Instructional Resource Center
The Instructional Resource Center houses the library coordinator, collections manager, processing manager, and secretary for library services. The collection includes audio books, textbooks on tape, videos, kits, novel sets, and professional periodicals.
Resources available for checkout may be searched from each desktop by clicking on the IRC Collection icon on district computers. Request items through groupwise email to IRC-District. Van delivery is provided to each school twice weekly.
870 W. Buckingham
Corner of Glenbrook & Buckingham
7:15 - 5:15 Monday - Thursday
7:15 - 4:15 Friday
Circulating Collections
Audio Books
Books (Professional)
Big Books
Novel Sets
Videos
Teaching Kits
The district also has access to Dallas County Films for classroom videos. Access the catalog at www.dcschools.com.
Services for Teachers
Project Center
- Laminator (27")
- Ellison Die Cuts
- Microsoft Office Tools
- Color Printer
- Label Maker
- Book Binder
- Poster Maker
- Large Format Copier (black & white)
- Video Duplication**
- Cassette duplication**
- CD Duplication**
**Copyright permission must accompany all requests.
Annenberg
Annenberg offers professional development videos for Garland ISD teachers. To request a tape, email IRC-District of the preferred title and its programming information. Video taping is $2 for any program. Access topics and program information at hot link Annenberg above.
Services for Librarians:
- Materials processing
- Interlibrary loans
Ellison Die Cuts
Letters, Motifs, etc available for use with Die Cut machines
- Circus style letters
Lower case - 3"
Lower case - 5”
Upper case - 5” & 8”
Numbers - 5” & 8” - D'Nealian style letters
Lower case - 4”
Upper case - 4”
Numbers - 4” - Block style letters & numbers, Lollipop
style letters, Tall 'N Thin style letters
Lower case - 4” & 2” Lower case - 4 “ Lower case - 3”
Upper case - 4” & 2” Upper case - 4” Upper case - 3”
Numbers - 4” & 2” Numbers - 4” Numbers - 3” - Vagabond Style letters
Upper case - 3"
Numbers - 3"
See document for a list of all other die cuts available. (84 KB)
Periodical Collection
- American Journal Of Education
- American Libraries Magazine
- Book Links
- Booklist
- Bulletin Of The Center For Children'S Books
- Cable In The Classroom
- Connected Newsletter
- Education Digest
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Researcher
- English Journal
- Gifted Child Today
- Horn Book
- Horn Book Guide
- Instructor
- Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
- Journal Of Education
- Knowledge Quest
- Language Arts
- Library Journal
- Library Sparks
- Lmc
- Mailbox ( 2-3)
- Mailbox (Intermediate)
- Mailbox (K-1)
- Mailbox (Preschool)
- Mailbox Bookbag
- Mathematics Teacher
- Mathematics Teaching In The Middle School
- Middle School Journal
- Phi Delta Kappan
- Principal
- Professional School Counseling
- Reading Improvement
- Reading Research Quarterly
- Reading Teacher
- Reading Today
- Review Of Educational Research
- School Arts
- School Librarian'S Workshop
- School Library Journal
- School Library Media Activities Monthly
- School Science & Mathematics
- Science & Children
- Science Books And Films
- Scientific Studies In Reading
- Science Teacher
- Teacher Librarian
- Teacher'S Helper Gr. 2-3
- Teaching Children Mathematics
- Technology & Learning
- Texas Library Journal
- Voices From Themiddle
- Voya
- Young Children