"Without libraries, what do we have? We have no past and no future.”
"Without libraries, what do we have? We have no past and no future.”
Welcome to Bateman Library's
Helpful Links
Bateman Library Catalog
See what books we have in the school library -- including access to electronic books. Search by title, author, subject, genre and even reading level! To search by reading level go to "LS2 PAC." Then enter the name of the program and the level, e.g. "Lexile 780" or "Fountas and Pinnell P."
Copyright Mystery to History
Includes information about copyright as well as a timeline of copyright history.
CPS Recommended Reading Lists
The Recommended Reading Lists are created by the Department of Literacy: Libraries team in collaboration with teams of CPS librarians. These lists feature recommended newer books, which are quality, critically reviewed literature. The books on the various lists are carefully selected to highlight diversity, the power of peace, the Spanish language and/or to align to the curriculum and general interests of students.
CPS Connects
CPS Connects provides students free virtual learning opportunities as well as live activities outside of school and neighborhood. These learning experiences are driven by individual interests, so it will allow you to take ownership of your very own personalized learning experiences!
CPS Connects is working together with The Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and is one component of CPS’s personalized learning initiative, P.L.A.Y (Personalized Learning Advancing Youth).
CPS Library Databases
To use these outstanding resources, check with Mrs. Kelly for username/password. In many cases, the information in the databases has been created specifically to help students working on research-related projects.
Dewey Decimal Games
Use these games to check your knowledge of the Dewey categories.
Dictionary and Thesaurus
This is a student-friendly dictionary and thesaurus. The site also includes Alpha-bot, the word-spelling robot, who hosts a word game and challenges spellers of all ages.
IPL2 for Kids
A kid friendly internet public library neatly divided into popular categories. The site is no longer updated; however, it holds much information that can be very useful for comparisons.
Kid Rex
A search engine for kids, by kids powered by Google.
Order in the Library/Orden en la Biblioteca
Shelving practice - includes simple sorting (Level 1) through alpha and Dewey Decimal reordering (Level 11).
Plagiarism/Citations
Follow this tutorial to review why citations are important.
The Smithsonian Institution Archive Collections
Search the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ collections, which contain the official records of the Smithsonian, as well as personal papers, special collections, records of professional societies, and oral/video histories.
See what books we have in the school library -- including access to electronic books. Search by title, author, subject, genre and even reading level! To search by reading level go to "LS2 PAC." Then enter the name of the program and the level, e.g. "Lexile 780" or "Fountas and Pinnell P."
Copyright Mystery to History
Includes information about copyright as well as a timeline of copyright history.
CPS Recommended Reading Lists
The Recommended Reading Lists are created by the Department of Literacy: Libraries team in collaboration with teams of CPS librarians. These lists feature recommended newer books, which are quality, critically reviewed literature. The books on the various lists are carefully selected to highlight diversity, the power of peace, the Spanish language and/or to align to the curriculum and general interests of students.
CPS Connects
CPS Connects provides students free virtual learning opportunities as well as live activities outside of school and neighborhood. These learning experiences are driven by individual interests, so it will allow you to take ownership of your very own personalized learning experiences!
CPS Connects is working together with The Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and is one component of CPS’s personalized learning initiative, P.L.A.Y (Personalized Learning Advancing Youth).
CPS Library Databases
To use these outstanding resources, check with Mrs. Kelly for username/password. In many cases, the information in the databases has been created specifically to help students working on research-related projects.
Dewey Decimal Games
Use these games to check your knowledge of the Dewey categories.
Dictionary and Thesaurus
This is a student-friendly dictionary and thesaurus. The site also includes Alpha-bot, the word-spelling robot, who hosts a word game and challenges spellers of all ages.
IPL2 for Kids
A kid friendly internet public library neatly divided into popular categories. The site is no longer updated; however, it holds much information that can be very useful for comparisons.
Kid Rex
A search engine for kids, by kids powered by Google.
Order in the Library/Orden en la Biblioteca
Shelving practice - includes simple sorting (Level 1) through alpha and Dewey Decimal reordering (Level 11).
Plagiarism/Citations
Follow this tutorial to review why citations are important.
The Smithsonian Institution Archive Collections
Search the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ collections, which contain the official records of the Smithsonian, as well as personal papers, special collections, records of professional societies, and oral/video histories.