Media Center

Media Center webpage  Contact: Media Specialist: Laura Gary-Michel Media Specialist: Sharon VanSickle Media Aide: Sherrie Herron We are here to help both faculty and students make the most effective use of our resources.

The media center at Marietta High School includes over 25,000 titles, a substantial video library, digital cameras, digital camcorders, kindles, computers for Internet research, and a Mac Lab for multimedia projects. Media Specialists work with teachers to create collaborative lessons to reinforce the curriculum, improve research techniques, and develop 21st century information technology skills.

Hours

• Monday – Thursday : 6:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Friday: 6:45 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Library Use

All students, with a pass from a teacher, are welcomed to the library during school hours. Students must show their library pass to media center representative, and sign in at the circulation desk.

Lunch

• The media center is open during all lunch periods.
• Students may come to the library during lunch, but food is not permitted in the media center.
• If a student wishes to return to the lunch room, media center staff can issue a pass to the student. 

After School

• The media center is open until 3:30 p.m. Bus passes for tutoring are issued on Mondays and Thursdays only.

Book and Equipment Check out

• Students may check out up to five books for three weeks.
• Kindles may be checked out for three weeks.
• Cameras may be checked out for one week.
• If presented to media center staff, books & cameras can be renewed.
• Overdue fines are $.05 a day per book and $1.00 a day per camera. 

Computer Use

• Computers are provided for school use in the media center. Classes have priority for computer use, but individual students can use computers if they are available.
• There is an Internet Acceptable Use Policy in the student agenda. Students should have this form signed at the beginning of the school year in order to use school computers.
• Printers are available for student printing

Resources	EBook Resources
Marietta High School’s Media Center Catalog	Gale Virtual Library	Sharpe Online Reference

Research Resources

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Reference tool for Research	Database with current controversial topics. Contains primary sources for current issues as well.	A database for literature research: biographies, literature criticism, primary sources, and more.		Science Database	Social Studies Database

Research Paper Resources

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	Web tool that helps create a bibliography and citations for research papers.  Also helps create note cards & outlines.	Web tool that allows students to download their research papers to be checked for originality.

Video Resources

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Video database for school use only	Short animated educational videos for school use only.