Mission: The Hoover Library program’s goal is to prepare students to become life-long learners and to be effective users of information.

The Hoover Library program:

• Encourages students to enjoy reading and appreciate literature,
• Provides access to a wide variety of materials,
• Teaches students information literacy skills.
  

Library Skills Taught

Kindergarten:
Classes come to the library for 30 minutes once a week. Students listen to a story and are allowed to check out one (1) book.

Skills:

• Listen quietly to a story.
• Use a shelf marker.
• Identify parts of a book.
• Understand some library terms (vocabulary).
• Responsibility (return items on time, care of books).

Grades 1 - 3:
Classes come to the library for 30 minutes once a week. Students listen to a story and are allowed to check out two (2) or three (3) books.

Skills:

• Learn library rules.
• Identify the main sections of the library.
• Distinguish fiction and non-fiction.
• Learn about call numbers and alphabetizing.

Grades 4 & 5:
Classes come to the library for 40 minutes once a week. Students learn and practice library skills and are allowed to check out up to four (4) books.

Skills:

• Review library rules and regulations.
• Identify the main sections of the library.
• Perform searches using on-line catalog.
• Learn main divisions of the Dewey Decimal System.
• Learn about reference sources:
  encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, CD ROMs and the Inter

Library Collection

The Hoover school library has a wide collection of picture books, fiction, and non-fiction books. Books and materials that are in the school library have been selected to:

• Support curriculum and enrichment instruction.
• Provide quality literary choices and support student interests.
• Serve a multi-cultural student body.

The catalog can be accessed at: PAUSD’s Library Links.

Donations

The library welcomes donations of books to expand and restock is collection. New books donated to the library can have a nameplate placed in the book indicating the donor’s name.

New Books

The librarian has a selection of new books identified for donation. These books are selected to enhance the overall Hoover Library collection. The following are the programs in place for acquiring new books:

• Adopt-a-Book – Select a book for the library's collection during open house events.
• Book Fair – Select a book from book fairs held in the fall and sprin

Used Books

The Hoover library accepts donations of used books in good condition at any time.

Upkeep

Volunteers help by:

• Cleaning, covering and mending books to prolong their shelf life
• Processing new books and materials

Please contact the librarian if you are interested in helping.

Resources

Suggested Reading Lists

Award Winning Books:

• Caldecott Award Winners
• Newbery Award Winners

Hoover’s traditional suggested books by grade level:

• 1st Grade (Author, title and annotation for all grade levels) -PDF
• 2nd and 3rd Grade (Author and title list) -PDF
• 4th and 5th Grade (Author and title list) -PDF
• 6th Grade (Author and title list) -PDF

Other Palo Alto School District Sites:

• Walter Hays Home Reading Lists
  Scroll down the page to Social/Emotional Reading List
  Arranged by character building themes
• Juana Briones Book Lists
• PAUSD Internet Resources

Other Lists of Children’s Books:

• Palo Alto Library Children’s Lists
• Santa Clara County Library: Booklists for Kids
• Mountain View Library – Children
• Math and Science Literature (K-12) (California Department of Education)
• California Reading List (STAR) - Search for books by reading level based on your child's score on the (CAT/6) California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey Reading Test.

Internet

For additional internet resources see:

• PAUSD Internet Resources
• PAUSD Elementary Libraries

Contact

For more information about the Hoover Library, please contact Annette Hilton, the Hoover librarian.