Library/Media Center
- Our Library
- Library Wish List
- Online Reading Resources
- Media Center Resources
- 24-25 Battle of the Books!
- Volunteering
Our Library
Our library at Terramar Academy of the Arts has over 11,000 titles and over 14,000 books available to students. These books range from Everyone picture books up to Young Adult (for 7th-8th grades). The library also hosts the monthly Titan Store, Battle of the Books (5th and 6th grades) and Volunteer Trainings.
Accessing the Collection from Home
Students and parents can access the Terramar collection from home by visiting Destiny. Be sure to select Terramar Elementary School.
Students and parents can access the Terramar collection from home by visiting Destiny. Be sure to select Terramar Elementary School.
In addition to checking the availability of books and creating lists, students and parents can review a student’s account, including due dates of books on loan, overdue materials, and holds. Parents and students may log in via the button along the top right. Log in is the student's Novell credentials.
Once logged into the Destiny system, students can also place a hold on titles. To place a hold, search for the title in the system. One you find the title you are looking for, click on the title and choose Hold It
If the title is available it will be pulled the next school day and available for pick up before and after school, during lunch and during class library time as well.
If the title is currently out, it will be pulled and held as soon as it is checked back into the collection.
Circulation
Children from Kindergarten through the 8th grade may check out books as follows:
- Kindergarten - 1 book for 1 week
- 1st Grade - 1 book for 1 week
- 2nd Grade - 2 books for 2 weeks
- 3rd - 8th Grades - 2 books for 2 weeks
Books may be renewed once if there are no holds on the title. Students are required to bring the book into the LMC for renewal. Library privileges are suspended until an overdue book is returned, renewed or paid for if lost or damaged.
It is suggested to students that books be kept in backpacks when not being read. This will allow students to have their books when it’s their day to visit the LMC and to protect them from harm. Please be mindful of water bottles placed in backpacks. This can quickly ruin books! Always use the outside holders.
It is suggested to students that books be kept in backpacks when not being read. This will allow students to have their books when it’s their day to visit the LMC and to protect them from harm. Please be mindful of water bottles placed in backpacks. This can quickly ruin books! Always use the outside holders.
Young Adult Books
The book collection at Terramar School’s Library Media Center (LMC) contains a large variety of titles to accommodate individual student needs. Some of these books are labeled Young Adult (YA) due to their mature content.
Terramar School’s circulation rules flag Young Adult titles during check out for students below 7th and 8th grade. If your child is below 7th or 8th grade, they will not be able to check out any Young Adult (YA) books without your written permission. The permission form below will be kept on file in the LMC for the duration of the school year.
Please complete and return the permission form for each Young Adult title your student has your permission to check out. You may go to Destiny and search all titles available for check out in the Terramar LMC.
Library Wish List
Some of the student's favorite titles! We can always use more of these...
Pigeon Books - Mo Willems
Dogman Collection - Dav Pilkey
Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
Bad Kitty - Nick Bruel
Pete the Cat - James Dean
Baby-Sitters Club - Ann Martin
Goosebumps - R.L. Stine
I Survived Series - Lauren Tarshis
Dork Diaries - Rachel Russell
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Graphic Novels
The library is always in need of these non-fiction books:
Animals (Cats, Dogs, Horses, Sharks, Dinosaurs, Sea/Ocean Creatures - any books that are specific to a breed or animal)
Sports (Updated/recent team books such as Arizona Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Suns, updated individual athletes in all sports like Epic Athletes, Who Is, sports encyclopedias)
Gaming (Minecraft, Fortnite, Pokemon)
How to Books (Oragami, Cooking/Baking, Drawing)
Online Reading Resources
Hello Titans!
Below are some online reading resources for you to use on your e-reader, Kindle, tablet or phone.
