Sandshore School

Library Media Center

The Mission of the Sandshore

School Library Media Program is

to provide a home of teaching and

learning, deeper level thinking,

collaboration, creativity, inquiry,

communication, and community.

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The Vision of the

Library Media Center

is to establish a

full-service learning,

research, and project

space, which places a

distinct view on

students, accessibility,

cultivating community,

project-based learning,

flexibility, knowledge

seeking, and

exploration.

CONTACT US

498 Sandshore Rd

Budd Lake, NJ 07828

973.691.4003

roberta.giusto@motsd.org

Our Philosophy

The Philosophy of the Sandshore SchoolLibrary is to establish and maintain an environment that is a place of teaching,learning, group work, collaboration,creativity, change, inquiry and communication about learning. Our philosophy places a sound view on students, accessibility, cultivating community, project-based learning, adaptability, knowledge seeking, and exploration. Our program focuses on building a flexible learning environment with the goal of producing successful learners skilled in multiple literacies. The Library Media Center's goal is to strengthen student learning and serves as a resource for the school community. Our core objective is to encourage students to develop life-long skills in communications,critical thinking, and the utilization of information while instilling a love of reading and learning.

Volunteers

We Love Volunteers! Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer for the Sandshore Library. We appreciate the donation of your time and effort to help our library! You are part o four school community and your help is valued by all.

Here are some examples of assistance:  Assist staff with checking students' books out in Destiny; straightening materials; organizing Makerspace Station; Collect returned books and check them in Destiny system; Re-shelve books according to call numbers; Assist studentswith book searches on computer; Make sure students are where they need to be in the library; Guide students towards creative inquiry in Makerspace Centers; During lesson activities assure students are on task and to  collect lesson materials.