Pinedale's Media Center

The Library Media Center supports the Alabama State Course of Study, the basis of our school curriculum program, and the Information Literacy Skills published by the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association.

Our Mission Statement

"Our library is committed to providing quality print and electronic resources while fostering information literacy skills through effective research and retrieval as well as developing a lifelong love of reading."

Pinedale Elementary Library Media Center provides open access for all students. The Library Media Center uses Atriuum as its automated management system.

Our collection contains over 15,000 books, videos, die cuts, 5 networked computers four Internet research and word processing, four search stations and the "InfoCentre" circulation system. 

First, Second and Third grade students visit the library as a class once a week. They are allowed to check out three books at a time.  Students must read all three books before returning to the library.   All students are welcome to come to the library for checkout and research in groups of two anytime during the week. 

Circulation statistics (over 72,000 checked out in 2008-2009) indicate              the library is used widely by students, teachers and staff. 

To search for books currently in our Media Center you may go to  Book Systems