Wilder elementary ​library

About the Library

The purpose of the Wilder Library Media Center is to provide a place where students can let their imaginations go wild! We strive to create a space that feels ​warm and inviting and allows students to be creative and explore the world around them. Our job is to provide students with the tools they need to grow such as ​a strong collection of reading materials, a wide variety of technology tools, appropriate resources for research, and training on how to be a digital citizen. Our ​secondary purpose is to assist and collaborate with our teachers by providing resources that support lessons, training on how to use different technology tools, ​and collaborating on special classroom projects.

Library Policies

The Library Media Center is an integral part of each student’s education here at Wilder Elementary. ​The library is open Monday – Friday from 7:00 – 2:00. While in the library, students will check out ​books, listen to stories, practice computer skills and participate in library maker spaces. Throughout ​the year, students will receive instruction on using the library, using online resources, research skills ​and digital citizenship.

Check Out Policies

Preschool: Visits the library once a week with their Fifth Grade Reading Buddies.

Kindergarten: Selects one picture book to be checked out to the teacher and read in the classroom.

First Grade: Selects one picture book to be check out and taken home.

Second Grade: Starts out the year checking out one picture book and transitions to two books in January.

Third Grade: Selects two books to check out from anywhere in the library.

Fourth Grade: Selects two books to check out from anywhere in the library. ​

Fifth Grade: Selects two books to check out from anywhere in the library.

Books are checked out for a period of two weeks and can then be renewed for an additional week if needed. Parents ​may sign up to check out additional books. Parents are allowed to have up to 5 books checked out at a time. When ​students and/or parents check out a library book, they are responsible for the care of their books until they have been ​returned to the library. If a student loses a book or the book is damaged while in his/her care, it must be paid for before ​another book can be checked out. Lost/damaged books must be paid for at the end of each nine weeks prior to report ​cards being issued, otherwise report cards will be held in the guidance office.

Books

Students can use our online catalog, Destiny Discover to look for books they want to check ​out from our library. Students can search by Title, Topic, and even AR Level.

• Students in Preschool - Second Grade are only allowed to check out books from the picture book section of the library.
• Students in Third - Fifth Grade have access to the entire library.
• All parents and guardians are invited to speak with the school librarian if they have any questions about the books available to their child.
  

eBooks

Destiny Discover

Tumble Books

Capstone eBooks

*All eBooks can be read on a student’s chromebook as long as they have internet access. Links to each program are located inside of Clever!

Research

The South Carolina State Library provides all state residence with access to a hand-selected list of databases to use for all of their research needs. ​Below is a list of the best databases for kids.

• Britannica Animal Kingdom
  
• Britannica School: Elementary
• CultureGrams
• Gale in Context: Biography
  

• PebbleGo - Animals / Animales
  
• Pebble Go - Science
  
• Pebble Go - Social Studies
  
• PebbleGo Next - Biographies
  

Tutor.Com is also available through DISCUS for all students in South Carolina. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for English and ​Spanish speakers. Connect with a tutor on a variety of subjects, test prep assistance, or parent coaching. An account is not necessary to use this ​service.

South Carolina Book Awards

Participation in the South Carolina Book Award program is open to all students who are attending public or private schools in grades 4K-12.

Students may read from early in the school year until the voting date which takes place in February each year.

• Students should vote only once in each of the categories for which they are eligible (PBA, CBA, JBA, or YABA).
  

For additional information about the SC Book Award program, click here.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the Wilder Elementary Library Media Center, need help with a library ​resource, or wish to volunteer in the library, please reach out! You can either send us an email or you can ​call the school and ask to speak to the school librarian.

Wilder Elementary Library Media Center

Address: 975 South Main St. Sumter, SC 29150

Phone: (803) 773-5723 | Fax: (803) 778-2918

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