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Welcome to the Media Center
Here in the HBMS Nest, we strive to foster a welcoming learning environment that ensures all library patrons feel seen, heard, and valued-- one that ignites the flames of curiosity, creativity, exploration, discovery, and critical thinking within every student.
Through a collection of diverse resources, programming, and classroom partnerships, we work to cultivate a lifelong love of reading, provide a multitude of opportunities for inquiry and creative expression, develop confident, ethical consumers and producers of information and content, and empower our students to become independent learners who embrace knowledge, challenge, and innovation.
All About the Nest in Under a Minute!
Reading Resources
Destiny is basically a search engine that shows all of the library materials that we have to offer, both in the physical library and online.
Use the app by logging in to Classlink, finding the eLibrary folder, and clicking on the Follett Destiny icon. Then, you can search for specific titles of books, topics you'd like to read about, or genres -- like historical fiction, sports, fantasy, etc.-- that you want to explore.
If we have the book, you'll also be able to see whether it's currently available or checked out, and if it is checked out at the moment, you can place a hold on it so that when it's returned, you're next in line to receive it!
SORA is an online reading platform that allows you to read from anywhere you have access to a device!
Log in to Classlink and find the app in the eLibrary folder. Then, use your school account, search for our school name, and log in to get reading or listening!
SORA has audiobooks and eBooks that you can listen to or read from your school laptop, but it's also an app for your phone or other handheld devices. If you have a phone or tablet and you download the app, you're able to read or listen on the go even without your school computer in hand!
MackinVIA has a bundle of digital resources available for our HBMS students, such as research databases like GALILEO and Gale in Context and eBooks that can be read on any device.
Simply log in to Classlink, find MackinVIA in your eLibrary folder, and use the search bar at the top right to find the resource you need.
Beanstack Reading Challenges
Love reading? Check out Beanstack.com available on Classlink to participate in seasonal and ongoing reading challenges for all ages.
- Track your reading on their website or on the go with the Beanstack app
- Expand your reading horizons with fun challenges – read things outside your favorite genres
- Earn virtual badges as you complete activities
CURRENT DISTRICT WIDE READING CHALLENGE
Back to School Challenge
August 9, 2023 to September 30 2023
Our METI
Ms. Lindsey Keown
KeownL@fultonschools.org
Our Parapros
Mrs. Sarah Hyser
HyserSC@fultonschools.org
Mrs. Deb Dreesman
Dreesman@fultonschools.org
Media Center Hours
Workspaces, Book Checkouts, & Book Returns
Mon - Fri
8:25 am - 4:05 pm
MakerSpace
Tues & Thurs
8:25 am - 8:45 am & 4th Period
Checkout Policies
Book Checkouts & Returns
- Students may have up to three books checked out at one time.
- Manga checkouts are limited to two at a time to ensure access for as many patrons as possible given the popularity of the genre and the limited availability of the resources.
- Books can be checked out for a two-week period, after which they would need to be either returned or renewed.
- Damaged or lost books will have fines assessed for the cost of the book and may be paid for on the school's Online School Payments website.
Young Adult Books
In an effort to provide high-interest and appropriately complex reading materials for our advanced and avid readers, we maintain a collection of current Young Adult (YA) novels here in our media center. These books are reviewed in professional journals and labeled YA, meaning that they are rated for audiences in grades 9-12 because the subject matter: language, topics, and themes-- may be suitable for more mature teenage readers.
Due to the mature content in some YA novels, we ask that students who wish to check out books labeled "Young Adult" in the HBMS media center get permission from their guardian(s). This requirement only applies to our Young Adult collection, which is housed in its own shelving section of the media center.
If you would like to give permission for your student to check out books from the young adult section, please have your student request a young adult permission form from the Nest.
Library Policies
PASSES
HBMS uses an online pass system called SmartPass for sending students out of the classroom to other locations in the school. The Nest has passes for Open Workspace, MakerSpace, Book Checkout, and other singular events that take place throughout the school day. If a pass is unavailable for a certain library purpose, it means that area of the Nest is unavailable at that time.
Students must have a SmartPass when the arrive in the Nest and should report to the circulation desk to check in.
VISIT EXPECTATIONS
Visit with a purpose! Acceptable use of the Nest spaces include:
- Read quietly in our Reading Room or lounge areas
- Browse for, return, and check out books
- Participate in MakerSpace activities
- Work respectfully in student work areas
While the MakerSpace and other library areas are fun, creative spaces, the Nest is not an extra recess or playground.
Students should speak and interact using "inside voices," and they should be respectful and responsible with the materials provided.
Pay attention to announcements from the Nest staff about when to return to homeroom or classes for dismissal.
Clean up your areas and push your chairs under before you leave.
Students disrupting the creative, productive environment of the Nest at any point during the school day will be asked to leave, and their teacher will be notified of their behavior. Multiple occurrences of disruptive behavior during library visits will result in lost privileges.