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Media Center

Welcome to Statham Elementary Media Center

Hours of Operation

The Media Center is open Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM – 2:50 PM during the school year.

Student Checkout Guidelines

  • Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade: Students may check out one (1) book at a time after completing all library orientation steps.
  • Grades 2-5: Students may check out two (2) books at a time.

Books are checked out for two weeks. Students should return books on time or renew them as needed. 

Library Classes & Learning 

Classes visit the Media Center to:

  • Enjoy a story or a lesson focused on library skills, research, or technology
  • Check out books

Parent Participation

Parents are encouraged to visit the Media Center and check out books to read at home with their children.

  • Parents may check out up to two (2) books at a time under their name.
  • Students are responsible for returning these books to the Media Center.

Overdue & Lost Books

There are no fines are overdue books.

However:

  • If a book is lost or damaged, students will be limited to checking out one (1) book at a time.
  • That book must remain at school until the fine for the lost or damaged item is paid.

We understand that accidents happen – please notify Mrs. Hagy if a book is lost or damaged.

Mrs. Hagy is excited to welcome all of our Wildcats to the library, where imagination comes alive, and every story is the beginning of a new adventure.

“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. The wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” – Laura Bush

Amber Hagy

Media Specialist

Resources

Destiny can be used to search for books in the Statham Elementary Media Center and to access other valuable resources.

Please use the following link to access Destiny: Follett Destiny

All Barrow County School System students qualify for a library PLAY card. PINES Library Access for Youth (PLAY) is brought to you through a collaboration between the Barrow County School System, Georgia Library PINES, and your public libraries in Auburn, Statham, and Winder.

Barrow County School System student ID numbers act as a library card number for your public library! The public library provides free access to books and online resources to help your child succeed in school, as well as fun resources that help develop a lifelong love of reading.

For more information, please visit the BCSS PLAY card page. 

PLAY Card

Did you know that you can use your public library card to access EREAD Kids? EREAD Kids provides free access to nearly 15,000 digital books to encourage early literacy. Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is proud to host a collection of almost 15,000 electronic and audio books is for children from pre-k through fourth grade.

To access EREAD Kids, you simply need your Georgia public library card and an internet connection. VIsit their website or your local library to learn more.

EReadKids

  • Destiny can be used to search for books in the Statham Elementary Media Center and to access other valuable resources.

    Please use the following link to access Destiny: Follett Destiny

  • All Barrow County School System students qualify for a library PLAY card. PINES Library Access for Youth (PLAY) is brought to you through a collaboration between the Barrow County School System, Georgia Library PINES, and your public libraries in Auburn, Statham, and Winder.

    Barrow County School System student ID numbers act as a library card number for your public library! The public library provides free access to books and online resources to help your child succeed in school, as well as fun resources that help develop a lifelong love of reading.

    For more information, please visit the BCSS PLAY card page. 

    PLAY Card

  • Did you know that you can use your public library card to access EREAD Kids? EREAD Kids provides free access to nearly 15,000 digital books to encourage early literacy. Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is proud to host a collection of almost 15,000 electronic and audio books is for children from pre-k through fourth grade.

    To access EREAD Kids, you simply need your Georgia public library card and an internet connection. VIsit their website or your local library to learn more.

    EReadKids