Welcome to Enka High School Media Center
The Enka High School Media program in Buncombe County Schools (BCS) is an integral part of instructional programming. The media program and its resources are constantly evolving, creating globally competitive opportunities for all students.
Purpose:
To promote a collaborative learning community, both inside and outside the library walls, that engages students to read, explore, analyze, reflect, synthesize and create new ideas and information to adapt and contribute to a global society.
Direction:
Our students will become proficient readers, fluid in digital and information literacy, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, to prepare them to be the innovative leaders of their future.
Core Beliefs:
Our school library media program is vital to empower our students, teachers and communities to support authentic teaching, develop strong readers and achieve academic excellence.
Our library must transform into a flexible, innovative learning environment that fosters exploration, creativity, innovation and personalized learning for all.
We must invest purposefully in our library media centers to develop and maintain collections that are current, reflect diversity in the community and world and offer equitable access to resources for patrons to read, seek information, collaborate and communicate freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Always encouraging the personal growth of the whole child through the development of digital and information literacy skills to research, read, reflect, analyze and synthesize information resources effectively and ethically is vital in a global information society.
Through the media center, EHS provides access to high quality authentic digital and print resources that are aligned with ISTE and North Carolina State Standards. These resources are used throughout schools to effectively integrate information and technology standards, promote student literacy, and facilitate collaborative learning environments. Media Coordinators and classroom teachers collaborate to create an innovative environment in which student learning is the focus.
EHS media center provides open, point of need access for students and teachers around the clock via Destiny Library Manager and other online resources. Students have opportunities to create a wide variety of products and explore topics of interest within a flexible, literacy-based, inquiry-focused environment.
Quick Links
Library Collection - Need to check on the status of a book in our library? Use this link to our Destiny homepage to search the library catalog, check your email, or link to the BCS Moodle.
NCWiseOwl- This researching tool will help you find the perfect articles to defend your thesis or argue with your teacher. NC WiseOwl provides a truly academic research experience, with access to online databases from Gale, Ebsco and Brittanica, as well as extensive collections on health, automobiles and employment. Some sites on NC WiseOwl require a password which your teacher or librarians can give you.
Library of Congress - With a mission "to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people," this is a not a website to miss. Though sometimes difficult to navigate, if you spend enough time on the LOC website you will undoubtedly find the web gem you were searching for.