Media Center

Card Catalog (OPAC)

Welcome to the media center where literacy is at the heart of our curriculum as we provide students with opportunities to become effective users and producers of information and ideas and lifelong lovers of reading.

Click It and Donate

When searching online this week, take a moment to visit the ABC Literacy Site where each click will donate books to children in need. During 2009, the clicks on this website totaled 445,648 donated books! http://www.theliteracysite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=6 Bookmark this site or add a reminder to pop up on your calendar each week, so you can share the gift of literacy with others. All it takes is a click!

2009-2010 Florida Teens Read

If you haven't checked out any of the books on this year's Florida Teens Read list, now is the time! There is something for everyone - suspense, sci-fi, sports and more. You can access the list at: http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/announce/teenreads.html

New for Sumter County Schools

TeachingBooks.net offers parents and students another online way to connect with books. Join authors in their studios as they discuss their books and the process of creating their books or search by title, author or grade level for the right book for you at http://teachingbooks.net. Online technologies and books - a perfect tool for matching readers with the perfect book.

Research Tools

The following online resources are valuable tools that can help students locate reliable and accurate information:

World Book Encyclopedia - when you're looking for answers, use reliable and verifiable information. www.worldbookonline.com (ID and password available in the media center)

Proquest eLibrary - a reliable resource for magazines, newspapers, reference books, maps, pictures and websites. www.proquestk12.com (Username and password available in media center)

Florida Electronic Library - www.flelibrary.org (Login with the 14 digit # on your public library card)

Win-Win Situations!

We greatly appreciate parents' book donations and award PI time based on the retail value of donated books and their condition. When you donate one of the following books requested by students, you help us create a win-win situation for everyone!

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters
Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
Just Another Hero by Sharon Draper
Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Elyon by Ted Dekker

Parents, PI Time and Books

Another way to earn parent involvement hours involves reading and quizzing on our books for parents of teenagers. We will award you two hours when you achieve a 60% or higher on a quiz. Our newest book is Los 7 Habitos de las Familias Altamente Efectivas by Stephen Covey. Other available titles are listed below under Media Center Documents.

Media Center Policies

We have established the following policies to encourage students to demonstrate our core value of stewardship as they use media center resources:

Two books may be checked out for two weeks and renewed for another two weeks.
Late books and overdue fines will restrict signing out additional items.
The replacement cost will be charged for lost or damaged books.
Late books will be charged $1.00 per month.
Student computers are provided solely for academic purposes.
Students are asked to be respectful of others using the media center for reading, studying, and conducting research.

Hours

The media center is open each day from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Contact: Susan.Whittaker@tvcs.org.

Media Center Acrobat(.PDF) Documents

Book Fair Voucher - Must be presented to a Barnes & Noble cashier.
Parenting Books for PI Hours -

Media Center Links

BooksR4Teens - Reviews of books by genre, author and title
Florida Electronic Library - Login requires the 14 digit number on your public library card
Florida Teens Read - Young Adult books for Florida's teens
InfoTrac Database - See media specialist for username and password
SAT Question of the Day - Set up an account and track your Question of the Day stats
Son of Citation Machine - Interactive web tool that assists with creating citations for research papers
Sumter County Library - Access their catalog and reserve books with your public library card
Sunlink - Database of materials in all K-12 school library media centers in Florida
Teens Read - Search by books into movies, series and authors, reviews, and what's cool & new
WebMath - A math-help website
Website on Plagiarism - Explains and reminds students about plagiarism rules
World Book Encyclopedia - ID and password available at the media center
YALSA - Book lists for teen readers