Houston Elementary School

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In the face of a challenging environment, the Houston Elementary School has thrived. Though it has a school poverty index of 86 percent, the library media center at Houston is integral to students’ academic growth and development. Due to the poverty index, the media center is often the only source for reading materials. In the fall of 2008, Houston became a Problem Based Learning School through a partnership with the Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL) at Wake Forest University. With Problem Based Learning (PBL) students solve problems to integrate learning with existing knowledge, emphasize real world situations for students, and place the students in real life roles. At present, the library cannot provide students with enough up-to-date print materials to perform proper research. Houston plans to work new materials into the curriculum, giving teachers more opportunity to expose students to fact-finding and research.

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Creating a better future for all children through libraries is ALSC’s core purpose.
ALSC envisions a future where:
  • In every library, children come first.
  • All libraries acknowledge the importance of children’s service with adequate materials and resources.
  • All libraries recognize ALSC as a leader in promoting high quality service to children.
  • Libraries recognize and support the value of all staff serving children.
  • Resources, collections, services, and staff reflect the communities they serve.
  • The library’s physical space reflects the developmental needs of children.
  • Children and their families are being served by a variety of non-traditional programs and activities in off-site locations.
In keeping with this envisioned future, the Bookapalooza Program will offer select libraries a collection of materials that will help transform their collection and provide the opportunity for these materials to be used in their community in creative and innovative ways.
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