Elementary School
Library Media Center
Welcome to the Renner Library Media Center!
We are so glad you're here! We are here to help you find great books and learn about research, technology, and creative thinking.
Policies
Check Out Policies
Our library is open for check-out during regular school hours.
Students K-5 check-out during their Library time once a week.
All students are able to checkout new books with teacher permission at any time.
The check out limits are as follows:
- Kindergarten: one book / 4 school day rotation
- First and Second Grades: two books / 4 school day rotation
- Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades: two books and one periodical / 2 week rotation
Lost and Damaged Material
If materials are lost or damaged students will be charged to replace the item. If lost items are returned after payment has been made it will be fully refunded. There are no overdue fines.
eBooks and Other Online Books
Ebooks for Checkout
Other Online Books
Research
Google is often the "go-to" resource for online research. However, search results on Google are sometimes overwhelming because of the advertisements and number of hits. Try some of these databases and search engines to help with your research.
Remember, these sites, just like Google, don't speak English! Use key words to help with your search.
![Midcontinent Online Library]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628785675/parkhillk12mous/fylshz0rfo047f4lqdls/Midcontinentlogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628785675/parkhillk12mous/fylshz0rfo047f4lqdls/Midcontinentlogo.jpg","width":265}])
![EBSCO]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631540994/parkhillk12mous/phsapknhl1x7ppggshlb/Ebsco.jpg","width":225}])
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![KidRex]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628785674/parkhillk12mous/fnvsaoejjbxiljz5zrpu/KidRex.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628785674/parkhillk12mous/fnvsaoejjbxiljz5zrpu/KidRex.jpg","width":290}])
![Safe Search Kids]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631217649/parkhillk12mous/x9goy3p8nerkkwm7s0re/safesearchkids_1.jpg","width":216}])
![Kidtopia]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631289324/parkhillk12mous/qr89xsrlyvkz7phrroes/kidtopia_logo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631289324/parkhillk12mous/qr89xsrlyvkz7phrroes/kidtopia_logo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631289324/parkhillk12mous/qr89xsrlyvkz7phrroes/kidtopia_logo.png","width":585}]){kind=logo}
![National Geographic Kids]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628785675/parkhillk12mous/qlrx6ceh48xf0b5ko4w7/nationalgeographickids1.jpg","width":225}])
![Wonderopolis]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628785676/parkhillk12mous/w5xwa2tqwthlb0iacaug/wonderopolis.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628785676/parkhillk12mous/w5xwa2tqwthlb0iacaug/wonderopolis.png","width":395}])
![dk tiger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631289395/parkhillk12mous/vobfrd3naiziehjbaoez/tiger.jpg","width":1920}])
Makerspace
Help Support the Makerspace!
We're looking for more of the following items:
- Cardboard & paperboard (such as tissue boxes & cereal boxes)
- Toilet paper tubes
- Paper towel tubes
- Shoe boxes
Don't forget to click on the panels below to find coding websites and websites for fun.
Award Books
We celebrate these award books! Updated lists come out each spring.
Mark Twain Award Nominees
![A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841152/parkhillk12mous/nt2k1ormpzzv5cejj1g5/ARoversStory.jpg","width":250}])
by Dusti Bowling
![Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe by Alyson Noel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842269/parkhillk12mous/a5mcfkh0sk3lesvq5tk4/FieldGuidetoSupernaturalUniverse.jpg","width":250}])
by Kathi Appelt
![Freestyle by Gale Galligan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842110/parkhillk12mous/z84atpnepzvk6svagwlg/Freestyle.jpg","width":250}])
by Jamie Sumner
![Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841807/parkhillk12mous/yw8tgftynbzwkc3uv9dt/Hummingbird.jpg","width":250}])
by R.J Palacio
![Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841642/parkhillk12mous/fcwr75mseu3rhy8dxeft/MaizyChensLastChance.jpg","width":250}])
by Ena Jones
![Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841316/parkhillk12mous/o8ngxkqm5vqrq6gtajbh/SerwaBoteng.jpg","width":250}])
by Rebecca Caprara
![The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves Egypt's Fire by Tom Phillips]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842531/parkhillk12mous/vayzsnyvnm9jirgqruhq/TheCuriousLeagueofDetectivesThieves.jpg","width":250}])
by Deva Fagan
![The Daredevils by Rob Buyea]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723842726/parkhillk12mous/wljn4xcy0snlpabr7goi/TheDaredevils.jpg","width":250}])
by Jennifer L. Holm
![The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841964/parkhillk12mous/ia5soswxf7ckmol6i9jz/thegirlinthelake.jpg","width":250}])
by Kate Albus
![The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723841475/parkhillk12mous/j2vev5ka9nmudsbmv2kj/Themidnightchildren.jpg","width":250}])
by Merrill Wyatt
![The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor by Amanda Panitch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723840955/parkhillk12mous/ezhptzkaycwj95tjdsde/TheTwoWrongHalvesofRubyTaylor.jpg","width":250}])
by Lisa Phipps
![Thirst by Varsha Bajaj]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723840744/parkhillk12mous/pagq4e2zxfadmce3eam6/Thirst.jpg","width":250}])
by Dusti Bowling
Show Me Readers Award
![Acorn was a little wild]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526043/parkhillk12mous/ekclvbhpugbowyqwlfif/acorn.png","width":201}])
Written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson
![Cover image of the book "Creepy Crayon"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526596/parkhillk12mous/zvkuy13sdyx6kqqxk7m3/creepycrayon.png","width":195}])
Written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
