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    Also, thanks to Ms. Cassie Lanzas, Wilson HS Librarian, for making this video and sharing it for all of PPS to use!

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    Your MLC Library Staff

    "Questions answered, smiles offered, books found!" 

    Contact information:

    • Library Media Assistant: Tim Elmer - telmer@pps.net  
    • Media Specialist: To be announced
    • (503) 916-5737 

     

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    MLC Library Mission Statement:

    The mission of the MLC library is to match students with books and materials that provide "mirrors" to reflect their own experiences and "windows" into the lives of others, multiple perspectives of history to understand how the present came to be, and resources to invent the future of what could be! We are here to share the ethical, wise, and creative use of reliable and trustworthy information resources. We are here to inspire reading and listening, wondering and seeking, questioning and taking action.  

                                         

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     Try Shelver, a reshelving Game

    Try your hand at reshelving books in the proper order. Show off your stuff and become a Master of the Universe! To try the game, click

    Magnetic Poetry!
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    Web Site Evaluation
    Click to review some good criteria for evaluating a website!

    Sample Site #1
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    Sample Site #2
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    Elections and Voting
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    Computer Programming

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    Library Basics - 4x5 Pre-Assessment
     Click to go to the 4x5 Pre-Assessment

    Library Basics - 6th-grade Pre-Assessment
    Click to launch pre-test

    Banned and Challenged Books
    Click to read all about banned and challenged books - , banned/challenged classics, and more. Resources, information, and  about banned books from the American Library Association website.

    Volunteer @ the Library
    There are always jobs to be done in the library. Right now and unfortunately, because of COVID-19, we're not taking student volunteers at this time. When in-person classes resume we'll have more information about it. 

Resources

  • Your Library Account...

    Want to know what you have checked out? 

    You can check your MLC library account from anywhere you're connected using your PPS student Google account or your PPS student account. Find out what you have checked out, when it's due, and even renew books if you want to. 

    Look for "Log In" in the upper right-hand corner. Click or tap "Log In", then click the "Sign in with Google."

    Research and Other Links

     

    Research Tools

    Remember: Log in to your PPS account so PPS research tools will open for you!

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    - Find & Hold book in Destiny Collection
    - Navigating 5 Types of Ebooks

     

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     - How to use World Book Online

     

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    - Websites Tab in PPS Library Catalog

     

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    - Find & Open OSLIS Gale

    - Use, Highlight & Take Notes from OSLIS Gale

     

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     - Online Note-Taking Table

     

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     - Make & Share Teamwork Folders


     

     

    MLC ORCA Blog (Temporarily Unavailable)

     Gale Elementary

     World Book Online

     Answerland: Chat with a Librarian 24/7


    Newspapers
    (current news only)

     The Oregonian (current news only)

    The New York Times

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Recommended Reading!

  • Looking for something to read? We've got you covered! Click below for some fantastic recommendations:

     

    Caldecott Winners 1938-Present (picture books,  or )

    Belpre Medal and Honor Books () 1996 to 2021 (outstanding Latino/Latina author and illustrator)