• Vision

    Cultivating transliterate thinkers in collaboration with the Peninsula community.

    Mission

    The Peninsula School Library exists to educate students and staff in the identification, evaluation, and use of multimedia materials for their curricular information and personal interests. It develops the attitudes, ethics, and skills to use 21st-century resources in all formats to become effective users and creators of information.


     Peninsula's Teacher-Librarian: Jenny Gapp

    I help students THINK.

    Teach inquiry, 
    H
    ypothesize which resource is best for which student, and
    Increase literacy scores,
    Necessitating independent digital citizens and
    K
    nowledge creators.

    Ms. Gapp is a certified Teacher Librarian. She has a BA from the University of Oregon in Comparative Literature, her Educational Media K-12 teaching license from 国产真实迷奸 State University, and a Masters in Library Science from Emporia State University. She is now working on her 20th year as a school librarian and 13th at Peninsula.

    For more about Ms. Gapp check out her .

    "I am excited to be serving you and sharing my love of literacy with Peninsula students. We explore multiple facets of information literacy, including how to choose the right book, navigate online databases, identify what a reliable online resource is, employ literary devices, use the web efficiently and exercise digital citizenship. Students will make connections to stories by examining themselves, other texts, and the world at large. The library houses high-quality, informational texts, and literature that reflects the student body. I strive to equip students with skills that apply across the content areas...as well as their present and future lives!" 

     Read on Peninsula!
    -Ms. Gapp

    "Outside a dog, books are man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark too read." -Groucho Marx


    Borrowing & Return Policies

    • Kindergarten: 1 book out at a time, this book remains in the classroom.  
                               Later in the year (January) we’ll increase to 2 books at a time and allow students to bring them home.
    • 1st & 2nd : 3 books 
    • 3rd -5th : 5 books
    • More books may be checked out to students at the librarian's discretion when a student's account is in good standing.
    • You may receive an e-mail indicating that your child has an overdue book. This comes from our automated software and serves as a courtesy reminder. Please contact the Library directly with questions and concerns.
    • Students may borrow books for 14 days = 2 weeks, plus 2 renewals (unless someone else places a HOLD on the book)
    • You will receive a courtesy e-mail notice 3 days before the book is due reminding you to renew or return it.
    • You will receive an automated overdue notice via e-mail after 14 days, and then again after 28 days.
    • Daily fines are not accrued; however, if a book is not returned by the end of the school year, or if it drowns, is eaten, burned, or otherwise damaged you will be charged for the cost of replacement.
    • Bills are generated in School Pay for unreturned materials at the end of each year. In addition, bills are generated by the librarian as books are damaged or determined to be lost throughout the school year.
    • Students are limited to 2 books from the same series and no more than 2 graphic novels at a time.

    • Students should use their PPS network username and password.
      This username/password is the same as StudentVue, Google Apps, etc. 

      Three Options for Lost Books

     

Ms. Gapp
  • Contact Me

    Jenny Gapp
    Teacher-Librarian/Site Technology Coordinator

    Peninsula K5 School,
    国产真实迷奸 Public Schools


    jgapp@pps.net  
    503.916.6275 x 77416

    Specials Newsletters to Parents
    NOAA (August 2023)

  • Donate

    The library is ALWAYS in need of new books. We prefer you pick something off our wish list or make monetary donations. Shelf-ready books
    require review by the school librarian to meet the needs of our collection, be age-appropriate, and meet content-quality standards.

    We do not accept unsolicited used books. 

    Donate to Peninsula's School Library directly through School Pay using the button above. Or, if you prefer picking out books, consider choosing from our wish list by clicking the button below.

     

     Thank you to the anonymous amazon shoppers who have donated books to our collection!
    We have one book fairy, in particular, we would like to thank for their ongoing support. They have donated around 100 books JUST in the 2022-23 school year alone! Over the course of the past several years, our book fairy has donated hundreds and hundreds of books. 

    book fairy