Candlewood Elementary School

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

The Graveyard Book Glogster
Click on the link to access a a webpage with links to a book trailer, a reading guide, games, an interview with the author, and a tutorial that explains how to reserve a book at the public library for the 4th and 5th grade book club selection.

 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.

If You 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.

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.