Elk Plain School of Choice K-8

Welcome to the The Elk Plain K-8 school library website. We are open from 7:10am-1:30pm every school day.

"Even the silence has a story to tell you. Just listen, listen, listen."

~Jacqueline Woodson

Mrs. Link is beginning her 4th year as the Elk Plain K-8 Teacher-Librarian. She has 2 daughters who were Sky Warriors and works very hard to make the library space inviting for everyone. She also teaches the middle school creative writing elective, is on the district equity committee and chairs the PTA's sustainability committee.

Christine Link

clink@bethelsd.org

253-800-7955 (office)

Mrs. Keane is a wife, mother and grandmother. She keeps book checkout, curriculum, phone calls and iPad troubleshooting manageable through her powers of positivity and flexibility.

Tracey Keane

tcraigkean@bethelsd.org

253-800-7995 (circulation desk)

Book checkout is dependent on student need. Generally, if a student is an avid reader they are free to have as many books as they can responsibly manage. Until that time, book checkout is scaffolded at these grade levels.

• Kindergarten and 1st grade checkout one book at a time.
• 2nd grade checks out 2 books at a time.
• 3rd-8th grade may have up to 3 books checked out at a time.

Loan periods are 3 weeks. High demand graphic novels are 1 week. Most books can be renewed as long as there is not a hold on it.

Please do your best to keep all writing utensils, pets and liquids away from library books (especially in backpacks). These are the most common ways books are damaged.

There are no daily fines for overdue books. However, replacement fines for books that have been damaged or not returned in a timely manner eventually will be added to the student’s account. This does reduce their checkout privileges until the book is returned or the fine is paid. This is a real bummer moment in the library so fines are added only as a last resort. If the book is returned undamaged the fine will either be removed or refunded. 

Curious about fines? Go to the Payments and Purchases page on the main Bethel website. Login as your student using the directions on the page. Fines will appear at the top of the page in red and can be paid there. As always, if paying fines is a hardship for your family, please contact Mrs. Link to make arrangements.