Burroughs Middle School

Bulletin Board

Library Corner

Library Hours:

Daily Before School: 7:20 a.m. – 7:49 a.m.

Regular school hours: Students must have written pass

Daily After School: 2:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Staff:

Ms. D. Jones, Teacher Librarian

email: dlj6692@lausd.net

Mission:

The mission of the library media program is to reach many different learners and help them achieve their goals and intellectual freedom through a nurturing, safe environment, continuous reference services, high quality award winning books, and innovative technology.

Resources Available:

Award winning fiction and non-fiction books, reference books, graphic novels, manga, magazines, newspapers, computers, and reference services

Links:

OPAC school access: http://claso.lausd.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/49?user_id=8075web

Digital Library school access: http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,245998&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP

http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

NY Times Online Edition

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/index.html

Events 2009:

Latino Heritage Month - September 15 - October 15
Banned Books Week - September 26 - October 3
National American Indian Heritage Month – November

Events 2010:

Scholastic Book Fair – January 25 - 29

Family Literacy Night - January 28

African American Heritage Month – February

Women’s History Month - March
National Poetry Month - April
Earth Day - April 22
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
Career Day – May 26

Hot Picks:

Fiction

Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan

Warriors by Erin Hunter

Manga Literary Classics (Various)

Miki Falls Mark Crilley

Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba

Non-Fiction:

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

York’s Adventures with Lewis and Clark by Rhoda Blumberg

About book loans:

You must have your student ID card
3 book maximum
Books can be checked out for a two week period
Books can be renewed one time only
Reference books are only for use in the Library Media Center
Fines are ten cents per day; students are responsible for lost materials and overdue fines

Respect is something that we all deserve! In order to maintain order in the Library Media Center, you need to:

Be considerate of others
Show care when using all Library Media Center resources
Walk to your destination
Return books on time - If you loved it, someone else will too!
Eat and drink in the designated campus areas
Use cell phones outside

MLA Citation Maker

1. Click on LAUSD Digital Library http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,245998&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP
2. Click on Literature and Language http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,246104&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP
3. Click on writing, research, fiction and non fiction http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,248849&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP

4. Click on Citation Maker-secondary http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/citeintro.php?Grd=Sec

Fill in the blanks as prompted, save your citation!

MLA Format Citation Instructions can be found in their Agenda Planner on Page 121. There are a number of questions on MLA Citations on the upcoming SPA and CST exams.

REMEMBER: Citations are necessary to avoid copyright violation and plagiarism. If you use a source, you must cite the source in a works cited list (i.e., Bibliography) at the end of your paper or screen credits.

Contact Information:
Name:	Ms. Deanna Jones
E-Mail:	dlj6692@lausd.net