*MHS Library Website

Where you are always welcome!

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MHS Library Hours      M - F 7:30am - 3:00pm

            The mission of the Mohonasen School Libraries
is to make literature and information accessible to all students.


 I.*BOOKS*
                  A. MHS Library Online Catalog Find a book in this/other libraries in our consortium.
              B. eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library)  Online books from MHS database always available.
              C. Internet Archive  is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
                       D. Open Library - https://openlibrary.org Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for                                   every book ever published.
                E. Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose  among free epub books, free kindle books,                                                download  them or read them online.
                F. Google Scholar is an online, freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and 
                    digital copies of articles.  It searches a wide variety of sources, including academic publishers,
                    universities, and preprint depositories. Some materials are free while others have a fee for use.      
                G. Rosen Learning eBooks  (Interactive eBooks)
              H. What Will I Read Next????     
              I. Great Stories Club is now reading EVERY DAY by David Levithan  
 
II.* RESEARCH *
                 A. MHS DATABASES
                B. Our online books:  Rosen Learning eBooks  (Interactive eBooks)      
                C. Primary and Secondary Resources
                       1. What are Primary and Secondary Sources?i
                     2. Valid Primary and Secondary sources websites

III. USEFUL INFORMATION
      A. ENL (English as a New Language) helpful websites:
                  1. Translating to English https://translate.google.com/ 
                2. Bilingual Glossaries    http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/bilingual_glossaries.htm                                 (Students may use these documents as supplements to their texts, as study or as references when                        taking the Regents examinations.) 
                                http://www.nysedregents.org/
                5. Many more links ENL links
        C. OVERDRIVE Library Resources- FREE! Borrow eBooks, audiobooks and magazines, from MHS               Library and your local public library.  Download the free app!.  You will need your patron account numbers.
         D. MHS Library Pinterest site
          F.  INSIGNIA for teachers Web based media catalog. (No more SNAP. Now it's Insignia) Video sources include PBS,                              National Geographic, Nature, Weston Woods, Disney, and many more. All videos are aligned to state and NexGen standards.
       G. Join the MHS Library Great Stories Book Club in the fall for GREAT READING!!
         H. Part time and full time employment
            ·         Times Union Employment Page

Listings of local jobs and other resources.

·         Snag-a-Job
Enter your ZIP code to find hourly jobs in the Albany area.

·         New York State Career Center
Job listings posted with the New York State Department of Labor.

·         New York Career Zone
Job seekers match abilities, interests and skills to job openings. Students explore career options.

·         Capital Area Help Wanted
Listings of local jobs.

·         Volunteer Match
Enter the location where you want to be and the type of work you want to do.

·         Local Volunteer Opportunities
Choose “non-profit/volunteer” under the Job Category drop-down box.

Summer Camp Jobs
Select “Camp Jobs”, then “Camp Job Search”

·         Camp Jobs
Select “FIND A CAMP JOB!”

·         Careers in the Military
Descriptions and contact information for each branch of the military.

·         Internship Opportunities
Search for internships by location, keyword or job title.