Library Services :
The Woodlands Preparatory Library
Parent volunteers are always welcome!
Closed during Reading Comprehension, Study Skills Classes and lunch.
Library Program at WPS:
Grades K – 6 are scheduled for
weekly library visits. The visits include story reading or author
studies, library skills learning, and check out.
Grades 7 – 12 classes schedule
library visits as needed.
All Grades: The library has open
scheduling twice daily to encourage independent student visits to
the library.
Library Club – open to all
students, after school on Mondays from 3:15 – 4:00.
Buddy Reading Program: 6th
grade students read to their kindergarten buddies once a month in
the library. This program has been a very positive experience for
both grade levels.A kindergarten student listens to his Buddy read.
A 6th Grade and K class with their reading buddies.
“Happy Birthday Club” is a way for
you to help the WPS Library add quality library bound titles to our
collection. A $20.00 donation to the library provides the
opportunity for you to choose a title that has special meaning for
your child. That title is then ordered by the librarian from Bound
to Stay Bound books. Your child will be the first to check out the
book to share with you. The book will contain a bookplate that
includes a personal message from you honoring your child. You also
receive a picture of your child with the book as a keepsake. This
is a great way to honor your child while providing a quality book
that other children will enjoy for years to come.
Book donations are accepted by the
library during specific times of the year. For example, during our
Book Swap, as a community service project for the Library Club or
other school organization, or when in need of a specific author or
series. Currently, we are not accepting paperback book
donations. The WPS library is concentrating on adding quality
hard back titles to our collection that are age appropriate for our
patrons.
Scholastic Book Fair: Two book
fairs are held during the school year in an effort to generate
funding for the library. The fair in the fall contains a larger
inventory, while the spring fair is smaller. Both events need
volunteers to help students and families shop, operate the cash
registers, and guide younger students up to the fair located in the
mezzanine. We also schedule before and after school shopping hours
for families and need volunteers for these times. The profit from
these events includes 25% cash and additional shopping points to be
used toward items in the Scholastic Instructional Catalog which
includes library bound books, classroom equipment and library
furniture.
School-Wide Book Swap: Students
donate gently used books that they are willing to trade with other
students. Books are collected a couple of weeks before the event.
Each donation includes a form, provided by the library, to list
their name, grade level, teacher’s name and number of books donated.
The form also includes a place for a parent to sign granting
permission for the donation. When the students attend the event,
they may select up to the number of books they donated, to keep. At
the end of the day, any student may purchase left over books for
$.50 each or 3 for $1.00. Any left over books are later donated to
the “Friends of the Library” sale at the public library.
National Children’s Book Week:
During National Children’s Book Week in the fall, volunteers are
needed as guest readers in the library and classrooms. A different
event to encourage reading is planned each day that week.
Volunteers are able to help plan and carry out the events/contestsResources