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Our Library & Philosophy
Encouraging lifelong reading and 21st century skills
The Inly Library has a rich selection of reading materials that reflect our community and the increasingly diverse world in which our students will live. The goal of the library’s collection, like our school-year literature program, is to encourage lifelong reading and nurture respect for all people.Many of of us—parents and teachers and even our older students—spend a lot of time on our devices, our iPads, smartphones and laptops. They allow us to communicate with one another and do our work. As educators, we are looking at how the world is transforming and reading about the skills our students will need to succeed in the 21st century. In all of the conferences we attend and the articles we read, one thing is made clear: no matter their profession or lifestyle, our students will need the ability to focus and to think critically.
Focusing on reading, understanding and critical thinking
When our students graduate at the end of 8th grade, we want them to have met the Wild Things and Charlotte and Wilbur and Atticus and Scout, along with new characters that will inspire and challenge them. We want students who can read and understand complex texts in high school and in college. We want students that, regardless of what reading device they are using (a Kindle, a Nook or even a book), are knowledgeable about their past and ready to embrace the future.Our library holdings include:
- 10,000 volumes on our shelves
- Extensive reference book collection
Teaching library and research skills, integrating technology
Children's House Preschool Curriculum: Preschool students visit the Inly Library on a regular basis. During their visits, they select books to bring home and often enjoy stories read to them by a parent volunteer or the Librarian.Lower Elementary Curriculum: In grades 1–3 we stress library skills and include a basic instruction to technology as it relates to classroom work. Library classes are held each week. Third-grade students spend an additional 30 minutes each week for formal library skills instruction.
Upper Elementary Curriculum: In grades 4–6 students spend 30 minutes a week either with the Librarian or Technology Integrationist working on classroom initiated projects. In the Library they learn note-taking skills and how to use and evaluate source materials. To integrate technology with curricular projects, students learn how to use digital tools such as word processing, drawing, presentation, database, spreadsheet, digital image manipulation and mixed media.
Middle School Curriculum: The Library and Technology curriculum for Middle School continues to build on these skills, especially as they relate to interpretation of material and evaluation of sources. Students work with the Technology Integrationist to develop more advanced technology skills, with the goal of having an electronic portfolio of their work upon graduation.
Library News & Posts
- Print and Digital Find the Perfect Home
- Celebrating Imagination and a Library for the Future
- Author Barbara O'Connor Visits Inly With a Focus on Real-Life Connections
- "Sommer Reading" Goes On All Year Long
- Inly Hosts Book Launch Party for Shelley Sommer's New Biography
- The 'Aha' Series: Coooool Stuff With the Lower Elementary Library and Technology Specialists
Meet the Staff
List of 3 members.
Welcome to Inly, a private, independent Montessori school with innovative programs that inspire toddlers, preschool and K-8 students to become independent, lifelong learners. Our inviting community draws students from 20 towns on the South Shore of Boston,
including Scituate, Cohasset, Hingham, Norwell, Hanover, Marshfield, Pembroke, Plymouth and Hull.
including Scituate, Cohasset, Hingham, Norwell, Hanover, Marshfield, Pembroke, Plymouth and Hull.