Questions for Crystal Avery (Host teacher)
1. Where do you get your classroom books?
The literacy lab provides the books, or I order off of amazon

2. Do you have fiction and non-fiction in your classroom?

Yes

3. How long can the children have the books from your classroom?

They have their guided reading books and other books are weekly

4. What are the rules for checking out books?
The students check out books from the library and are allowed two books at a time
5. How long is reading time in your classroom?

30 minutes once a week. Guided reading is every day for an hour and I work with 4 groups for 30 minutes each

6. How do they check out your books?

Library books are checked out not my classroom set, they get a different book from my library weekly

7. When can they go to the class library?

 During center rotation time

8. Do you have AR tests?

 No, we do running records and comprehension logs over books

9. What does the school provide literacy wise?

 All books for guided reading

10. What do you pay for out of your own pocket for literacy in your classroom?

Unit books. 

Above is an example of how I plan to set up my own classroom library. I will have an organized area clearly labeled “Library” where the students can select books as they please. The books will be labeled by reading level and the students will have a laminated card in their daily folder that tells them which reading level they are at so they know which section to select books from.

The students will have bean bags to sit in while they read in their free time. I will provide carpet space as well as other small reading areas in the room so children can feel the freedom of choice and view reading as enjoyment.

I will have a list of rules posted in the classroom library similar to the one above. My classroom library rules will include writing their name and the title of the book in a book log.