Welcome to your

Doherty middle school Library

Welcome students and families to your Library at Doherty Middle School. Please feel comfortable using this space and sharing your love of books and reading or sharing your hesitation. We are here to help and support any way we can. Would you like a recommendation? Do you have any recommendations for us? In addition to continuously adding fresh and relevant titles reflecting our students and their interests, we also work with teachers and students on a number of topics pertaining to curriculum, as well as digital and information literacy.

Elyse Caruso, Librarian

Diverse books are the windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors that allow readers to see themselves, see others, and enter their world. (Paraphrased from Rudine Sims Bishop]

For summer reading or anytime read an e-book or listen to an audiobook, explore SORA through your Classlink!


2022 Summer Reading Suggestions

Everything you want to know about Library @ Doherty for this spring and summer is on this page.


  • Resources from the Doherty Library:

Login using ClassLink to access your library Destiny Discover catalog which includes our print books, some ebooks, and our curated Collections pages. [For full access, you must log in to the catalog.]


  • With your MHL library card*:

Download or stream ebooks, audiobooks and magazines with OverDrive.

Use hoopla to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks,& more.

Check out the complete list of online resources at MHL

*If you do not have a library card, fill out this brief form using your personal email account, not the K12 account. Getting and Using a Library Card

Looking for help in choosing books of interest just for you?https://mhlteenroom.tumblr.com/reading_suggestions


Register for a Boston Public Library e-card to access even more resources! [A parent/guardian must register for students under 13 years old]