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Maxwell Elementary
14390 E. Bolling Drive
Denver, CO 80239
303-576-6557 (office)
720-424-5765 (fax)
720-423-3200(District Main Line)

Library Home

Jessie Whaley Maxwell's Library is an inviting, colorful, and comfortable place where students can explore the wonderful world of reading, information literacy, and technology! We currently have close to 14,000 books, as well as, magazines, CD's, audio books, and more. We are proud to be an Accelerated Reader School. Our library is staffed by Robin Bashor, Teacher Librarian. Check our PowerPoint presentations created by students in the Internet Research Club. Here is one by Lizett! Dolphin's PowerPoint

Congratulations Maxwell Community! 

Your library circulated more books than any other Denver Public School last year! 38,191 books were borrowed from our library! That's over 4,000 books each month! Keep up the great reading. The most popular books were:

Surf's Up, Geronimo!, by Geronimo Stilton and A Pet for a Princess, by Lagonegro, M.

Open Hours of the Library

All day Kindergarten-5th Grade classes come into the library during Specials at least once a week for 45 minutes. Please check our schedule to see what day your child has Library. During their class, students receive Standard's Based Instruction and Assessement in collaboration with classroom teachers before checking out books.

The library is open from 8:00-11:00 and 12:30-3:15 Monday thru Friday. Students may visit the library in addition to their regularly scheduled library time 15 minutes before or after school. Additional lunch/recess hours are available upon request.

Check-out Policy

   
• Each student, Kinder - 2nd Grade, is allowed to check out two books at a time.  
• 3rd - 5th Graders are allowed to check out 3 books at a time.   
• Each student will be responsible for bringing all library books on the day  of his/her next library class (although books are not overdue for 2 weeks).  
• Books may be renewed after their 2-week check out period is over, unless another student has requested the book.  
• An Overdue Notice will be given to students with books that are not returned on time, and they will not be allowed to check out until the book is returned.  
• If a student receives a Second Notice for an overdue book, they must report to the library during their recess everyday until the book is returned.  
• Big books, audio books, CD's and magazines can be checked out by teachers.  
• Parents can check out up to 5 books at a time for two weeks.  
• There will be a charge for any lost or damaged library item. The district sets the following charges for lost items: $20.00 - new hardcover, $15.00 - older hardcover, $10.00 new paperback, $5.00 older paperback.

End Of Year Accelerated Reader Celebration

All students received free books & enjoyed ice cream sundaes!

4 students won bicycles!	Lots of prizes were won!