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Welcome to the Thompson Middle School Media Center!
Links for Reading and Research
DatabasesPlease see Mrs. Raymond for the passwords to use these resources from home.The World Book Advanced
contains primary source links and eBooks that you can download.Use the World Book Web to organize your research.
Gale Student Resources In Context can help with many different subjects.
EBSCO's Explora contains a variety of wonderful resources.
Media Center Newsletters________________________________________
Our Card Catalog
http://destiny.middletownk12.org/
Step-By-Step Instructions for the Card Catalog
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Direct link to our eBooks
Use this link: FollettShelf You can use the word guest as your username and password if you just want to skim through the books online, or you can login in with your computer username and password. (Skip the @middletownk12 part).
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Capstone - A small collection of interactive books.
You can also go to the link below to download an app to read books on your Nook, Kindle, phone or iPad. This app does not currently work with Chromebooks.
PathfindersA guide to help you to make sure your website is appropriate for research.
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A valuable resource of films, activities, and links for students parents and educators.
Books, databases, online help and more! (A link outside of this website)
Research and bibliography help.(A link outside of this website)
Reading Suggestions
Suggestions from your librarian on what to read next!Additional websites about books and reading:
http://www.kidsreads.com/ Book reviews, recommendations, trivia, facts and more!
What is the Next Book in that Series? A Reader's Advisory Service presented by the Mid-Continent Public Library
Scholastic's Share What You Are Reading http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/index.asp
From Slime Kids - lots of good linksShort videos about booksSome free eBook collections:You will need a Public Library card to borrow books. (A link outside of this website)
Search Google's growing database of digitized books. If a book is in the public domain (out of copyright), you can view the entire book and download a PDF copy. If a book is copyrighted, you may be able to preview small portions of the book.
Access to 1.7 million scanned versions of books, with links to external sources like WorldCat and Amazon.
Project Gutenberg
Search over 33,000 free eBooks available for download to your computer and most portable devices. eBooks are available in ePub, Kindle, HTML and simple text formats..