Library
About our Librarian
The 2022-2023 school year is my 13th year as an elementary school librarian! I was at Faria A+ Elementary for seven years before joining Montclaire Elementary. Sharing my love for books, stories, and literature makes working with our students a GREAT job every day!
If you have any questions, or would like to reach out, you can contact me via email proffitt_jane@cusdk8.org
Library Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Classes come during their scheduled half hour each week and enjoy story or literature time, as well as book checkout time.
Lunch Time Library is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
12:00 - 12:20 for 4th and 5th grade
12:20 - 12:40 for 2nd grade only
12:40 - 1:00 for 3rd grade only
Book Recommendations
Borrowing Policies
Classes come during their scheduled half hour each week and enjoy story or literature time, as well as book checkout time.
Student borrowing policies are as follows:
Books:
TK -1 book for 1 week (once we start checking out books)
Kindergarten - 1 book for 1 week
1st through 4th grades - 2 books for up to 2 weeks
5th grade - 3 books for up to 2 weeks
eBooks:
All Grades - 2 books for 2 weeks
NOTE: eBooks cannot be checked out if there is an overdue on the account.
Fines and Fees:
There are no fines for Overdue books, however, they should always be returned on time. If a book is Overdue for too long, checkout privileges may be temporarily suspended. If a book is lost or damaged, then it must be paid for in full. Replacing the book itself is not an option.
Digital Resources
Students have access to many different digital library resources through CUSD, the State of California, and more. Feel free to use the links below to access these.
READ ALOUDS (mostly picture books)
Reading Starts Here - In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Candlewick Press (children's book publisher) created this site of 365 videos about picture books including author talking about writing and read alouds.
Storyline Online - free book read alouds
RESEARCH
Britannica Online - The encyclopedia online for students at all reading levels!
School Access ID: cupertino
School Passcode: cusd
ProQuest CultureGrams (grades 3+) - CultureGrams (from ProQuest) provides easy-to-understand cultural information about all countries of the world, all 50 US states, and all the Canadian provinces.
username: cupertinousd
password: Cupertino1!
ProQuest Discoverer (grades 3+) - Discoverer provides selected (and appropriate) content for beginning researchers to explore factual information about famous people, countries/states/provinces, animals, and controversial issues. DK Eyewitness books are also fully downloadable from here!
Username: cupertinousd
Password: Cupertino1!
TeachingBooks - This website has author bios, interviews, and other links to take you deeper into the stories that we love.