The Library provides a number of services geared towards teachers in elementary and high school. The list of services below is not comprehensive and if you have special requests, please reach out to us and we will try to assist you.
Classroom Tours
We can offer a variety of tours for your classroom. Tours could include storytimes, a scavenger hunt, a maker program, crafts, research help, book talks, or archives visits. Let us know what your need is and we can design a tour to meet those needs.
Visits to Schools
We can come to your classroom to do storytimes, books talks, database help, or other activities.
Pull Lists
Teachers who require books on a certain topic or a specific title can arrange for Library staff to pull the items and have them ready for pickup on a specified date.
Special Events
Throughout the year, the Library hosts author readings and other special events for school groups.
For visits to schools, please contact Jennifer Doede - Outreach Librarian.
For all other services or special requests, please contact Aislinn Lawreniuk - Children's Technician.
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.
Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more. Receive 30 tickets each month to view the curated content you want. Included with Kanopy is Kanopy Kids - a tightly curated collection of the best children’s programming available today. Our kids' selection is curated to support early literacy, STEM education, and even foreign language learning. Using favorite children’s characters from Sesame Street, PBS Kids, Weston Woods, and more, our collection of kids films inspire empathy, critical thinking, and self-esteem in young viewers. Kanopy Kids does not require tickets.
Find the answer for any question with Gale in Context: Middle School. Introduce middle school students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Gale in Context: Elementary provides K-5 students easy access to magazines, reference books and newspaper articles selected just for their age group through a fun, kid-friendly interface.
Designed for students in middle and high school, with access to over 2,000 titles of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books with information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
A safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards. Includes Britannica Student Encyclopedia & Britannica Elementary Encyclopaedia.
An accurate, current, and comprehensive resource for college-level learners, researchers, and faculty. Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and other unique resources and tools that make research easier and more productive. Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia & Britannica Elementary Encyclopaedia.
Your first stop for STEM resources for K-12 and post-secondary! It facilitates STEM research and discovery by allowing users to locate information as well as evaluate and apply their findings. Includes expert information in easy-to-read formats, printable experiment instructions, and online experiments for hands-on learning.
A database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
A comprehensive readers' advisory resource. Subject heading access, reviews, annotations, Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. Also includes a growing number of non-fiction and audiobook titles.
Your Saskatchewan teaching library! Run by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, this lending collection includes over 38,000 books and audiovisual materials on PreK-12 education, over 100 journals and newspapers, lesson and unit plans and activity guides, bibliographies in print and online on various curricula and professional topics in education, Saskatchewan curricula, and curriculum resources approved by the Ministry of Education.
Resources and activities to stimulate students' interest in the sciences, mathematics and technology. Includes activities and experiments that can be done at home or in the classroom. Educators will find curriculum-based learning activities and more.
The Moose Jaw Public Library is located within Treaty 4 territory, the original lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakoda and Lakota, and the homeland of Métis Nation.
461 Langdon Cres., Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0X6
Phone: 306-692-2787
Email: ask@mjlibrary.ca
Monday to Thursday: 9:30 am to 9:00 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