MackinVia has provided us with access to over 8,000 ebooks for elementary and middle school readers. You may access our account at: https://www.mackinvia.com/
Enter our school name as Terramar. The guest username/password will be provided via email blast/SMS
Junior Library Guild
Click the link below and choose the appropriate stream for your student.
https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/jlgdigital-free
Big Timber Media has provided ebook bundles for students to access, you can choose the age-appropriate bundle and browse the ebooks.
https://www.bigtimbermedia.com/distance-learning-bundles/
The Phoenix Public Library and Peoria Public Library offer thousands of books. All you need is your public library card!
To apply for an eLibrary card with Phoenix and Peoria public library visit here:
https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/browse/eLibrary
For Phoenix and Peoria visit
https://phoenix.overdrive.com/
-Select Sign In
-Choose your public library system (Peoria Public Library or Phoenix Public Library).
You may then be asked to choose a branch, you may choose any branch in the system, it does not impact or limit book access.
-Enter your library card number and password (Password is usually your last name)
You will then be able to search the library Overdrive system and choose books to borrow!
Ebooks are loaned for 14 days and automatically become inactive when the expiration date is reached.
The system will allow you to ask for holds as well as renew a book (if possible) all online.
Maricopa County Libraries also offer ebooks with a valid Maricopa County library card, please visit:
https://mcldaz.org/locations/northvalley/
Audible is also offering free audiobooks online as well:
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Phoenix Book Company (a local small business) is offering some Book Fair To Go bundles! This is a great way to obtain some new books and keep on reading!
Phoenix Book Company is the amazing company that has hosted our last two book fairs.
You can select a bundle of books for delivery ($3.50 delivery charge) or they can be pre-selected and picked up at their warehouse.
Please see the link below for pricing and contact information
http://www.phoenixbookcompany.com/bookstogo.html
Please keep reading Titans!
Media Center Resources
Deer Valley Unified School District is providing each student with an incredible research tool, free access to the Arizona State research databases. We want students to realize that academic research goes far beyond simply "Googling" something.
You can access district-approved academic research databases by clicking the link below:
Digital Arizona Library (DAZL)
https://azlibrary.gov/dazl
24-25 Battle of the Books!
DVEF BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
The Deer Valley Education Foundation (DVEF) will sponsor the 2024-25 Battle of the Books for Deer Valley School District students. The reading incentive program is open to students in fifth and sixth grades. Students read books and come together to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they have read. The competitions are a lively academic competition. Battle of the Books improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, and teaches teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Fifth and sixth grade students will be teamed in groups of three (with a maximum of 20 teams per school) to compete and test their knowledge in two exciting school competitions during the 2024-2025 school year. There will be three rounds held in October 2024, January/February 2025 and March/April 2025. Each round has 4 books for students to read and teams earn points based on correctly answering questions about each round's books. The top team from each school will compete in a District Battle in April 2025, with the top team representing our District at an inter-district battle in May 2025.
2024-2025 Battle Books:
Battle I (October):
Healer of the Water Monster, Brian Young (362 pages, Adventure, Myth 750L)
Invisible, Christina Gonzales (195 pages, Graphic Novel, Realistic, 260L)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Jack Gantos (153 pages, Realistic, Humor, 970L)
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Eleanor Coerr (64 pages, Historical, Memoir, 630L)
Battle II (January/February):
The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau (270 pages, Science Fiction, Dystopian, 680L)
Doll Bones, Holly Black (244 pages, Spooky, Adventure, 840L)
Jennifer Murdley's Toad, Bruce Coville (156 pages, Fantasy, Suspense, 700L)
Frindle, Andrew Clements (105 pages, Realistic, Humor, 830L)
Battle III (March/April):
Chasing Vermeer, Blue Balliet (254 pages, Mystery, Suspense, 770L)
Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli (184 pages, Realistic, Allegory, Humor, 820L)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert O'Brien (233 pages, Animal Fantasy, Suspense 790L)
Sarah Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (91 pages, Historical, Moving, 660L)
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DEER VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Phone: (623) 445-5012 / Fax: (623) 445-5087
Marie.brennan@dvusd.org