STAFF INFO
Staff are always welcome to come into the library if you need a place to work, if you have questions, or if you want to browse and check out books.
Do not hesitate to call the library with questions (x211 or x415) or to email the librarian at hperkinson@msad51.org!
RESEARCH RESOURCES
Ms. Perkinson can make a Research Guide page for any topic you need.
Noodletools Explained for Staff & Teachers
Request Books for Research:
Just let us know what your topic of study is and we will gather books for your students to use. We can put them on a cart to go into your class or host your students in the library to use them.
TEACHING RESOURCES
Videos & Streaming Options
Swank Movie Streaming Service: Directions for sharing movies with students
Proquest Alexander Street Academic Movies Online (AVON): Directions and more information HERE and HERE. Link to AVON platform HERE.
Want to show a movie?
We have a site license with Swank Motion Pictures that allows us to show copyright protected movies at our school. Check the site HERE to see if the movie you want to show is available with our license. This is for occasions when you are showing a movie to a large group, more than just your class.
Ms. Perkinson
To reserve Ms. Perkinson for a class, simply check her google calendar for availability and email her, call her, or stop by the library to discuss what you need. Possibilities include:
Instruction on how to use various library resources, including subscription databases
Research skills instruction
Citation styles
Instruction or instructional support in the library, your classroom or remotely
Instructional videos for you to share with your class about how to use library resources
Assembling materials in print or online for students to use to do research for your class
READING RESOURCES
Interlibrary Loan Requests:
Search for a title in one of these catalogs:
Then submit an
INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST
using this FORM.
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
Printing
To sign into Mobility Print (or, on a Mac, to release a print job for authentication):
Username is first part of msad email (stop when you get to @); Password is 123
iPads
We have a small fleet of iPads you can borrow & use in your classroom. Any app approved by the District can be installed on them.
Day Loaner Chromebooks & Chargers
Students who need a device for the day can borrow one any time by coming to the library. Students who need long term loaners should submit a Tech Ticket here: msad51.incidentiq.com
When playing a video using Apple TV you may need to use this app instead of QuickTime.
Showing DVDs
To show a DVD in your classroom you can borrow a DVD player from the library that can be connected to your projector with an HDMI cord. If you do not have an HDMI cord in your room, please submit a tech ticket to request one.
NUTS & BOLTS
Library Passes
Students who wish to spend their entire study hall in the library must obtain library passes on the library’s website. Students who just wish to go to the library to browse for a book, borrow a laptop, pick up printing, get answers to questions about technology, research, citations, etc do not need to get a Study Hall pass. They just need to get permission from you and have a hall pass (or you can call the library at x211 or x415 to let us know they’re on their way). For more information about passes, see this document, which you can also put in your sub folder.
Reserving the Library
To reserve the Library, you can email us or stop by to tell us what you need and when you need it.
Hours
The library’s hours for students:
Monday 7:45 - 4 (except the first Monday of the month)
Tuesday 7:45 - 4
Wednesday 7:45 - 1:30 (early release days) or 3:15
Thursday 7:45 - 4
Friday 7:45 - 3:15