Welcome to College Hill Elementary Library
Resources
Battle of the Books
What Is Battle of the Books?
Battle of the Books is a fun competition for any student in 4th or 5th grades. These students read books from a set book list and compete in a schoolwide battle to determine which four students will represent College Hill Elementary at the district competition.
Those four students will compete against students from other participating schools, answering questions about the books. To be successful, students must know the book title, as well as details about the story, the characters, and the author.
How do I get on the team?
- First, you have to read the books on the list. The list is available in the resource links above and from your library, so be sure to get a copy.
- Next, read those books and turn in your book slips!
- Last, participate in the school battle in December.
If you win a spot on the College Hill Battle of the Books team, you will go the official Battle of the Books competition in January.Go to the WPS TV webpage to see past battles and livestream the current battles!
Meet the Library Staff
Shawna Waggoner, Librarian
Welcome to the College Hill Library! My name is Shawna Waggoner and I am our school's library media specialist. I have the pleasure of seeing and teaching every student once or twice a week in the library. As your child's teacher-librarian, he/she will learn lifelong skills in information literacy, digital citizenship, and reading!
The library is the heart of our school. It is my intention to create a safe, positive, and organized environment in the library. We will learn to find joy in books and reading every day. We will also be challenged with engaging, rigorous, relevant, and standard-based lessons. My goal is to build a community of strong and independent readers, information seekers, and technology producers.
We will have a great year growing as library users and lifelong learners!
Guide to Book Care
- Keep your books in a safe place.
- Return your books on time.
- Do not eat or drink while reading library books.
- Wash and dry your hands before reading library books.
- Keep books away from pets and little ones. They do not know how to take care of books!
- Never draw or write in a library book!
- Always use a bookmark!
- If the library book has been damaged, bring it to your librarian. They will repair it if they can. DO NOT REPAIR THE BOOK YOURSELF! Your librarian has the right tools and training to fix books.
- If you lose your book or it is damaged while in your care, you will need to pay to replace it. Talk to your librarian.