Library & Research
Bitmoji Library Parent Corner
Library Polices
Recommended Check out
- 1 book - Kindergarten
- 2 books - First & Second Grade
- 4 books - Third - Fifth Grade
Overdue Notices
- Books can be checked out for two weeks
- Books can be renewed only if there is not a hold on the book
- Overdue notices are automatically sent by the system every Sunday night
Lost or damaged Items
- Purchase an exact replacement OR pay for a replacement in the office.
- The office can take credit card payments by phone.
- The office will let the library know once payment has been received and the fine will be resolved in your child’s library record. This can take up to two days.
Books returned to JCPL
The Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) has a great partnership with Jeffco schools. They will return any school library books. Please note it may take time. Please let the digital librarian know so your child can continue to check out a book.
Lynne McDowell
Digital Teacher Librarian/DTL
School:
303-982-8311
Lynne McDowell graduated from Colorado Christian University, Summa Cum Laude in 1994, the same year her twin girls were born. She worked as a substitute teacher until her girls, Heather and Rachel, went to school. Mrs. McDowell has worked as a reading specialist and taught a 5/6 multi-grade, kindergarten and first grade.
Mrs. McDowell also home-schooled one of her daughters from seventh to eleventh grade while working on her master's of Information Literacy and Technology at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD).
Fun facts about the DTL
- Sergeant in the Air Force and worked on computers
- Leads music for her congregation and has three CDs
- Grew up in Easton, PA where Crayola crayons and markers are made
- She has traveled to or through 24 of the United States (and also Israel, India, Poland and Ukraine).
Hobbies and interests
- Family: She has been married to her husband Terry since 1987. He fixes heaters and air conditioners and pretty much anything else. He is her knight in shining armor. They enjoy Friday night family dinners and traveling with their girls.
- Music: She plays guitar and piano and is learning the ukulele and darbuka (hand drum).
- Gardening: Yes, she plays in the dirt! The best-tasting food is grown and picked fresh in your backyard.
- Reading: I know you are surprised!
- Favorite genre: Historical Fiction
- Favorite authors: C.S. Lewis, Kate DiCamillo, Kate Messner, Jon Agee and David Weisner
Favorite Picture Books: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, After the Fall by Dan Santat, and Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina