ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

A SCHOOL ON THE RISE  

       “We Care…Attitude, Academics, and Achievement”

In accordance with the educational goals of the Prince George's County Public Schools System and Andrew Jackson Middle School, the library media team works with administrators, staff members, parents, guardians, and the community to advance and enrich the school's curriculum by providing all members of the school community with intellectual and physical access to quality resources in a wide variety of types and formats. 

Circulation: All students and staff are encouraged to use the media center and borrow materials.  Students may check out fiction and non-fiction books for 2 weeks.  Reference books and magazines do not circulate.  All circulated materials are checked out via our       automated circulation system.   Students are responsible for paying for lost or damaged library  books.  If a student owes a book to the library, their report card may be held until the obligation has been paid.    

Student Access:  All students must have a pass to the Library Media Center during the school day. During lunch students must have a pass from the Media Specialist or lunch Administrator to use the Library Media Center.

Computer Use: School computers are used for educational purposes only. Students must agree to the conditions and terms of Andrew Jackson Middle School’s Acceptable Use Policy.

Online Research Tools:

http://sks.sirs.com  - SIRS offers two comprehensive databases, SIRS Knowledge Source (grades 8 and up) and SIRS Discoverer (grades 1-8).  These databases offer access to periodical articles, government reports, and web sites that students can use when completing research for their projects.

http://online.culturegrams.com - This service provides information about 187 different countries and territories that includes maps, statistics, history, and a glossary.  A user name and password is required to use this database outside of school.  

http://www.teachingbooks.net - Teachingbooks.net offers original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature. A password is required to use this database outside of school.

http://www.worldbookonline.com - World Book Online offers access to the online edition of The World Book Encyclopedia as well as a dictionary, atlas, and activities such as Surf the Ages.  The interface is customizable so that it can easily be used by younger and older students.  A user name and password is required to use this database outside of school.  

Video Resource:

Safari Montage is an award-winning broadcast-quality, Video-On-Demand solution for schools and districts that comes preloaded with 1,000+ educational video titles.

Local Resources:

Prince George’s County Memorial Library: http://www.pgcmls.info/

Prince George’s County Public Schools: http://www1.pgcps.org/

Fun Reads from our Library Media Center:...

Girls in pants: the third summer of the Sisterhood by Brashares, Ann.  FIC BRA     

Drums, girls, & dangerous pie by Sonnenblick, Jordan.  FIC SON   

The Abernathy boys by Hunt, Laura Jones.  FIC HUN

Miracle's boys by Woodson, Jacqueline. FIC WOO  

Here is where people,
One frequently finds,
Lower their voices
And raise their minds.
~Richard Armour, "Library"

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Last Updated:   10/02/2008