Lakeland Middle School Media Center Information



This information sheet is to help you find out how the LMS Library Media Center operates and how it can assist and support you. Our library media center has a flexible schedule. Information and technology skills are integrated into other class work and taught collaboratively by the library/media specialist and the teachers, where joint planning is a major part of the process.



In our Library media Center you will find:

· Fiction and nonfiction books that support the curricula

· A video tape library

· Audio visual equipment

o VCR’s

o Video cameras

o Editing equipment

o Overheads

o Etc.

· Magazines

· Computers

· Internet access

· Digital cameras

· Scanner

· Computer software programs

o Microsoft Office 2000

o PowerPoint

o Inspiration

o Front Page

o MS Publisher

o Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia

o Others

Services offers by the library/media specialist include:

· Collaboration to design problem-bas3ed curricular research projects

· Assisting with new technologies

· Library/media orientation

· Information skills lessons

· Note taking guides/sheets

· Book talks

· Book/AV recommendations

· Material collections

· Library media materials orders

· Author/publishing projects

· Technology in-service

· Storytelling

· Others



Consider yourself invited to utilize our library media center. To schedule and/or plan class time in the library media center, contact:


Lynette Ritchie

260-499-2480

lritchie@lakeland.k