Kathryn Enniss Lapolla, Librarian & DHMS Webmaster
Carol Dowdle, Library Secretary Extraordinaire
Media Center Main Phone Line 678-874-7635
Voice Mail for Kathryn Lapolla 678-874-7633
The library at Druid Hills Middle provides a rich and appealing environment of print and electronic resources. We provide various forms of instruction and support to help our school community achieve the Common Core Standards and the standards outlined in the American Association of School Librarian's Standards for the 21st Century Learner:
We believe:
- Reading is a window to the world.
Reading is a foundational skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment. The degree to which students can read and understand text in all formats (e.g., picture, video, print) and all contexts is a key indicator of success in school and in life. As a lifelong learning skill, reading goes beyond decoding and comprehension to interpretation and development of new understandings.
- Inquiry provides a framework for learning.
The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own. The amount of information available to our learners necessitates that each individual acquire the skills to select, evaluate, and use information appropriately and effectively.
- Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught.
- Technology skills are crucial for future employment and learning needs.
- School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills.
School libraries provide equitable physical and intellectual access to the resources and tools required for learning in a warm, stimulating, and safe environment. School librarians collaborate with others to provide instruction, learning strategies, and practice in using the essential learning skills needed in the 21st century
This material is paraphrased from Standards for the 21st Century Learner.
“To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new.
The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum.”
Common Core State Standards
“Key Design Considerations”
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