Welcome to the Washington Library!!

The library at Washington Elementary is a wonderful place to be!!  The collection contains over 26,000 volumes and there is something for everyone.

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Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime is offered every spring for children who will be starting Kindergarten in the Fall.  This program is coordinated by the HSA.  It provides children the opportunity to visit the elementary school and helps to ease the transition.

Children hear stories and make crafts in the library.

Children are able to select and check-out books from the library for 2 weeks.

Pre-School Story Time Dates 2012:

2:00 - 2:30pm

  Thurs, Jan 26
  Mon, Feb 13
  Tues, Feb 28
  Thurs, Mar 8
  Mon, Mar 26
  Tues, Apr 10
  Thurs, May 3
  Thurs, May 31

Green Dots
What are the green dots your children are talking about?

Green dots are a special designation we give to the Easy Non fiction section in the library.  The big green dots on the spine helps our youngest students identify these books.  The green dot books are nonfiction books that are perfect for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. Older students also love the green dots.

Bibliography Format
(Adapted from the Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook for works cited)

General Rules

1. Bibliography entries are listed in alphabetical order by the author's last name, or first important word in the title.
2. .Titles of publications are underlined.
3. The first line of an entry is at the margin.  Additional lines are indented five spaces, or one tab.

Books
Author.  Title.  Place of Publication:  Publisher, Copyright Date.

Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books
Author (if Given).  "Title of Article."  Title of Encyclopedia.  Copyright Date.

Periodicals
Author.  "Title of Article."  Title of Magazine.  Date of Magazine: page numbers.

Encyclopedia Articles from CD-ROM

"Title of Article."  Title of CD-ROM.  CD-ROM.  Publisher, Publication Date.

WWW Sites
Author.  "Title of Page or Document."  Date of Publication or Last Revision.  Name or Source of Web Site.

Name and Location of Access (Library or home). Date of Access

Special Events
BOOK FAIR

A book fair is held once a year.  This event brings in a variety of books for students to select and purchase.  All profits from this event are used to purchase library materials.