The Bauder School Media Center is a place where students can explore the wonders of reading!
Bauder's Media Center provides a safe learning environment that supports the curriculum, promotes a love of reading, and encourages students to find and use information effectively.
With OPAC students can access Bauder's library collection, as well as the collections of other PSD school libraries and the Fort Collins Public Library. OPAC is accessible from computers in the libary, labs and classrooms as well as from home with Internet connection.
Students are introduced to OPAC in kindergarten and by sixth grade are expected to independently conduct OPAC searches for books by subject, title and author. Once they find the book they want online, students learn to find it on the shelf using the Dewey call number and their awareness of non-fiction, fiction and picture book locations in our library. Students learn to self-checkout books when they visit the library outside of their Media Technology class visit and understand circulation routines of returning and renewing books on time.
Information Literacy Guidelines and Standards for 21st Century Learners
Information Literacy is the ability to know when there is a need for information, and to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. Ultimately information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. At Bauder students are enabled to become information literate from a young age. They learn how to find books online and on the shelves, they also learn how to evaluate information they find on the Internet.
Online Research Tools to Enhance Learning
netTrekker d.i. An award-winning search engine created just for students, teachers, and parents that delivers only safe, educator-selected websites every time students use the Internet.
World Book Student Online The premier online reference source. With thousands of articles, state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, periodical content, and more!
Contact Bauder's Media Specialist for login username and password information for home access to netTrekker d.i. and World Book Student Online.
Bauder Media Center Hours 
The Media Center (library and computer lab) is open during the school day. Students are free to use the library throughout the school day with their teacher's permission for browsing, book checkout and return, and research.
Media Technology Rotation Schedule
Bauder students attend Media Technology classes once a week for 45 minutes. During Media Technology rotation they learn information literacy skills and have an opportunity to checkout library books. The day students have Media Technology class is the same day their library books will be due back to return or renew (check out again).
Media_Technology_Class_Schedule_2ndQtr_08_09_.doc (299 KB) 
Care of Books 
Accidents happen. Puppies chew (usually new) books, juice containers leak in backpacks, younger siblings use them for creative art projects, and books get left on the playground the day it rains. Students are responsible for materials checked out to them until they are checked back in at the library. During media class time, students are reminded that it is important to take care of the books in our library collection. We ask that parents reinforce the importance of caring for our library books at home as well.
If a book is lost or becomes damaged beyond use, parents/guardians will be billed for the replacement cost. Payments are preferred so replacemtent books have a library binding that will withstand years of reading.
Book Care Reminders :
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Books don't need to eat; keep all food and drinks away from your reading area.
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Books need protection from small children and pets; keep safely out of reach.
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Books should be enjoyed more than once; always remember to wash your hands before opening.
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Books need bookmarks to save your place; leaves, candy wrappers, or bent corners of pages are not bookmarks.
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Books need to be kept dry at all times; carry water bottles in a separate bag, far away from your books.
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Books need to be protected from the weather; on rainy or snowy days, be sure to put your books in a backpack and make sure your backpack stays dry and off the ground.
 Birthday Books! 
Students at Bauder look forward to choosing a book from the birthday book tubs on their birthday (or 1/2 birthday for summer birthdays)! There are many, many new books to choose from at all reading levels and interests including current titles and books written by well-recognized authors. Birthday books are purchased with points earned from book fair sales or are donated books that are in new or nearly new condition.
Collection Development 
Much time, thought and effort goes into collection development. Mrs. Alexander pours through library journal book reviews, she visits the Fort Collins Regional Library as well as local book stores to see new books in print, she uses OPAC to view the collections at other PSD school libraries and she consults with Bauder's teachers, students and parents to discover the needs of Bauder's readers. There is much work involved to keep and elementary school library collection current and evolving. Older copyright dates and books that are just warn out from years of reading are weeded from the shelves, classics are updated with newer copies to regain 'shelf-appeal', non-fiction content is kept up-to-date and at a reading levels that match our readers abilities and newly published fiction and picture book titles arrive regularly throughout the school year.
New arrivals in the 2008-09 school year:
There are always new books due to arrive so be sure to check back often!
Last updated 10/10/08
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