Welcome to our Spruce Media Center!

We are extremely fortunate to have a very nice library and computer lab.  Children come to the library once a week with their class for thirty minutes.  They also have thirty minutes of designated computer lab, although many will spend more time throughout the week using computers in their classes and in the pod.

            The children at Spruce are taught about taking responsibility for our library books, and I hope that you, as their parent, will support us from home.  Please remind your child the night before their class’s library day, to place their library book in their book bag.  Returning books on time allows them to check out more books!  So that our books can be shared by all for years to come, I ask that you help your child protect the books from food, drinks, rain, pets, and baby brothers or sisters.  Should a book accidentally be damaged, destroyed, or lost, it must be paid for or replaced. Thank you for your understanding.

            If you would like to volunteer in the library, please contact Mrs. Shelly Caleris.  I can use volunteers to help with re-shelving books, repairing worn books, assisting children find “the right book”, or sharing a favorite read aloud.

            I hope that you will encourage your child to check out a book that they will want to read or have read to them.  Although I will teach the children the “Five Finger Rule”** of selecting a book they can read, I hope that you will be available to help your child with those books that they couldn’t resist, even though the words are too difficult for them. Many of our picture books require a little help with vocabulary.  Thank you for taking the time to read to and with your child.  It will make a huge difference!    

Please feel free to contact me at anytime by phone (440) 779-3541, or e-mail: Nancy.Caesar@nocseagles.org .  I look forward to meeting you and welcoming your child to our Spruce Media Center/Library! 

                                                                                          Mrs. Nancy Caesar

**Five Finger Rule – Children are asked to read aloud any page in the book they’ve selected.  Each time they come to a “tricky” word that they do not know, they are to hold up a finger.  If 5 fingers are up, it’s too hard for them (right now) to read alone.