Reading and Research

The Virtual Library

Gain an Overview of the Many Resources Available to You!

Virtual Reading!

The reading centerpiece of the GOMHS Virtual Library is MackinVia! Library Services for the school district bought into the system the year prior to the 2016 Flood, and Mrs. Anding will be forever grateful that she was given the opportunity to buy eBooks on its platform the spring before the flood. Even when the library had no books for months due to the required cleaning process, students were walking all over campus and town reading eBooks on their cell phones. Since that initial purchasing year, Library Services and Mrs. Anding have worked together to acquire over 9,700 eBooks and audiobooks for our students and faculty members to use and enjoy! Depending on their usage rights, they might be single-user eBooks or multi-user eBooks. They check out for 14 days at a time. MackinVIA is also one of the avenues to get to the majority of our library's databases. Consider downloading the MackinVIA app to your cell phone! Use your computer username and password to login. (Faculty members and administrators have access to the GOMHS Virtual Library, as well as a district professional development collection.)

Find Your Next Great Read!

TeachingBooks is a FANTASTIC website that provides both students and educators with ways to connect to their next great read. Explore all of the great resources below or find the program under "Databases" in MackinVIA. Students can find the login information in their respective Library Google Classrooms. Educators can log into their Educator Account using the district Clever Portal.

Check Back in Each Day to Discover Something New!

Destiny Discover

Once you find your next great read, then it is time to see if the library owns it. Find all books (physical and digital) in the library catalog called Destiny Discover. You can either find it on the Destiny homepage for the district or access it here.

Research

The GOMHS Library has an extensive collection of databases available 24/7 for students and faculty. These databases can be accessed through the district Clever portal and the "Research Tools" webpage on the district website. Several of the databases can be accessed below. Please note that most of the databases can be connected to automatically on a campus computer but off-site a username and password might be required. Some databases can be accessed through a student's Google Single Sign-On username and password.

Gale Databases

World Book Online

ABC-CLIO

Please note: ABC-CLIO does not use Google Single-Sign On through Clever. Students can access their username and password by looking on the dashboard of the Destiny catalog after they log in. Educators can contact Mrs. Anding for their username and password.