (American Association of School Librarians 6). This library’s program will teach students and staff in a “technologically rich, literary environment, celebrating each student’s individual success” in support of Little Falls City School District Standards. The library program will provide a wide range of materials on varying difficulty levels and topics to encourage lifelong learning, reading and “intellectual curiosity” (Fort).

“Once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” ~ Laura Bush