Mrs. Thomas' Library News

Deb Thomas, Media Specialist

Linda Kinnan, Part-time Media Specialist

Carmen Cespedes, Clerk

BCS Media Center offers a wide range of services to our student body and faculty:

Networked computers available for online research and document reproduction

Reading Counts!© --a computer-based reading program that facilitates and monitors independent reading.

Click here to see a list of Reading Counts!© books and quizzes arranged by author.
Click here to see a list of Reading Counts!© books and quizzes arranged by Reading Level and Title.

Weekly assigned times for classes to utilize the services of the media center

Online Resources for Research:

SIRS Knowledge Source - Editorially-Selected Resources Supporting Research Assignments.
Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, reference books, and websites, plus leading social issues. See your media specialist for user name & password.

SIRS Discoverer:
Research and homework help for younger researchers. See your media specialist for user name & password.

Public Library Manatee County
Electronic information resources databases: EBSCO Host, INFOTRAC, infoweb, World Book Online, plus many more.

SUNLINK-a site funded by the Florida Department of Education which offers access to thousands of educator-approved websites for K-12 students, parents, and educators.