Phone: 623-445-7413

Email: para.snyder@dvusd.org

Mrs. Para Snyder

I'm the Library Clerk at Gavilan Peak School.  I moved to Arizona in 2009, and have been employed at the school since January 2010. I've been married for 20 years, I have 4 children, 2 of whom went to school at Gavilan Peak.  I love to read and enjoy helping teachers and students get excited about books.

Our vision is to lay the learning foundation for a rapidly changing future.  We will use a global perspective to think critically, collaborate and solve problems affecting our world.

Destiny Library Catalog

Library Catalog Students and parents can search for books that are available in our school library using the destiny library catalog. Students can also login to destiny (using their school login) to see what books they currently have checked out or to find out if when their books are due. Destiny Quest is available through the library catalog. Students can look for new arrivals, view the top 10 books, and conduct searches.

Computer Use
Computers are available to students for academic purposes ONLY. An Internet/Electronic User Agreement must be signed by all students and parents before access will be granted.

Checkout/Fines
All books that are checked out from the library are due in 2 weeks. There are no fines for overdue books. However, students are responsible paying for any lost or damaged books. Any students that have overdue books will not be allowed to check out additional books until they are returned.

Arizona State Library-All students have access to research information. (This site can be accessed using an Arizona zip code).

Student Research Databases

• Arizona State Library

• Copyright and Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens

• Digital Arizona Library

• Digital Arizona Library Resources for Learners

• Glendale Public Library

• Phoenix Public Library

• Online Research (Polaris)

• Google for Education

  Great resources for students, parents, and teachers in our Google district. Includes how to 

  • • Annotate text in Docs
    • Make art with sheets
    • Design infographics
    • Design a poster
    • Create a photo journal
    • Create a guessing game
    • Practice spelling words
    • Write if-then story
    • Wage a sea battle
    • Collaborate to tell a story
    • Build a Logo
    • Research, of course! Learn how to evaluate sources, research and develop a topic, work collaboratively.

Battle of the Books