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Welcome to the Milton Frye Library
of the Marion Cross School
Joy Blongewicz, Teacher-Librarian
joy.blongewicz@marioncross.org
802-649-1703 ex.t 208
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. except Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
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Suggestions for Summer Reading
Kindergarten - Grade 1
Grades 2 - 3
Grades 4 - 6
New this Year! You may now access the MCS library catalog online! This will enable you to see which books are included in the library's collection and whether they are available for check out. No student, staff or parent accounts may be accessed from this site and no holds may be placed on books. This can only be done at the library by the librarian or library volunteers. Please click on the link to access the MCS Library Catalog. |
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General Library Information and Procedures
Library Lessons
Students in all grades have a library lesson once per six-day schedule. Additionally, some teachers bring their classes in on a weekly basis for browsing and book check out. The focus of the library lessons is to enrich and expand the students' knowledge and appreciation of literature, to support the class curriculum in all grades and to teach library skills enabling students to know how to access and evaluate information.
Book Checkout
All students may have two books checked out at a time. The loan period is two weeks at which time the books should be returned or renewed (the book must be brought into the library for renewal). Students needing additional books for a class assignment are allowed to check out more than two books. Please note: The new 6 day schedule will be taken into account when assigning the due dates.
Overdue Books
The total number of books a student may have checked out at one time is two. (See the exception above.) Therefore, if a student has one overdue book, only one more book may be checked out. If both books are overdue, no additional books may be checked out until the books are returned. If the book is lost or damaged, please pay the replacement fee for the book so that the account can be cleared and your child can once again check out library books. If the book is later found and is in good condition, your money will be refunded. Please help your child to develop a routine of keeping library books in a designated place and returning them on time.
Milton Frye Library History
Our library is named to honor Milton Frye, our school principal from 1973 to 1996, whose foresight and support enabled the library to evolve into a superb elementary school resource center for the 21st century. The collection numbers about 20,000 volumes including picture books, fiction, folklore, mythology, poetry, biography, informational books, and student, teacher and parent reference materials. It was developed to promote our library goals which are to foster a love for reading and to teach the use of information tools and resources.
Dr. Fran Nye is one of the library’s original “founding mothers”. In 1960 there was no school library. As part of the Norwich Women’s Club, Dr. Nye and several other mothers set up a cart in the principal’s office to be the first library. The Women’s Club organized the first book sale to raise money to buy books to expand the library. (For many years, the book sales were the only source of funds for purchasing library books.) As the number of books outgrew their space and the Dresden Compact was established so that the Norwich seventh and eighth graders went to school in Hanover, the upstairs of the 1898 building was available for a library space. Dr. Nye’s husband, Bob, built the shelves for the library, the same shelves that house our non-fiction collection today, and Dr. Nye was one of the mothers who operated the library on weekday afternoons.
Still a library volunteer, Dr. Nye works at the circulation desk on Monday and Friday mornings and takes home all of our damaged books to repair. She has lived across the street from the Marion Cross School for about fifty years. Her barn is that wonderful storage facility for community projects from the Christmas Revels to the MCS Book Sale. All three of her children attended MCS from first through sixth grade (there was no kindergarten at the time) when its principal was Marion Cross and the school was known as the Norwich Village School.
Dr. Nye’s favorite children’s book is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She reads it every spring. Perhaps because of her work as a psychiatrist, Dr. Nye is repeatedly touched by the little girl who makes people well through the power of nature. Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter and The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth are two other books the Dr. Nye loves and recommends.
The Caldecott Medal - Awarded for the most distinguished picture book
Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the illustrator of the “most distinguished American picture book for children” published in the previous calendar year. In addition to the winner, an unspecified number of honor books may be selected each year. The medal was first presented in 1937 to Dorothy Lathrop for her book Animals of the Bible.
Our second graders read and listen to Caldecott winners during the last six weeks of the school year, for which they design their own special medal. The winning medal design is permanently placed on the cover of the book the students have chosen as their "Caldecott of Caldecotts" winner.
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher (DCF) Children's Book Award - Books for 4th - 6th grade
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award is the second oldest child-selected award in the country. Its purpose is to “encourage Vermont children to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.” Each year a committee of Vermont teachers and librarians creates a master list of thirty titles by living American authors published in the previous year. These books are selected for their literary merit and their appeal to children in grades four through eight.
In Norwich, the DCF books for the year are introduced at a program at the Norwich Public Library in early June and are available for check out throughout the summer and school year. Children in the fourth through sixth grade are invited to read as many of the books as they wish. In September and October the fourth grades begin their school reading focusing on the DCF books. Fifth and sixth graders have access to the school DCF collection beginning in November.
Any child reading five or more DCF books is entitled to vote for the DCF Award in April. Any child reading fifteen or more DCF books is eligible to attend the DCF ceremony in late May. Four lucky Norwich students, selected by a random draw from the eligible readers, will go to this event with Mrs. Blongewicz. At the ceremony the winning author will receive the award and speak to the students.
The Newbery Medal - Best Book of the Year
Newbery Medal and Honor Books
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the “most distinguished work of American literature for children” published in the previous calendar year. In addition to the winner, an unspecified number of honor books may be selected each year. The medal was first presented in 1922 to Heinrich Van Loon for his book The Story of Mankind.
Our sixth graders choose among the Newbery classics for one of their reading chunks each year. We encourage them to read as many Newbery winners as they wish.
The Red Clover Award - Books for Kindergarten - 4th grade
Red Clover Award Program
The Red Clover Award is a Vermont children’s choice picture book award program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The Red Clover Award is given annually to one of ten picture books nominated by a committee comprised of teachers and librarians and voted on by Vermont children. Its purpose is to “help children to develop an appreciation for excellence in writing and illustrations that will stay with them all of their lives.” At MCS, we incorporate The Red Clover books into the first, second and third grade curriculums. Children in these grades listen to and/or read and discuss the ten selections and then vote for their favorite in April.
Celebration Books
The Marion Cross School PTO sponsors a Celebration Book Program at the school library. Each year families purchase books for the library in honor of their child, a significant person or an event such as a birthday or holiday. Each book given receives a bookplate inscribed with the child’s name (or other special person) and date of the event being recognized. Since the program’s inception in March 1994, over 1,200 books have been added to the collection.
During the month of the child’s celebration, he or she will be called to the library to select a Celebration Book. A parent volunteer will help each child in the selection of his or her book within the designated price range and will inform families of their child’s selection. Children who would like to mark their summer birthdays choose books during their half-birthday month. The books offered have been pre-selected by Mrs. Blongewicz. If a child has a specific book request or a parent would like to purchase a book for the library, families should contact Mrs. Blongewicz at the library. Through the generosity of the Norwich Bookstore we are able to acquire books for the library at a 20% discount, passing on the profit to the Celebration Book Program fund.