I.  COMPONENTS

    1. A warm and fuzzy welcome to the site.
        I think it is important to make visitors, especially children, feel welcome as soon as they                 land on the site.  The chance of them turning their browsers off and staying awhile is much           greater this way!

     2. Pictures of the library that are of good quality.
          I would want pictures of the most important features of the library:  Circulation Desk,                   Catalog Computers, as well as any special features such as a Reading Nook, Study Area,               etc.. My reason for this would be that children would be encouraged to visit the library.

      3. Names, pictures and email addresses of the employees of the library.
           I can't think of a better way to encourage students to speak to and/or correspond with
           library personelle than to have them appear both approachable and familiar.

      4.  Study tips, tips for making presentations, test taking tips, etc.
           This feature would increase the value of the site to students which would increase the                      liklihood of them revisiting.

      5.  Calender of School Events.
           What better way to keep students informed than by offering them a place where they can
            view upcoming and current events.

       6.  Links to other sites for the school, links to the county's Board of Ed.
          Student's would find the links to the school's other sites and parents may find the Board               of Ed. link helpful.

        7.  List of new or featured items added or belonging to the library                    collection.
             A nice way to showcase items in the library's collection and point out their usefulness.

         8.  List of subject headings along with links to resources that students               would find helpful.
               The list would be a convenient way for students to find online resources for subjects of                  study.  Some suggested links are:

                a.    University of Deleware Library - http://www.2.lib.udel.edu/subj/
                    b.    Smithsonian Education - http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html
                    c.     Internation Children's Digital Library - http://www.icdlbooks.org/
                d.    Theme Pages for Elementary Students and Teachers -                                                                       http://stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html
                e.     Homework Spot - http://www.homeworkspot.com

              The aforementioned links are useful for all areas of study.

              9.  List of child safe search engines.
             It would be helpful to students if a list of search engines, that filter inappropriate                           material, were available for them to conduct further research.  Suggested links are:

                a.    Surf Safely.com - http://surfsafely.com/
                b.    Kids Click! - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
                c.    Yahooligans.com - hppt://www.yahooligans.com/