The Candlewood Media Center Mission Statement
The mission of the Candlewood Library Media Center is to instruct students in information literacy skills so that they can be effective users of ideas and information, and to foster a love of reading and literature.
Featured Links
Book Adventure
Read a book, take the quiz, and win prizes! Book Adventure is a free website that helps kids track reading goals. Each time you read a book, you can take the companion quiz and earn up to ten points. Once you earn enough points you can redeem them for fabulous prizes!
Homework Resources
Click on the link above to access the online databases available from home through Montgomery County Public Schools. Visit the media center to pick up a list of usernames and passwords for these databases.
Activities and Programs
Special Occasion Book Club
The Special Occasion Book Club is a new tradition here at Candlewood. To celebrate a birthday, a holiday, a special achievement or to show teacher appreciation, you can donate a new book to the media center. Click on the link above to access an electronic copy of the form.
Black-Eyed Susan Program
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Program (BES). BES is a children's choice award for the state of Maryland. The BES Award honors outstanding picture books and chapter books – each year 15 picture books and 10 chapter books are nominated. Students in the state of Maryland vote for the winning book in each category – that is what makes this Award program so exciting! Click on the link above to access a list of the nominated books and other information about the program.
Don’t Know What to Read Next – Try some of these websites!
American Library Association
Links to lists of award-winning books including an archive of past the Caldecott and Newberry winners.
Association of Booksellers for Children
A link to a PDF file of the Association’s top picks for new children’s books.
Graded reading lists for PreK – 6th grade
Notable Trade Books for Young People
Published by the National Council for Teachers of Social Studies, top picks for biographies, folk tales, and books environmental issues and geography and culture.
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12
Outstanding children’s books about topics in the sciences chosen by the National Science Teacher’s Association.
Bookwink
An online database of recommended books for middle grade readers. Also includes vodcasts (short videos) of booktalks so you can get some information before you decide whether or not to read a book.
Planet Esme
A book-a-day blog of children’s literature – a great place to find thematic lists of children’s books at all levels.