Hemingford Schools subscribes to Britannica Online Encyclopedia, which has fun features as well as traditional encyclopedia articles written at three different levels: Elementary, Middle, and High. To access this great resource, click on the link above, then enter the school's username (hemingfordps) and password (school).
If you need to determine if a book is an AR book, or want to know what level it is or how many points it has, doing so is simple. Use the link above, then select "Student" if you are prompted to tell the site what sort of user you are, then click submit (you may not even be asked to complete this step). This will take you to the Quick Search page. This is essentially a keyword search. If you know the title or author, simply type that into the search box and then select "Search." You can also used the Advanced Search page to search by exact title, author, series, publisher, or ISBN. Click HERE for a quick tutorial video.
NebraskAccess is a free group of online databases available to all Nebraska residents. To access it, click "Login" on the right side of the screen. The site then lists the databases available; when you select a database, you will be prompted to enter a password. To do this, you can enter the Nebraska driver's license number of anyone in your household. If no one in your household has a Nebraska driver's license, please contact Mrs. Hurtt and she can give you the school's current password (it changes regularly and can't be shared on a public website).
For a tutorial video on basic features of NebraskAccess, click HERE.
If you'd like to know if either the HS or elementary library has a certain book, or if that book is currently available, use the link above to look at the online catalog. You do not need to log in; just select the library you want to search and use the search features to look by keyword, title, author, or subject.
For a tutorial video on basic features of the online catalog, click HERE.
For a tutorial video on more advanced features, click HERE.