Welcome to the Thetford Elementary School Library! I look forward to sharing my love of reading and technology with each TES student.
-Mary Wunderlich (TES Library Media Specialist)
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Library Hours:
The library is open 8-3:15 pm, Monday-Friday. (No librarian on Fridays)
Students in grades K-6th are scheduled for one 45 minute library class per week. During library classes students may borrow library books, hear books read aloud, and participate in a library skills lesson and/or receive technology lessons.
Over the summer we switched to a new Thetford Elementary School library catalog website! Our OPALS catalog website no longer includes books from Latham and Peabody library but TES still works with our public libraries and collaborates on shared library programming.
Library Procedures:
Students may select 1 or 2 library book(s) to bring home during their library class. All books are to be returned the following week (2 weeks for longer books/older students). Classroom teachers will provide a library return basket in the classroom to help collect books throughout the week to be returned on scheduled library days. Patrons may also use the red Return Box outside the library doors.
Students who are working on a special project or have their Teacher/Parent permission may take more books out as needed.
Below is a brief description of some of the library programs and events you may hear your child mention:
Red Clover Books
The Red Clover Award promotes the reading and discussion of the best of contemporary picture books in nearly all of Vermont’s elementary schools.
Red Clover Book Nominees 2025-2026
The Red Clover Award is co-sponsored by the Vermont Center for the Book and the Vermont Departments of Education and Libraries.
Golden Dome Reading Program
The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award) was created to honor excellence in children’s literature. Each year since 1957, Vermont students in grades four through eight have selected their favorite book from a list of nominees.
Golden Dome Book Award Nominees 2025-2026
TES School Library Media Program Mission Statement:
The primary objective of the school’s media center is to implement, enrich and support the educational program of the school. The responsibility of the media center is:
To provide materials that will take into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of the pupils served.
To provide a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere, where a love of reading is fostered.
To provide materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, aesthetic values, and ethical views.
To support the school curriculum.
To involve teachers, students, and other personnel in the development of policies, selection of materials, evaluation of instructional materials and other aspects of the media program.
To provide inservice programs for teachers and students to aid the utilization of the media center.
To subscribe to the ALA Bill of Rights.
