Welcome to the Lisha Kill Middle School library. Below you will find helpful links and resources for students and parents that will help enhance the educational experience of South Colonie children. For further information, please contact your school librarian.

South Colonie Central School District Excellence and Accountability Student Outcome

"All students will demonstrate the skills to acquire, interpret, and transmit information."

Free Reading Resources for Children, Teens and Adults

Read.gov, from the U.S. Library of Congress, is an online portal of free reading resources for children, teens and even adults. It features online versions of out-of-copyright books for children, including “Mother Goose,” “The Arabian Nights,” “The Secret Garden,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Raven,” and other classics. It also provides webcasts of authors, such as “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer, as well as writing contests, suggested booklists, teaching resources, and more. For more information, click here.

frequently asked questions

How many books can I check out?

Library rule: “As many as you can be responsible for!” For most of you that is probably two or three. Students are allowed only one magazine at a time.

When can I go to the library?

Anytime during the regular school day. You must always have a pass from a teacher. A good time for seventh and eighth graders is during their access period or lunch. Students may stay after school to work on research projects with a pass from a teacher.

How long may I keep material I sign out?

Books for two weeks; magazines for one night; reference books (encyclopedias, etc.) for one night. Books on a reserve cart for research projects can be signed out overnight and must be returned before the end of homeroom the next day.

What if I can’t find or I lose a book?

When you lose, misplace, or damage library material, you need to replace or pay for it in the library office.

If I have a book out, may I still take out more books?

As long as your library book is not overdue you may take out additional books.

popular authors

Below is a list of popular children's authors and illustrators. Simply click a name for a direct link to more information on the person and his or her work.

citing sources

South Colonie follows the style guidelines of the Modern Language Association. South Colonie's Student Research Guide (pdf) is designed to help students be successful in writing a research paper. Please refer to the Student Research Guide whenever there are questions about the research process. For more on citing sources, click here.

data bases

The South Colonie Central School District subscribes to numerous Internet accessible information databases for all age levels. These are available to all district residents by obtaining a password from the librarian, which will allow you to access the list of all district-funded database passwords. For more on databases, click here.

pathfinders

Pathfinders are guides created by South Colonie librarians intended to help students get started investigating a particular topic. More specifically, Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on a topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their research project. For more information on a topic, click on the image titles below.

Drug Abuse	Periodic Table	Seven Wonders
History of the West	Mission Biomes	Civil Rights Movement