![Cover of the book "Every Dog in the Neighborhood"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526711/parkhillk12mous/l5zvxs0d3qiz0xx8k0ic/everydogintheneighborhood.png","width":200}])
Written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Matthew Cordell
![Cover of the book "Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526833/parkhillk12mous/wb19pmzzumldy6zgqbjp/hamsters.png","width":225}])
Written by Cheryl B. Klein and illustrated by Abhi Alwar
![Cover of the book "Little Red and the Big Bad Editor"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731526929/parkhillk12mous/dyonlquc7ldbgjvzhdqa/littlered.png","width":210}])
Written by Rebecca Kraft Rector and illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
![Cover of the book "Marvelous Mabel"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527007/parkhillk12mous/i6frybcyz8n6c3w29wmk/mabel.png","width":250}])
Written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Alleanna Harris
![Cover of the book "Pink is not a color"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527092/parkhillk12mous/e5szafrlnnz5dsktjqoy/pink.png","width":206}])
Written and illustrated by Lindsay Ward
![Cover of the book "Rick the Rock of Room 214"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527164/parkhillk12mous/tb2qjmu3jiez671pqfkq/rick.png","width":198}])
Written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Ruth Chan
![Cover of the book "The Library Fish"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527243/parkhillk12mous/rvjj15jtbd7ydlnceci3/libraryfish.png","width":225}])
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Gladys Jones
![Cover of the book "Yetis are the Worst!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527318/parkhillk12mous/lz8yhdf2tlhtwgcqlzo3/yetis.png","width":198}])
Written and illustrated by Alex Willan
Building Block Nominees
![Cover image of "A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612255/parkhillk12mous/z6gifb5g3uwywgmvxwok/bear.png","width":225}])
By Daniel Bernstromm, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
![Cover image of "A Good Place"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612449/parkhillk12mous/fpjnxxczrbpdjjets4hl/place.png","width":220}])
By Lucy Cousins
![Cover image of "I am Stuck"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612570/parkhillk12mous/u4dysccdugxkqnwhf31e/stuck.png","width":225}])
By Julia Mills
![Cover image of "I was Born a Baby"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612015/parkhillk12mous/zpcjdpnjwuxbwscktfy1/baby.png","width":204}])
By Meg Fleming, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
![Cover image of "Mister Kitty is Lost"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612090/parkhillk12mous/ugtvsmxzvhio9ygtpvu8/kitty.png","width":225}])
By Greg Pizzoli
![Cover image of "My Dad is a Tree"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612511/parkhillk12mous/elaaang1oftdlzhs3klj/dad.png","width":192}])
By Jon Agee
![Cover image of "No is all I Know"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612390/parkhillk12mous/xqgohluvws5xnpya3yxj/no.png","width":204}])
By Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
![Cover image of "Problem Solved!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612171/parkhillk12mous/ltsof0zpx927etredalc/solved.png","width":225}])
By Jan Thomas
![Cover image of "The Best Bad Day Ever"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612695/parkhillk12mous/hpvgmqygtjskwfokmvpt/bad.png","width":195}])
By Marianna Coppo
![Cover image of "Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731612330/parkhillk12mous/npfmmurk2yzwpetfid5o/great.png","width":225}])
By Sandra Boynton
Great Kids Can Read
![Cover image of "Blue"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610170/parkhillk12mous/oirg8zlwtws0p6vkb041/blue.png","width":198}])
By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
![Cover image of "Elephants Remember: A True Story"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610237/parkhillk12mous/paoxec2pywojnji4sr1q/elephants.png","width":213}])
By Jennifer O’Connell
![Cover image of "Fighting for Yes"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610328/parkhillk12mous/nr7vizotelbu5asal3pn/fighting.png","width":202}])
By Maryann Cocca-Leffle
![Cover image of "Finding my Dance"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610779/parkhillk12mous/m24kvyo74omh46nl1yeg/dance.png","width":225}])
By Ria Thundercloud
![Cover image of Going Places]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610841/parkhillk12mous/ivh0xovvz6z9oe3wnz1o/places.png","width":203}])
By Tonya Bolden
![Cover image of "I Color Myself Different"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610904/parkhillk12mous/gwlvp63wdg8cwhkjsgjm/different.png","width":225}])
By Colin Kaepernick
![Cover image of "Miles Lewis: King of the Ice"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610966/parkhillk12mous/eyhcsx6yjd9y2fdqb6qp/miles.png","width":184}])
By Kelly Starling Lyons
![Cover image of "Opal Lee"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611035/parkhillk12mous/cyj0detoxuci6qus5ydd/opallee.png","width":204}])
By Alice Faye Duncan
![Cover image of "The Year we Learned to Fly"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611126/parkhillk12mous/una2abzvnfzzfqewzix6/fly.png","width":209}])
By Jacqueline Woodson
![Cover image of "Yoshi and the Ocean"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611270/parkhillk12mous/dmmwvzrxxv0nrpo6dvfr/ocean.png","width":208}])
By Lindsay Moore
Jordin Curry
Library Media Specialist
Contact Mrs. Curry
816-359-6391
Office Phone
Trisha Tate
Library Assistant
Contact Mrs. Tate
816-359-5846
Circulation Desk Phone
Destiny Online Catalog
Use your district username and password to login to our school. Locate materials in our library, find out what you already have checked out, create your own reading wish list or place a hold for items currently checked out.
Book Suggestions and Recommended Books
Books You Should Read
Need suggestions for books to read? Check out our award books, new books in our library, suggestions from others.