Library Services
Ms. GrundleLibrarian
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Search Engines Library Schedule Summer Reading List books links
The library, a great place for research, reading and study, is open from 7:00 am to 2:40 pm. Students may visit the library before school, or during their study periods to check-out books, to read, and to research using library materials, or on-line sources. Computers (iMacs and PCs) are available.
A reminder: Your coded bus pass is required to borrow books from the library.
Need a book? Want to know if it is in the library?Click here: *
Alexandria Researcher - Only available inside the school
Below are links to a couple of resources that you can use. Electronic Databases: See Mrs. Connelly for user names and passwords.
Library Databases
TEEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
ATOMIC LEARNING
Facts on File: An excellent resourced database
Teaching Books Easily access thousands of author programs, book guides, book readings, and author websites
Full-Text Magazines
Ebsco Host Espano
Points of View - an excellent source for debaters, for people interested in current events from all angles, and for writers of persuasive essays
Health Reference Center, Business and Company
Reference Link, The Twayne Author Series
Newspapers are available (Info-Trac)
Including the NY Times
ProQuest
- Creates specialized information resources and technologies for research and discovery
- Offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical documents, newspapers, dissertations, etc...
Encyclopedias World Book Encyclopedia
Grolier Encyclopedia
Bibliography Websites Knight Cite (Calvin College) Landmarks Citation Machine (Son of Citation Machine)
Internet Resources
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The Teen Page lists bestsellers, award winners, classics... (Note: This is a book store, and they do want to sell you books)
"Out of the ordinary teen booklists," created by Jennifer Hubert, a young adult librarian, lists books by popular categories.
This site is just for girls with book reviews by girls.
This site brings teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters and gives them an opportunity to talk about their favorites.
Read excerpts from current bestsellers.
"...where readers and writers click."
| College Stuff: | Writing Sources: | |
| The Writing Center: MLA Style | ||
| Poetry in Motion: | Poetry in Motion: | |
| The Academy of American Poets | Bartleby | |
| The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry Select: databases (library card and password necessary) | Everypoet | |
| Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress | Ploughshares: The Literary Journal at Emerson College | |
| Poetry Portal | Poetry 180 : A Poem a Day for American High Schools | |
| Voice of the Shuttle | Modern American Poetry: A Multimedia Companion Anthology | |
| Web English Teacher |
HCTHS Library Catalog
HCTHS Self-Service Book Checkout
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Internet Public Library
The
Buffalo News Website
The
USA Today Newspaper Website