Austin Academy for Excellence Library

Janice Borland, Librarian
Library Hours 8am - 4:50pm
972-926-2620

 Online Catalog for District

Use the library catalog to see what books are available at Austin Academy or in the district.

Online Databases Provided by District

Get logins and passwords from your school librarian

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

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Spanish Encyclopedia 
• 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

Books and Authors

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

Accelerated Reader

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

Checkout Procedures

Students are welcome to come to the library before school on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings at 8:00 a.m. Due to meeting conflicts, the library does not open until 8:40am on Tuesdays.

Ms. Borland will pick up students from the cafeteria at 8:00. The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 3:50-4:50 for student research as well as for pleasure reading and check out. The library will close at 4:00pm on Mondays due to conflicts with Extended Day Explore Classes.

Students are welcome to drop in and out of the library between classes as long as they make it to their scheduled classes on time. During scheduled class periods and homeroom, students must have a pass from a teacher to come to the library. Students needing to use the computers for research are required to sign in and out.

Checking out a book

Students are allowed to check out 3 items at a time. Books are checked out for 2 weeks at a time. Magazines will be checked out for 1 week, and reference books will be checked out for 3 days. Due date slips will always be available at the circulation counter when materials are checked out.

Overdue Books

Unreturned books and magazines become overdue the day after their due date. The computer system blocks further check-out until the overdue item(s) have been returned. After 30 days, overdue materials will automatically be marked as lost and students will be required to pay for them at that time.

Printing

Students are allowed to print single copies of materials needed for school assignments from the library printer at no charge. Students are not allowed to print personal materials from the library printer.
    

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)

Book Talks

Looking for a new book but want some suggestions?  The Austin Academy Chat and Snack Book Club has recorded several book talks discussing books that can be found in our library.  The installments are updated monthly.  Check out the latest student book talks in our Media Gallery.