"Reading activates and exercises the mind...
reading pushes us to use our imagination and make us more creatively inclined."
Ben Carson, Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
New Arrivals
Every month, the media center receives new books. Be the first to read them! There's something about the feeling of being the first person to open the pages of a brand new book. Stop in and ask us about new arrivals.
ebooks, ebooks, ebooks!
We now have home access to about 100 ebooks! Since Destiny Online Library Card Catalog is available on the student Sharepoint page and accessible at home, students can now "check out" ebooks that were previously only available for use in the library.
Topics include: fiction, biographies, career books, history, and encyclopedias.
Sample Titles: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Persuasion, Pandemics and Global Health, Stephen King, The Joy Luck Club, The Things They Carried, Tony Romo, The Right to Privacy, Dealing with Bullying, Encyclopedia of American History, Environment and Natural Resources, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hamlet, Human Rights, Night, Careers in Focus books, and more!
Topics include: fiction, biographies, career books, history, and encyclopedias.
Sample Titles: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Persuasion, Pandemics and Global Health, Stephen King, The Joy Luck Club, The Things They Carried, Tony Romo, The Right to Privacy, Dealing with Bullying, Encyclopedia of American History, Environment and Natural Resources, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hamlet, Human Rights, Night, Careers in Focus books, and more!
Find your ebook here:
username: wpstudent
password: wpstudent
username: wpstudent
password: wpstudent
Additional ebooks:
remote access password: wpstudent
remote access password: wpstudent
Destiny Online Card Catalog
The books in the library can be accessed from any school computer by using the Destiny card catalog software. Open up Internet Explorer and the "Destiny" link is on the student Sharepoint page for high school students. Simply search by subject, keyword, title, or author. The software gives a short summary of the book and the availability status. We have over 12,000 informative texts that support research and the common core.
College and Career Ready
The William Penn Media Center has a section of books devoted to careers. These books are in a special section in the library and can be checked out to students and staff alike. Students can browse this section for their college or major and may find useful information about their degree programs as they begin to research their fields of study.
In the library catalog, look for nonfiction books with call numbers beginning with "CAR" for "career."
In the library catalog, look for nonfiction books with call numbers beginning with "CAR" for "career."
UDLibSearch
The University of Delaware provides
elementary school, middle school, and high school students with reliable
databases to use for research. It is available on all school computers. Simply
go to Internet Explorer, click on "favorites" and you will find UDLibSearch
listed. It is also available at home by following the link below. When
accessing UDLibSearch and other databases within the UD site at home, you will
need a username and password. Please see the media specialist
to obtain these and then you will be able to use home access.
elementary school, middle school, and high school students with reliable
databases to use for research. It is available on all school computers. Simply
go to Internet Explorer, click on "favorites" and you will find UDLibSearch
listed. It is also available at home by following the link below. When
accessing UDLibSearch and other databases within the UD site at home, you will
need a username and password. Please see the media specialist
to obtain these and then you will be able to use home access.
Looking for a book suggestion? Search by book, author, or character by visiting the site below provided by University of Delaware.
New Castle County Libraries
Still can't find something to read? Don't give up on reading...try your local library. Follow the link below.