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Destiny is the online book catalog you can access from anywhere. Click here to begin searching for books.
Time to return those overdue books. Make sure all library books are returned to the high school library during the final week of school. Seniors, you need to return your books before you can get your cap and gown for graduation.
Keep reading during the summer!
"The Archives" -- Monticello High School's Virtual Media Center
Welcome to The Archives. Your connection to the Monticello High School media center, this site is designed to provide resources, information, and ideas for students, parents, and teachers in support of the curriculum and media/technology use.
What’s New
Like reading Manga? Check out MANGA ONLINE for thousands of stories. A great way to read during your break.
Check out The Hub: Your Connection to Teen Reads. This is a new blog that discusses what others are saying about young adult literature. Contribute your own views, or get ideas for checking out new books.
There's a new resource online. It's called AskMN, and it lets you connect in real time, in a chatroom-style environment, to a reference librarian from anywhere around the country. And it's available 24 hours a day. So if you're just curious about something or want help with your research, AskMN is a valuable resource.
The library has a new online book catalog that anyone can use from school or from home. Now you can check to see whether the library has a book you want before you get to school. Click here to begin searching for books.
The high school has also acquired access to Britannica Online: K-12 Edition, an interactive encyclopedia that is a tremendous resource for anyone doing research in multi-media formats. (Ask your media specialist for the username and password.)
Media Center Reading Notes
Below is a list of reading suggestions. Take a look. Also take a look at the high school library's new selection of books.
1. Houston Independent School Library List
2. Scholastic Reading List
3. Books for Reluctant Readers
Students who like to combine reading with technology may be interested in exploring the Library Thing and Review & React, two highly interactive sites that offer readers a variety of activities, including blogging with fellow readers, writing reviews, rating books, joining reading groups, and finding additional reading ideas.
Scheduling & other Policies
1. On most days, the library media center is open to students before school from 7:15 a.m. to the beginning of first hour, and then again from 2:35 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Students may also visit during their lunch period, provided that classes have not reserved that time, and if students need to use computers, labs adjacent to the media center are also from from 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
2. Students may check out and renew their library books. If their books are overdue, they may not renew their books or check out new library books.
3. That the library environment must be conducive to student learning, reading, and studying requires a calm and undisturbed environment: Toward that end, students will receive one warning for any behavior that interferes with other students. If required, students who continue disruptive behavior will be asked to leave the library media center.
4. If students have ideas about magazines or books that should be added to the collection, they are welcome to offer their ideas.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
~ Joseph Addison ~
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Visitors to The Archives
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