Welcome to the Oscar Adams Library Page!
School libraries are an integral part of student learning. Our library provides students with current publications, as well as classic literature choices to encourage student engagement with books. However, the library focuses on more than just books. Library lessons teach students the importance of information retrieval and evaluation in a digital world: an important lifelong skill. Students also receive hands-on experience with robotics, STEAM materials, and learning manipulatives. Library lessons are anything but quiet. The library is a place for students to be engaged and thoughtful learners.
Oscar Adams Elementary
“Our collection has something for everyone, from gripping bestsellers to timeless classics. We’re proud to feature a wide array of award-winning titles, including Newbery, Caldecott, and Bela Pure. For readers who love art and storytelling, we have an extensive and ever-growing collection of graphic novels, spanning all genres from superhero adventures to poignant memoirs. Feel free to peruse our collection!
2025-2026 Library Schedule
Students visit the library with their class on a weekly basis. However, the library is always open to small groups and visits. Students may visit outside of their regularly scheduled classes too!
Oscar Adams Elementary School
919 Raley Street
Gadsden, Al 35903
(256) 492-4952
Fax (256) 492-3008
Library Media Center Advisory Committee
Mr.Sullivan – -Principal
Mrs. Montes – Kindergarten
Mrs. Lori Smith— First Grade
Mrs. Franklin – – Second Grade
Mrs. Mummert – – Third Grade
Mr.Knowles— Fourth Grade
Mrs. Stephens – – – Fifth Grade
Mrs. Bowman- – -Resource
Mrs. Tudor- – – Library Media Specialist
Quotes
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin
“Read. Read. Read. Just don’t read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.”
― R.L. Stine
“We are one people with one family. We all live in the same house… and through books, through information, we must find a way to say to people that we must lay down the burden of hate.”
-Senator John Lewis
Library Media Philosophy
The mission of the Oscar Adams library is to build the foundation of lifelong learning and reading habits by providing quality resources,
instruction, and support for students and staff. We focus on nurturing recreational reading, developing information literacy skills,
and supporting the curriculum.
