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About Our Media Center
Orange County Public Schools' library media programs are the hub of our schools and provide equitable access to resources that engage students in learning. Through promoting reading appreciation, teaching digital and information literacy skills, facilitating inquiry through both independent and collaborative learning, library media programs contribute to ensuring that every student has a promising and successful future.
Media Center Staff
- Ann Dobson, Media Specialist, ann.dobson@ocps.net
Summer Reading Options
- Barnes and Nobel (from their website): Participation is a fun and easy way for kids to earn free books. They simply read a designated number of books – library books, books borrowed from friends or books bought at Barnes & Noble – write about their favorite part in our Reading Journal, and bring a completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Children then choose their free book from the books listed on the Reading Journal and collect their free book from a store near them during July and August.
- Scholastic Summer Reading Home Base- From May 9th through September 12th, kids can visit the summer zone in Scholastic Home Base, a completely free digital destination which offers stories, characters, games, and a community of readers. Home Base is moderated for safety 24/7.
- Books-a-Million Summer Reading Adventure (closest location in Kissimmee or Leesburg) If you have students who are into the Wings of Fire series, this summer reading challenge is for them. Kids read all six WOF books and complete the log book. Then they bring it in to a Books-a-Million store for a free hat (while supplies last).
Chess Kid
DID YOU KNOW that OCPS provides students the opportunity to learn and play CHESS on LaunchPad? Kids can play and learn chess online with the best tools - tactics, puzzles, videos, lessons and more! CHECK it out!
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Orange County Public Schools uses Follett Destiny’s Library Management System to catalog all materials maintained in the school library media center. The Destiny Library Catalog can be accessed by hovering over the Media Center tab on this website and selecting the “Destiny Library Catalog” option from the dropdown menu.
The public has access to search any school’s library catalog for available titles. The brief video below demonstrates how to search a school’s library catalog.
Additional library media materials can be accessed through the following links or on LaunchPad.- Learning Ally (titles assigned by teacher)
- Orange County Library System Virtual Library Card
- Elementary Grades Sora eBook Catalog
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Orange County Public Schools' collection development procedures are documented on School Board Policy IJL - Library Materials Selection and Adoption. Library media materials, whether purchased or donated, are selected by a school district employee who holds a valid educational media specialist certificate. Our school’s collection development plan can be accessed using the link below:
- Collection Development Plan 2024-25 Thornebrooke Elementary Collection Development Plan.pdf
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Instructional Materials
A list of all instructional materials, including those materials used to provide instruction required by Section 1003.42, Florida Statutes, are linked below.All supplemental instructional materials, purchased by the school or district, are linked below:
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A list of all materials, specifically books, required as part of a school or grade-level reading lists are accessible below.
- School and Grade-Level Reading Lists K-5 District Adopted Instructional Materials
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Our school's classroom libraries are available to the public at the link below and may be searched by title or author.