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AMANA ONLINE CATALOG
    
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     Elementary below the search form.

Four Ways to Save for Library Needs
The library takes part in several collection programs that make use of items normally discarded. The items can be converted to cash or materials that can be used in the library.

Campbell's Labels For Education
We need the part of the label with the Campbell's kid and the barcode. Other products in the Campbell's program are Prego, Spagettios, Pepperidge Farm, Franco American and Swanson. More information at: www.labelsforeducation.com

Save Box Tops for Education
Labels from General Mills, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ziploc, Kleenex and Hefty products can be converted to cash for the library. In the past year, we have collected enough box tops to earn $ 897.00. Proceeds from Box Tops for Education go into an activity account and are used for projects that benefit all students in the school. More details at: boxtops4education.com

Save used ink and toner cartridges from printers
These cartridges are recycled and the library receives a monetary allowance for each unit recycled.

Save the cash register receipts from Big G Store
The library helps the Amana School collect receipts from Big G. A percentage of the receipt total is donated to the school.

New Books at the Amana Library
List updated 11.29.09

Here is a list of the new books at the Amana Library. You can come to check them out or call to reserve a title at 622-3192.

• Tragic Magic by Laura Childs
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
• My Life in France by Julia Child
• Smash Cut by Sandra Brown
• The Spire by Richard Patterson
• The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
• Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
• Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson
• The Secret by Beverly Lewis
• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
• True Compass by Edward Kennedy
• A Good Woman by Danielle Steel
• The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
  

Some of these have been donated. Thank you to all who support the library in this way.

Movie Rentals

New release movies remain $2 overnight and $2.50 for the weekend. Older movies are $1 overnight and .50 for each additional day. We still have a good selection of VHS at $1 for 3 days.

To avoid the late fees, please be sure that the video or DVD is returned directly to the library and NOT in the classroom bin.

NEWEST ADDITIONS 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Public Enemies
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
The Invention of Lying
G-Force
My One and Only
Julie & Julia
All About Steve
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Surrogates
The Retrievers
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds

Previously added:

Angels & Demons
Four Christmases
Imagine That
My Sister’s Keeper
Santa Buddies
Shorts
Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
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2006 Magazines for sale
The Amana Library has taken all of our 2006 magazines out of circulation. They are now on sale for 10 cents each. Come to the library early for the best selection.

Library Hours during bad weather
When the weather is not safe for travel, please call the library at (319) 622-3192 to see if we are open or have a special closing time for that day.

Library Etiquette Review
To make library visits pleasant for everyone, all patrons will be asked to follow these few simple rules of library etiquette:

1. No food or drink in the library.
2. Shoes and shirts must be worn.
3. No wet clothing, wet towels, or wet bags in the library.
4. Children under the age of 10 should be accompanied by
adults.

Please remember that the library is intended to be a place where people can quietly read and check out materials.

Review of Library Policies
These are the policies for checking out library materials:
1) Students may check out 1,2, or 3 items when their class comes to the library.
2) Students may have up to six items checked out at one time.
3) Students may not check out anything new (or renew another item) if they have something that is overdue.

These policies are designed to help students return books on time so that the books are not lost. The library staff appreciates everyone’s efforts in getting materials returned to the library on time.

Also, please remember that all videos and DVD’s should be returned directly to the library drop-box or desk and not to the classroom.

Internet Use
Please remember public library patrons under the age of 14 must have parental permission to use the Internet. Parents can stop in the library to sign a permission slip. The library staff does not supervise the use of the Internet, so parents must decide if their children can use it.

Search Tools

• EBSCO Login
  Login for teachers and students to access the EBSCO host products that GWAEA has purchased for your school. These products include full-text periodical appropriate for elementary, middle and high school students. In addition, teachers will have full access to the professional collection and the ERIC database.
  
  In EBSCO there are 6 areas of research including: Searchasaurus for kids. EBSCOhost: full text periodical databases, includes 20 subject specific databases. Auto Repair Reference Center: which include everything you ever wanted to know about fixing your vehicle. Novelist: summaries, authors, book reviews, similar titles/authors
  
  
• URL: http://Search.ebscohost.com updated ID/password
  Login at SCHOOL using: (ID) CCAmana    (Password) clea1221
  Login from HOME using: (ID) Amana     (Password) Remote
  
  NEW FEATURES: When you are searching in EBSCOhost, note the tool bar along the top right. There is now a link that says New Features (located right above your library name). Click on this link to see What's New and what is Coming Soon. Users will be able to try the features right on the page.
  
  
• AccuNet/Ap Multimedia Archive
  Need photos or graphics for multimedia presentations? Search over 750,000 photos, thousands of graphics, tables and maps from the Associated Press.
  From school access only.
  
  AccuNet URL: http://ap.accuweather.com updated password
  Click on the text "Click Here to Enter and Search the Archive"
  Login ID: CCAmana
  Password: clea1221
  
  
• SIRS Home Access
  SIRS Discoverer Deluxe on the Web is an award-winning interactive reference database for elementary and middle school aged children, as well as for student with limited English at the high school level. This online resource is designed to develop research, reading, writing, language and computer skills. The database consists of full-text articles constructed from more than 1,200 magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents.
  
  Students or Faculty URL: http://www..sirs.com
  Customer#: IA1262H
  Password: 10164
  Click on login then choose the link to your licensed SIRS database.