WELCOME TO
WHS MEDIA CENTER
"Cherish the means of knowledge. Dare to read, think, speak, and write." - John Adams
The mission of the library media center and its staff is to create an environment rich in digital and print resources that is also conducive to students’ and staff’s pursuit and development of 21st century skills, ultimately enabling students and staff to be effective, independent, and responsible users of information.
Need help with homework?
Email Mrs. Szilagyi at nszilagyi@wethersfield.me to schedule a tutoring session.
WHS Ebooks, Audiobooks, Print Books & More
The Sora App is designed to provide students and teachers the optimal reading experience of our OverDrive digital book collection. The app embeds tools to customize ebooks and audiobooks, as well as to annotate and highlight. To log into Sora, click on "My school is Wethersfield Public Schools." Then, click on "Sign in using Wethersfield Public Schools," and select or enter your school Gmail login. Check out the links below if you need help getting started or for tips to maximize your reading or listening experience.
Borrowing, Holding, and Returning Books
Use your school login to access Public Library Connect Feature
Ebook Tools (Updated 2/2021) - Annotate, Highlight and Export Annotations
Audiobooks, Graphic Novels, & Read-Along Book Tools
Sora for Students/Families Webinar (August 2020) & Slide Presentation
Our Destiny Discover Catalog allows you to log in with your school Gmail credentials to search, hold and borrow our print books as well as many ebooks and audiobooks. A new feature we are using this year is "Collections" which allows you to browse ebooks, audiobooks, print books and websites by theme.
Digital Subscriptions & Tools
Read our magazines from your mobile device:
Download the Flipster app from your mobile device’s app store
Search and select your school “WETHERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL”
Enter our EBSCO user id and password
These instructions only need to be done the first time. After that opening the app will bring you to the magazines.
Flipster Magazine Subscriptions Are Now Online!
Check out additional magazine titles available in Sora, Here's a brief video tutorial on how to navigate magazines on Sora and an alphabetical list of the magazines available in Sora.
Use EBSCO Discovery to search for archived academic journals, magazines, reference books and more!
EBSCO Discovery seems to be working on all devices at this time.
Refer to the Username and Password List if prompted for a username and password.
Note: if you get an error when using the EBSCO Discovery search bar above, use this alternative EBSCO link to complete your research AND email me at nszilagyi@wethersfield.me.
Thank you and we apologize for the inconsistencies.
EBSCO Discovery bar allows you to do an integrated search for archived articles in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc) and reference ebooks in our school subscription databases and those of the Connecticut Digital Library, ResearchITCT.org.
Screencast Tutorials:
Use the links below to quickly access and search even more online sources. Access to many of these resources may require you to enter login credentials, especially if you're accessing them remotely (from outside the school). Refer to the Username and Password list for a full list of our subscription resources and their login credentials.
Welcome to NewsBank Databases!
Access World News (Explore diverse perspectives in current international and national newspapers)
America's Historical Newspapers (1690-2000) How-to Video
Black Life in America (from 1704) How-to Video
Hispanic Life in America (from 1704) How-to video
Click on the image above to see the descriptions and links.
