The
Media Center has a collection of over 17,500 books, 56 magazine subscriptions,
and more than 1,300 multimedia items. We also have over 30 computer
stations and several databases with on-and off-campus student access.
The Media Center's hours are from 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Students must have an official pass to visit the media center when
they are not with a class. Passes are not required before or after
school. Remember to sign in each time you visit.
Circulation FAQs:
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How many books can I check out?
Up to 5 books may be checked out at a time for a 2-week period.
Books can be renewed for another 2 weeks if there are no reserves
on the material.
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Where can I return books?
Bring your books to the media center or return them to the
drop boxes located by the bus ramp or in the atrium.
- What if I forgot?
Overdue fines are $.05/day. Students are responsible
for all fines, as well as damaged or lost items. Circulation privileges
are suspended
until the student's record is clear.
- Can I check out videos/DVDs?
Sorry, only teachers can check out audiovisual material. But in
addition to books, students can check out books on tape, FCAT practice
CDs, and back issues of magazines.
- What do I have to do to check out things?
Students must present a library card to check out material. The
first card is free and is issued to freshman during their English
class' library orientation. Students who enroll after September
or new upperclassmen must request a card in person. Replacement
cards are $.50.
- What if the library doesn't have what I need?
We'll do our best to get what we need through SUNLINK, a catalog
of library holdings in all Florida public schools. We're also happy
to help you check the PJC catalog or the public library catalog
online.
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Can I check the mdeia center catalog from home?
Yes, for all but the most current holdings.
The media specialist can show you how to use SUNLINK to check what
our media center
owns.
Random FAQs:
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Does the Media Center sponsor any special events?
In the fall, we host a Barnes & Noble
book fair in the media center conference room. We often have
some kind of contest in honor of
Teen Read Week in October. In the spring, we sponsor a poetry
contest, and a frequent reader group with a celebratory pizza
lunch. In
2006 we started a book discussion group that meets after school.
Future plans include a blog, so that the students can share information
about good books they have read.
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How can I become a library assistant?
Students who will be juniors or seniors
can sign up for an elective called Guided Workplace Learning with
their guidance counselor. They then meet with their Guided
Workplace advisor
when classes
begin and choose to become either a guidance assistant, a dean's
assisstant, an office assisstant, or a mdeia center assisstant.
See Mrs. Outzen or Mrs. Woolley before you sign up so you can
find out what our helpers do.
Computer FAQs:
- Do I need and Internet permission form?
No, that is no longer required. Permission is assumed unless parents
request ni wroting that their children may not have Internet access.
Students are expected to comply with the district's acceptable
use policy while using the computers.
- Can I print?
The Media Center computers are connected to a color printer. Copies
are $.20/page.
- What databases does the Media Center own?
We pay for you to be bale to find all sorts
of information such as newspaper and magazine articles, pictures,
reference book excerpts,
transcripts, essays, website links, etc. online through Proquest and
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. The school district
pays for an online encyclopedia called Grolier Online.
The state of Florida has made the resources of Florida Electronic
Library available to all students through the district webpage.
All of these resources are available both on and off the BTWHS
campus. See one of the media specialists for passwords to use when
you're not on campus.
Resource Links:
"The
library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated
more people than all the wars in history"
-- Carl Rowan
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