Educators

Author Lemony Snicket reads to a group of children seated in front of him in the Stafford Room of the Main Library.

 

The school resource services listed below are available to teachers employed by preschool and elementary schools in the City of Alameda. If you teach at a school outside the City of Alameda, please contact the library located in your school’s neighborhood. High school teachers, please visit our Teen Services page.

For information about services AFL provides to preschools and TK classes in the City of Alameda, please contact Early Childhood Outreach at AFLEarlyChildhood@alamedaca.gov.

For information about services AFL provides to elementary and middle schools in the City of Alameda, please contact the School Resource Services Librarian at AFLSchoolResources@alamedaca.gov. 

Preschool & TK Classroom Visits

  • Preschool and TK classroom teachers at schools in the City of Alameda may schedule classroom visits based on the age range of your students. Library staff will visit your class in person up to four times per calendar year to present songs, fingerplays, and stories.
  • Visit our Early Childhood Outreach scheduling calendar to find out when library staff is available to visit your class. Scroll down the page and select the type of class you have, then scroll through the calendar to find available dates (in blue) and reserve a time slot. Fill out the questionnaire to select which type of visit best suits your class.

Elementary School Class Visits

In Person

  • K-8th grade classroom teachers at schools in the City of Alameda may schedule grade-level specific classroom visits. Library staff will visit each class in person up to three times per school year to read books that supplement your curriculum and promote library services, digital resources, and programs.
  • Visit our School Resource Services scheduling calendar to find out when library staff is available to visit your class. Scroll down the page to select your school, then scroll through the calendar to find available dates (in blue) and reserve a time slot. Fill out the questionnaire to select which type of visit best suits your class.

Library Tours

  • Schedule a tour of the Main Library! Your visit to the library will include a read-aloud, a brief tour of the Children's Department and the opportunity for students to receive new or replacement library cards. We recommend your students become familiar with the library they live closest to. If you would prefer a tour at the West End Library or Bay Farm Island Library, please contact those locations directly.

Library-To-Go Boxes and Teacher Library Cards

Is your class working on a project or doing research on a specific subject? Let us prepare a Library-To-Go Box for you! You must have a Teacher Library Card on file to check out a box. A Teacher Library Card is only for those who teach grades K-8 in schools within the City of Alameda. Materials for use in the classroom may be checked out for up to 4 weeks, there are no late fees, and we allow up to 3 lost books per school year. You may check out premade Library To Go Book Boxes or ask our staff to curate a box for checkout with your with your Teacher Card. 

Library-To-Go Boxes

  • Library-To-Go boxes contain supplemental, curriculum-related books, DVDs, and/or a set of literature-circle books to augment a specific classroom unit or provide more independent reading choices for your students. Your classroom may keep these books for up to 4 weeks.
  • Library-to-Go boxes may be customized to relate to a specific topic. Teachers may request specific books or simply indicate a topic and ask the library to find appropriate books (or a combination of both). While we can’t guarantee we’ll have every requested book available for inclusion, we’ll do the best we can to find enough similar materials to satisfy the request.

There is a selection of premade Library-To-Go Boxes that satisfy many popular subject matters. They are sorted by subject and grade level.

Boxes for grades K through 2

Community Helpers
Fall
Winter
Folktales and Fairytales from Around the World
Folktales and Fairytales - Story Comparisons
Picture Book Biographies

Boxes for grades 3 through 5

CA Native American Tribes
CA Missions
CA Gold Rush
US States (a full set of books on each state and Washington D.C.)
Explorers of North America 

Boxes for grades 5 through 8

Ancient Egypt

Library-To-Go FAQs:

  • Library-To-Go boxes may contain up to 30 library items and can be checked out for one 4-week period.  Boxes may not be renewed. 
  • Library-To-Go boxes may only be checked out using a Teacher Card. 
  • The Library-To-Go service is available to educators in Alameda schools serving K-8th grades.
  • Library-To-Go boxes are designed to supplement existing classroom resources during the study of larger units or projects.
  • Teacher Cards are to be used for classroom materials only. Educators must use personal library cards for materials checked out for personal use. Teacher Cards are kept on file at the Children's Department at the Main Library.
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