WGES Library and Technology Resources
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The Walnut Grove Elementary School Learning Commons has approximately 12,000 fiction and nonfiction books, ebooks books, professional books, and reference materials for our students and staff.
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Destiny Discover
Students can use Destiny Discover on their student Classlink dashboard to find books in our WGES Library catalog to check out and to find available ebooks to read online.







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Mission Statement
The mission of Walnut Grove Elementary School’s Learning Commons is to support the learning process by providing a wide range of resources that will give each student an opportunity to achieve academic success. We assist students, teachers and staff in becoming effective users of information, foster a love of reading and partner with teachers to teach information literacy skills.
- Select and organize materials for research projects
- Assist students in finding appropriate materials
- Provide multimedia resources for students and teachers
- Train students and staff in information literacy skills
- Maintain the library’s print, electronic and multimedia collection
- Develop the library’s collection to represent current information
- Collaborate with teachers to plan and implement lessons, adding technology whenever possible
- Choose quality, appropriate and up-to-date materials for pleasure reading
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Library Information
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Library Visits and Checkout Procedures
Visiting the Library
Each class has a scheduled time to receive library instruction, return books and select new ones.
Students have daily access to the library and may come each day for a new book with teacher permission.
Checkout Procedures
Student in grades Kindergarten through 1st may check out one book at a time.
Students in grades 2nd through 5th may check out two books at a time.
Books may be renewed one time and then must be returned for others to enjoy.
There is not a fine for overdue books. However, if a student has an overdue book, checkout privileges may be denied until the book is returned.
Lost or Damaged Books
Students can use will use Destiny Discover on their student classlink dashboard to find books in our WGES Library catalog to check out. They can also find ebooks to read online.
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Library Staff
Bailey Oldham
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Student Resources
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Parent Resources
This list of books on the Sora site are auto-generated from Sora based on publisher recommended interest levels. However, there are books listed which are set at a higher grade level in WCS. Students may only view what is available at their level in the Sora App on Classlink.