Partners in Education September 2003

	Partners in Education September 2003-2004	The Fayette County Media Services and School Libraries Newsletter

	SEPTEMBER NEWS Personnel Celebrate PD Registration Media Services Lexington Public Library World Book TITLEWAVE To be sent by Courier
Partners in Education September 2003-2004 Cataloging Pointers Follett Tips Programming Suggestions School Spotlight Professional Growth TRC & WebMax	LMS Personnel * Congrats to the following LMS for being involved as STC and/or with STLP in their buildings: Callie Bowker (Academy); Barbara Carter (Arlington); Joni Maloney (JRE); Melody Coyle (Meadowthorpe); Beth Drake (Yates); Melissa Brewer (BSTMS); Stacie Musgrave (Stonewall) Celebrate: * September 20th-27th is Banned Books Week
	FCPS Librarian's Professional Development * Please refer to the Datebook section of Media Services or the orange handout you received at the opening day meeting to assist you in planning your professional development experiences. You may e-mail Nancy, Mary Lou or Barby to register for any session held within our school system.
	Media Services * To get to the services provided to school libraries, go to http://teach.fcps.net/trt11/libtechserv/services.htm You will find links to the TWO new services we have begun this school year. Teacher Resource Center and KET Tape Duplication
	Lexington Public Library * Join one of the 10 Online Book Clubs sponsored by the LPL. http://www.chapteraday.com/library/lexington/index.html These are appropriate for middle and high school students and staff. Every day participants will receive a five minute portion of a published book published though e-mail. Read at home, at work, or at school. * Live Homework Hotline has new hours: 2:00pm to midnight. To get into the Help line at http://www.lexpublib.org/databases/login.cfm?dbname=tutor users need to have a LPL Library card. * September 10th - 4:00-5:30 - Come meet the new director, Kathleen Imhoff at Southern Elementary School Library.
	World Book Online WB has made some changes in its online format. This district paid source is now called the *World Book Online Reference Center* and can be used within the fayette domain seamlessly at http://www.worldbookonline.com/. To explore the changes, look for What's New. You can preview from the EXPLORE link a capsule of the site's new look and features. You will find a link to this from the intranet page at http://intranet.fcps.net/intrahome.asp
	Titlewave * Take note of the updates to Follett's Titlewave website. Upon logging into the site, using the 'Curriculum' tab, you will find the following assistance for collection development based on Kentucky and National Standards.




	Additional information to arrive via Courier listed below * Grades 4-6 - Lesson Plan and Web/MAX bibliography for "Social Studies/Reading/Language Arts: American Revolution" * Follett PHD uses * FCPS Librarians' Directory * Black Magazine Agency Price List/Order form - please note that if you see an N after a price, there is no discount on the bid.
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