Quick Resource Links

Accelerated Reader Quizzes and Values:  Do you want to know if we have a certain AR quiz available or how many points your book is worth?  Click here to find out or click East to see their AR quiz values.

Database Access:  We love our database collection.  If you need a good, reliable source this is the place to go.  We pay the fees for our students and staff so you get great information for FREE!  You can access this at school or from home.  If you log on from home, use your student number for the patron id number and the last four of your student number for the password.  What can you find here?  Oh, so much including magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedias, and audio/video clips.  Topics include everything from science, social studies, history, and literature to business, legal, and so much more.  Take some time and use this great resource. 

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Librarians' Index to the Internet (http://lii.org/) a collection of great websites arranged by subject. This is an amazing arrangement that is meticulously updated, a wonderful place to start!

My Virtual Reference Desk (http://www.refdesk.com/) a super source for locating quick facts. 

ALA's Great Websites for Kids  These sites are created with you in mind!  Give this link a try.

Media Center Events - The book fair is on the way!  It begins on Monday, April 20th and lasts for four days.  Family night is Tuesday, Apriil 21st from 3:00 to 6:00.  We will have free hot chocolate and coffee.  Plan to attend.

To Megan, Alexis, Austen, Deja, James, Carli, Jennifer, and Robin - you are all wonderful!  We couldn't have done so well without your help.  Keep talking about those books.

Maya, Summer, Shannon, Lauren, Amanda, Sydney, Ervin, and Anna- Thanks for being book fair helpers this Spring.  All of you did such a fine job!

New Books - Stop in and check out our new books collection.  We have processed TONS of new items.  We have some really great fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels.  Best of all, the shipments are still arriving...

Booktalking –  If you love to share ideas about your favorite books this is the program for you!  Create an audio/video booktalk between now and the end of May.  Bring it to Mrs. Ervin.  You will earn the chance to win a digital mini video camera.  Want to know more?  The details are too awesome to write about here but I can tell you the event will be so much fun you will want it to go on forever...  See Mrs. Ervin for details and help with your audio/video booktalk.  (And remember, some secrets are best left to be discovered in due time...)