JOHNSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY

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Welcome to your "home" away from home. 

  • The library will be open from 7:30am-2:30pm with passes distributed before school and during lunch time. 
  • Book Circulation = 3 books for 3 weeks.  Late fee is 10 cents/per day.
  • Computers are for educational research only - no game playing allowed.
  • Lost I.D. card.  See me Tuesday at 7:30am.  Replacement cost=$5.00.
  • Baby Sitting Club= Look for special section.  Picture books and puppets available for 3 day check out.
  • Re-shelve books correctly or place on cart. 
  • SHHHH! R-E-S-P-E-C-T the rights of classmates to read and study in quiet.

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   Mrs. Mazzulla, Librarian

       << Click here to search books available in the JMS library catalog

 

DATABASES

Get  password bookmarks from librarian. Your first stop in researching.

ABC-Clio   

American Government & History, World History, Geography.  clarkstudent:clarkstudent

CULTURE GRAMS     

Culture & recipes from 190 countries,  50 States, Famous people.  nevada:silver

     EBSCO     

General reference, Periodicals, ERIC, Science, Current Events. Encyclopedias, Professional Journals. nvschools:password

           GROLIER       

Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia,  New Book of Knowledge, Lands & People,  Dictionaries, Atlas. ccsd1:ccsd1

LITFINDER       

Poems, Short Stories, Criticisms, Biographies, Plays, Speeches, Authors. nv_clarkcsd:nv2002

 

 

 

WEB RESEARCH

AWESOME LIBRARY

Easily organized subjects and topics for students, parents and teachers.

CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Excellent source for complete information on countries. Profiles geography, people, government, economy, flag, history..

CITING SOURCES

Noodle tools gives MLA or APA citing formats.  Help with research organization.

KID INFO

Homework help, reference resources.

KIDS CLICK

Web search for kids of over 600 subjects developed by librarians.

MUSIC ENCYCLOPEDIA

Everything about music history & biographies.

NEWSPAPERS

News from around the world.

REFDESK

A virtual reference site.  Loaded with information- need to stay focused on task.

VIRTUAL M.S. LIBRARY

Web sites on every school subject and help on research projects.

 

 

 

SITES TO SEE

BRAIN FOOD

Puzzles & logic problems

CAREER

Descriptions, requirements, preparation.

CELLS ALIVE

Watch cells divide & more.

DISCOVERY SCHOOL

Clip art, Homework helper, Science fair.

EARTH CALENDAR

Holidays by date, country, religion.

NASA

National Aeronautics & Space Adm.  Space missions. Satellite photos.

NOAA

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Weather, Oceans.

VISUAL FRACTIONS

A tutorial that models fractions with lines or circles.

WEB MATH

Get help with your math.

 

 

BOOK LISTS

AWARD WINNERS

Extensive lists of notable books.

GUY READS

Yes, books guys like.

KIDZONE BOOKLIST

Kid recommended books.

NEWBERY WINNERS

Selected as best book of the year.

NANCY KEANE

Compiled lists from author.

NYRA

Voted favorites among NV students.

GREAT M.W. READS

Compiled by U. of Wisconsin

100+ GREAT BOOKS

Recommended by Teri Lesesne.

VOYA TOP SHELF

30 Books selected by 200 teens as the best reads this year.

 

 

 

 

 

Updated 8/2/06