Welcome To Our Website!
(We are so glad you're here!)

***ATTENTION Gators and Parents***
​As we come to the end of the 2019-20 school year, we’d like to let you know what books you have checked out from our media center. Please check your e-mails for a friendly one-time reminder. As you make plans to come by ARES at your scheduled time in the next couple weeks, we would appreciate if you could return your books at that time. Thanks, and keep reading!
Please click on the tab next to "Home" labeled "Online Learning Resources" to access things our students can do from home to keep learning while schools are closed. More resources will be added as they become available.




READvolution Results
We are so proud of our Gators, the READING CHAMPIONS! For READvolution at ARES...
  • We read 20,216 books
  • We logged 678,584 minutes of reading
  • And, 800 students met or exceeded the Hurricanes' goal of 800 minutes of reading
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Click on this logo or on the Literacy Events tab above for more information.
Click here to search our Destiny Catalog! 

Welcome!

We created this website to encourage all our Alston Ridge Gators to read more often and become better readers. Search our catalog or check out the Book Lists tab to find your next great read. Find trustworthy resources for research or online fun, too. 

We need volunteers!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help in the library! If you are interested in helping us on a regular basis, please email Dr. Berggren at [email protected].

Hours & Schedule:

The Media Center is open Monday-Friday
from 8:45 AM-3:45 PM.
Daily Schedule:
  • 8:45-9:15 -- Open Circulation for 2nd-5th grades
  • 9:15-10:20 -- Planning/Collaboration
  • 10:20-11:00 -- 5th Grade
  • 11:10-11:50 -- 3rd Grade
  • 11:50-12:25 -- Lunch
  • 12:25-1:05 -- 2nd Grade
  • 1:15-1:55 -- Kindergarten
  • 2:05-2:45 -- 4th Grade
  • 2:55-3:35 -- 1st Grade
  • 3:35 -- After School Care
  • Open Circulation for all grades -- 10:30-3:30 M-Th

Checkout Limits:

Kindergarten: 1 book
​1st Grade: 1 (or 2) book(s)
2nd Grade: 2 books
3rd Grade: 3 books
4th Grade: 4 books
5th Grade: 5 books

Our Mission

​“The Alston Ridge Media Center provides a safe and welcoming environment where students can explore and discover, seeking individual learning opportunities via access to a wide array of print and electronic resources.”

Staff:

Ms. Cara McConnell, Media Coordinator
​Mrs. Sandra Siegel, Media Assistant M-Th

What's New

Pebble GO Next!
We added the 3-5 version of Pebble GO to our subscription! This website is full of great articles about many topics. You can read about the states, science, American Indian history, social studies, and biographies!
​Click HERE to check it out!
Pebble GO!
We have a subscription to an amazing service called Pebble GO! You can learn about Animals, Science, Social Studies, and Famous People!
​Click HERE to check it out!

Check Out Our Circulation Statistics!

2019-2020 (more coming soon):
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2018-2019:

Look How Many Books Each Class Checked Out Last Year!