Your Skeeter Library
@ the heart of MHS
We would like to connect with you!
Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! We want to pass on some information that will help teachers have access to all the resources you need this year. Our passions are students and teachers, reading and learning. Use us as a resource!
Books, Books, Books!
- We just received our Fall shipment of new books. Encourage your students to come pick out a brand new book! There is something for everyone.
- Thanks to a $2,000 ATPE Literacy Grant we purchased over 800 books to put in classrooms to support SSR.
- Contact us to bring your class to check out books for SSR.
- Instagram great SSR moments with a photo to #skeetersread and/or send us an email.
MISD Battle of the Books Champion
In this second year of Battle of the Books, Skeeters brought home the first place trophy!
Using Chromebooks for Research
Last year we transitioned from desktops to easy-to-use Chromebooks and iPads.
Hanging out
We want students to feel comfortable hanging out in the library.
Things to Know
- Hours: 8 AM - 4:15 PM. Extended Hours Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 5:00 PM.
- Please only send 3 students at a time on a pass with a time limit. Thanks!
- Students may print color pages for 50 cents each.
- We sell earbuds for $1.25
- No fines for overdue books, but students are charged the cost of the book after 6 weeks.
- Students may schedule a time to work off their bills.
- Students who still have books from middle school may return them here.
Skeeter Reader Book Club
We have a student book club. Encourage your students to come by the library for more information.
How Do I Schedule Time in the Library?
- View the Calendar to see what days we have available.
- Call or email us! Amianne Bailey - 7874 Sharon Harman - 7854
- Send a paper airplane - whatever you can find!
- If we are not booked in the library, we could possibly come to your classroom.
How Do I Get Computers or iPads?
- There are 2 carts of Lenovo (Windows) laptops that can be reserved through Eduphoria. Call our wonderful library assistant, Maranda Carnrike (6069) for more details.
- K7 lab is reserved through Eduphoria.
- If the classes in the library are not using Chromebooks or iPads, these might be available for classroom use by emailing Amianne or Sharon. Typically, one of us would come with them to assist.
- This fall another cart of Chromebooks will be arriving for classroom use.
How Do I Access Videos to Show in Class?
- We do have some videos and DVDs in the library, but our main source is video streaming, using the links below:
- Power Videos -Use this link to register your own username and password.
- NBC-Learn - Awesome resource that is searchable by TEKS, grade level or subject area.
Helpful Links
Digital Library - Free Audiobooks and ebooks.
Contact us if you would like for us to help get you connected with the Digital Library.
Online Research Databases - Free images and sounds, research for all subjects, all levels.
Contact librarians for password for home access.
Giveaway!
If you got this far and are still reading, bless you! You get to enter our drawing for a $10 CiCi's gift card on Friday! https://goo.gl/psO9Nx
Coming Soon!
- New library website
- Slam poets
- Senior English research