Library

Librarians :
Cheryl Mitchell
Pam Reeder

Library Hours:
6:45am-3:15pm (M-Th)
6:45am-2:30pm (Fri)
972-675-3091 ext 62048

• Online Catalog for District
• Online Databases Provided By District
• Checkout Procedures
• Local Public Libraries

Online Catalog for District

Use the library catalog to see what books are available at our school or in the district.

Online Databases Provided by District

Get logins and passwords from your school librarian

Accelerated Reader

Use the AR Bookfinder to see what books are available in the Accelerated Reader program.

CULTUREGRAMS

• Country information, statistics, lifestyle, flags, recipes, famous people, maps

EBSCO

• EBSCOHOST – Magazines, newspapers, reference materials
• Academic Search Elite
• Agriculture
• Animals
• Business Source Complete
• Computer Source
• Consumer Health Complete
• Economia y Negocios
• Encyclopedia: Funk & Wagnalls New World
• Fuente Academica
• HealthSource Consumer Edition
• HealthSource – Nursing/Academic
• Legal
• MedicLatina
• MEDLine
• Military and Government
• Native North American
• Newspaper Source
• Psychology
• Religion and Philosophy
• Science and Technology
• Student Research Center 
• Texas
• Vocation & Careers
• World History Collection

More Encyclopedia Britannica links 

• Biography
• Dictionary, Thesaurus  

GALE

Gale Databases

• Student Resource Center Gold – magazines, newspapers, reference materials
• Literature Resource Center – Literary criticism, reference info on literature and authors.
• General OneFile (periodicals/newspapers)
• Testing Resources – Practice tests and books with help for AP, SAT, ACT, ASVAB.  Includes scholarship information.
• Texas Almanac
• eBooks - Contemporary Black Biography, Encyclopedia of Medicine, Encyclopedia of Science, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Novels for Students, Roaring 20's Reference Library & Short Stories for Students

Check Out Procedures

Books
Students need their photo ID, or ID #, to check out a book.  Three books may be checked out at a time.  Books will be due two weeks after checkout.

 Magazines
The library now circulates magazines. You can check out your favorite magazine for three days. With over sixty titles to choose from, including Sports Illustrated, People en Espanol, Latina, Ebony, Shonen Jump, and ESPN, you're bound to find something interesting to read.

Newspapers
The library receives copies of The Dallas Morning News every school day. Students are welcome to cut out articles for current events, or just enjoy reading the newspaper.

Fines
$1.00 assessed after the book is 10 days overdue. If a book is lost, the current price will be charged for replacement.

Printing Costs
Black and white copies from the copier and/or printer are 10¢ each.  Color prints are 25¢ each.

Items Sold in the Library
Posterboard: 25¢ full sheet and 15¢ half sheet
Floppy Disks: 50¢
CDs: $1.00 each

Books and Authors

• TEACHINGBOOKS.NET – Information on children’s literature and authors.

Local Public Libraries

Nicholson Memorial Library Online System Databases
(Garland Public Library Card Required)

Rowlett Public Library
(Rowlett Public Library Card Required)

Sachse Public Library
(Sachse Public Library Card Required)

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