Library Media Services

Libraries & Systems

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District Library Media Program Mission Statement

The library media program empowers students and staff with equitable access to diverse resources, fosters a love of reading, cultivates information literacy, and supports lifelong learning and research, aligned with the principles of intellectual freedom.

District Library Media Program Policy

The Superintendent or designee shall manage the District’s library media program to comply with (1) State law and Ill. State Board of Education (ISBE) rule and (2) the following standards:

  • The program includes an organized collection of resources available to students and staff to supplement classroom instruction, foster reading for pleasure, enhance information literacy, and support research, as appropriate to students of all abilities in the grade levels served.

  • Financial resources for the program’s resources and supplies are allocated to meet students’ needs.

  • Students in all grades served have equitable access to library media resources.

  • The advice of an individual who is qualified according to ISBE rule is sought regarding the overall direction of the program, including the selection and organization of materials, provision of instruction in information and technology literacy, and structuring the work of library paraprofessionals.

  • The program adheres to the principles of the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, which indicate that materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

  • Staff members are invited to recommend additions to the collection.

  • Students may freely select resource center materials as well as receive guided selection of materials appropriate to specific, planned learning experiences.

Board Policy 6.230, January 2024

Cards for Kids

Students Prek-12th grade who attend Dupo CUSD 196 schools but live in an area unserved by a library are now eligible to receive a free public library card!

Homeschooled children in an unserved library area are also eligible!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • You must geographically live closest to the Daugherty Public Library service area.

  • A parent or guardian must be present with student to receive their card.

  • Parent or guardian must present a valid picture ID and two pieces of mail sent to them in the last 30 days.

For more information, contact Daugherty Library:

220 South Fifth Street
Dupo, Illinois 62239

P: 618-286-4444
F: 618-286-3636

Locating Items in the School Libraries

Locating Items in the School Libraries

Dewey Decimal Classification is the most widely used method of classifying books in a library. It is named for Melvil Dewey, who developed it in 1876 (see Dewey, Melvil).

This system classifies books by dividing them into 10 main groups, each represented by figures, as in the table with this article.

Each of these 10 main classes is broken up into more specialized fields. For example, class 600-699, Technology, is subdivided into 10 special classes. Each of these divisions is further subdivided. 

Call Number Example:

"Call Number" will denote the Dewey Decimal (DDC) hierarchical structure.

Example:

600 Technology

630 Agriculture and related technologies

636 Animal husbandry

636.7 Dogs

636.8 Cats

* Works of fiction have the call number: FIC

* Works of easy-reader fiction have the call number: E

* Biographies have the call numbers: B, 92 or 920

Lexile vs Reading Levels

Lexile vs Reading Levels