Jonathan Alder Library Media Program

An engaging program that empowers students to be enthusiastic readers, critical thinkers, skilled researchers, and effective users of information and tech.

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

We had an amazing afternoon with our Monroe fourth graders! We dig fossils!@MonroeElem2

[Monroe Elementary @MonroeElem2]

Our 4th grade students had the opportunity to listen to a paleontologist share his knowledge today.

[Jennie Storts @jennie_storts]

Mr. Gnidovec shared his extensive knowledge today with the PCES 4th graders. He’s a paleontologist at The Ohio State University and has been studying fossils for 50 years. Thanks to Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Conley for arranging this educational presentation!

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

Our 4th graders had a special visitor! Paleontologist Dale Gnidovec from OSU! Thank you to our teachers and tech department for making this a huge success! It’s not every day you see a Mastodon tooth!

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

We had a gingerbread man morning with our Monroe preschool class!@MonroeElem2 @JALibrary

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Monroe fourth graders are working with VR, vocabulary stations, and research stations. The Middle Ages is our topic! We have lots of creativity in Miss Crispo’s classes! @MonroeElem2

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

What a great day at Monroe! Our fourth graders were amazing researchers! Our topic was viruses. They researched, used VR, and analyzed resources from The Library of Congress! @MonroeElem2 @JALibrary @NLSchrock

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Good morning and Happy Halloween from the JAHS library where Miss Smith’s French classes are touring a French cemetery….who is buried here?

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

Canaan library had special visitors today for Fantastic Friday! Students learned about the importance of service/therapy animals! Lots of puppy love and smiles on faces! Thank you Lilly and Oakley!

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Mrs. Conley and Mrs. Lawson work their magic. They are leading our nonfiction book talk station as we begin our eighth grade research unit. @JALibrary

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Our Monroe fourth graders joined us in the Think Big Space for their heat transfer lesson. Mrs. Paige joined us! @emily_byers_17 @JALibrary @MonroeElem2

[emily byers @mrsemilybyers]

What an amazing week. I was too busy making color changing paint and moon dough to take a lot of pics 😆 But I am thankful, grateful, and in awe of what our Ss learned this week #ThinkBiGSpace #PioneerTogether @PCElementary @MonroeElem2 @JALibrary @JALibrarian

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

We had another great heat transfer lesson with our fourth graders! They used critical thinking skills, research skills, and their imaginations. @mrsemilybyers @JALibrary

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

We had an amazing morning with Mrs. Brown’s fourth graders! Who would think heat transfer could be so much fun? @mrsemilybyers @JALibrary

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Day 2 world history Medici family murder in the library. Based on evidence gathered, who was behind the murder??

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

Notre Dame construction in the JH library during lunch! Engineers at work!

[Dana Wright @JALibrarian]

Murder in the library! Mrs. Loy’s world history students/detectives are hard at work. In 1478 members of the Medici family were murdered in a political power play. Who orchestrated this attack?

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

Creative designing and building in the JH library with Makerspace activities during lunch! Growing minds!

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

Books on the menu at the JH library! Chef Mrs. Conley hosts 7th graders at the JH Reader’s Cafe!

[Jonathan Alder Library Media Program @JALibrary]

7th graders are busy in JH library finding books for Mrs. Heinig’s biography and memoir unit!