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Library

The mission of the MTS library is to promote a lifelong love of reading and learning. Students are taught to locate, identify, and select resources and, most importantly, become independent library users. They apply reference and research skills in retrieving information and ideas, including electronic databases and Internet sources.

The library is one of the first places our students stop when they arrive in the morning. Lisa Levin, our librarian, aims to spark a love of reading in her students, and she is passionate about matching each student with a book that will inspire and engage them. She works closely with teachers and collaborates with them across the curriculum. To learn more about what Lisa does in the library, check out her Library Page here.

 

Lisa Levin, MTS School Librarian

Lisa Levin
Librarian
llevin@mttam.org

The Collection


The 16,000-book collection includes children’s picture books, Early Readers, Beginning Chapter Books, Fiction, Young Adult books, curriculum-based Non-Fiction books, Biographies, Professional Resources, and Parenting books. Children's books encourage young readers to use their imagination, expand their vocabulary, and gain a better understanding of themselves and others. Our collection reflects diversity in the world, so children can learn to respect not only their own experience, but also the experience of others.

The library has a dedicated parent volunteer staff, which is crucial to the library’s day-to-day operation.

The library books on the shelves at MTS

 

Stinson, The Reading Dog

Stinson is an Australian Labradoodle who works with MTS students in the library four times a week. He is four years old, and he is trained as a facility dog to work with students, providing support and love to aid in making reading comfortable for everyone. When students are nervous about reading, they can read aloud to him. The experience of reading to a dog instead of to a classroom of peers helps take away a student's anxiety. Stinson is also trained in deep pressure therapy, which is akin to providing a weighted blanket for students.

Read about Stinson in the local news!