I'm Sally Rasch, and I'm your librarian. Trina Burton is your library paraprofessional, and my right hand. We want everyone reading, and we put out the welcome mat for students and parents alike.

Students begin reading a page from the book. If they do not know a word they put out a finger. Once they reach the end of the page, they count how many fingers they have up. Depending on the number of fingers, they decide if the book is right for them.

0-1: Enjoy the book. Have Fun!
2: Just right. Enjoy!
3: Challenging… but try it, you’ll like it.
4: Very Challenging. Read with a partner.
5: Too hard. Try again a little later.

We love parents to check out reading materials for their students. In addition, we have parent backpacks that contain literature and activities in English and Spanish, and backpacks in English with Carbo recorded CDs of the books.

We are open during school hours. We are on a flexible schedule and students may return books and get new ones on their assigned day. They can also check out books whenever their teachers allow! Reading Counts is a valued teaching tool at Carroll. The books with Reading Counts tests available have blue dots on them.

Tumble Books (English and Spanish)
netTrekker
Culture Grams
EBSCOhost (English and Spanish)
Britannica Online. (English)
Britannica’s Spanish Reference Center
Facts on File
Maps 101
TeachingBooks.net
Discovery Education Streaming