Transcript Need help @ your library? • Finding a good book • Locating information for a research project • Using our online library resources off campus •

Need help @ your library?
• Finding a good book
• Locating information for a
research project
• Using our online library
resources off campus
• Making a Works Cited Page
Just ask!
Carol VanHook
Library Media Specialist
[email protected]
515-957-3484
Marilyn Beukema
Library Assistant
Pam Naeve
A-V Assistant
Reading is a necessary and essential
aspect of our lives and we gratefully
recognize those initiatives that foster a
lifelong love of books among our nation
of readers…. At the end of my day, I
greatly enjoy sitting down with a moving
biography or a historical volume or a
current volume or a current events
bestseller. At the moment I am
engrossed in Doris Kearns Goodwin's
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of
Abraham Lincoln. As Charles Scribner,
Jr. said, "Reading is a means of
thinking with another person's mind;
it forces you to stretch your own." As
a mental exercise, a learning tool or a
treasured family pastime, reading is
indeed one of life's most excellent
adventures.
Very truly yours,
George E. Pataki
[Governor of New York]
Welcome
to the
SE Polk
Senior High
Media Center
2006 - 2007
Southeast Polk
Senior High School
8325 NE University Ave.
Runnells, IA 50237
www.se-polk.k12.ia.us
FAQ’s
Q: When is the library open?
A: 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Q: How do I check out a book?
A: Your Student ID card is your
library card.
Q: Can I use the online resources
at home?
A: At the Library Services
section of the district’s web site,
you can access online resources.
You will need the bookmark of
passwords. The library’s online
public access catalog (OPAC) is
located at the district website for
you to reserve books, access
websites and eBooks.
Q: What are the Library rules?
A: Respect the rights of others
to learn and enjoy the library.
No food or drink at computers.
Follow rules listed in the
district’s Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP) regarding computer
networking and Internet usage.
The mission of the Media Center is:
• To provide quality materials and an
environment supporting the individual,
educational, and recreational reading
needs of the students and staff
• To offer services and instruction which
implement, support, and enrich the
curriculum
• To develop life-long learning skills and
to encourage the use of all types of
libraries available to the public
We connect you with:
• Up-to-date collection of 13,000 books
• 90 magazines and newspapers
• 46 modern computers and the Internet
• Current reference books
• Online tools and databases
• Noodle Tools – works citation
• Scanners, fire-wire connectivity, Paint
Shop Pro X, CD-ROM and DVD
burners, Music Production Library for
your projects, PDF maker, etc.)
• Flash drive readers
• Your own home folder on the server
• Career information
• And more fun learning tools!
Library initiatives:
• SEP Book Club
-Reads to elementary schools
during National Children’s Week
-Makes gingerbread houses for
local care centers in December
-Visits coffee houses, book
stores, museums, international
restaurants, and more!
-Hosts Poetry Jam Slams
• The Iowa HS Book Award
• Internet scavenger hunts
• Teen Read Week -- Oct. ‘06
• Natl. Library Week -- April ’07
• A booktalking wiki for SEP
students, staff, and families:
http://booktalk.pbwiki.com/
Password: booktalk