Library

Welcome to our ILES Library page. I am Mrs. Melissa Minter, your Library Media Specialist, and along with Mrs. Leann Henaghan, your library assistant, we are here to ignite a passion for reading in all of our students. I spend my time evaluating and purchasing new materials for the library, teach students how to find and use library resources, as well as support classroom teachers by co-teaching SOL-based lessons and integrating technology into everyday activities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The mission of the Lower School Library is to create a student-centered library media center which provides a safe, nurturing environment in which students can successfully seek information and ideas for their educational, informational, and recreational needs. The library seeks to promote an appreciation of literature enabling students to interpret meaning from various forms of literature as they become lifelong readers and learners.

The Indian Lakes Elementary Library maintains a collection of print books, magazines and eBooks. In order to provide accurate, up-to-date information for student reports, the library subscribes to comprehensive online databases, including encyclopedias and full text periodical sources. All databases may be accessed remotely by students (first through fifth) to facilitate student research at home.

The library seeks to ensure that our students acquire the necessary information literacy skills they will need to become productive learners with skills and knowledge necessary to lead successful meaningful lives in the 21st century. This mission recognizes the essential role of the school library program in the educational process as students reach their full potential.

Online Resources

Visit our school’s Destiny Discover page to browse our library’s catalog. To access our online databases and our e-books and audiobooks in Sora, please go through ClassLink on a student Chromebook.

• Pre-kindergarten & Kindergarten students may check out 1 book per week
• Grades 1-3 students may check out 2 books per week
• Grades 4-5 students may check out 3 books per week
• Books are checked out for a week, but can be renewed if it is not on hold for another student.
• All items should be turned in or renewed by their due date, located on the back of the book. Please be courteous to the other students and staff that are waiting to read that same book.
• Please note that parents are financially responsible for any lost or damaged items.