LIBRARY
Welcome to the BCMS Library
Saint Paul Public Schools Library Services empowers students and staff to become enthusiastic readers, critical thinkers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
Library Services Mission
Saint Paul Public Schools Library Services empowers students and staff to become enthusiastic readers, critical thinkers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. To accomplish this, we:
- Provide resource-rich library environments that encourage curiosity and learning.
- Curate collections of a rich mix of resources that align with curriculum and student interests.
- Collaborate with teachers in instructional planning to support personalized learning.
- Offer engaging programs to connect students and staff with authors, partner organizations, and enrichment opportunities.
Library Services supports the SPPS Achieves Strategic Plan. Library Media Specialists are crucial school staff members in providing a well rounded education and preparing students for informed living in an information-rich society. Under the leadership of a library media specialist, the school library provides students access to resources and technology, connecting classroom learning to real-world events. By providing access to an array of well-managed resources, school libraries enable academic knowledge to be linked to deeper, personalized learning. The expanded learning environment of the school library ensures the unique interests and needs of individual students are met. In this way, effective school library programs prepare students for college, career, and community.
BCMS Library Information for Students & Families
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All students can check out books. (#PanthersRead)
-Students should check out books to read, it's great to have a book in class for when you're done with work
-Checkout period for students is 2 weeks (If you need more time, just let me know!)
-Students must arrive with a pass if not coming with their class. You're also welcome to stop by on your way to lunch!
-Open checkout everyday before foundations from 8:15-8:25 and after school (if you do not take a bus home).
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The link to the library catalog is sppsk12.follettdestiny.com. Click on the middle school heading on the left and select Battle Creek Middle School to view the books in our collection.
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Overdue notices are sent out electronically (check your emails, Panthers). If you have questions let me know.
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SPPS has a variety of digital resources available for students at http://libguides.spps.org/online
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Book return is at the circulation desk. You are responsible for your library books - please do not leave books outside the library door.
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Your library ID is your student ID number (same number as lunch pin).
- Your LibraryGO number is 22091600 + your lunch number
Panther pride is school wide : Prepared ⋄ Punctual ⋄ Polite
Library Contact:
Heidi Johnson McAllister
Library Media Specialist
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Reading & Research
College-level database with thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines designed for advanced research.
Basic information on states, countries and cultures. Use with your St. Paul Public LibraryGo Barcode: 22091600 + student ID.
Explora High
Contains high school-appropriate articles as well as primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia.
News content including full-text newspapers and periodicals, reference works, biographies, essays, and video for secondary students.
ebooks & audiobooks on a variety of nonfiction topics. Includes eBooks MN collection. Login using your school ID.
This database provides full text for magazines, reference books, and primary source documents.
Points of View Reference Center
Pro and con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues with supporting magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more.
An overview of the nation's past, covering events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people. Use with your St. Paul Public LibraryGo Barcode: 22091600 + student ID.
An overview of world history events, cultures, civilizations, religions, people, and more. Use with your St. Paul Public LibraryGo Barcode: 22091600 + student ID.
U.S. news content as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s from national and regional news sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
Science Reference Resource
Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students.
Learn a language. English language learning is available.
Use with your St. Paul Public LibraryGo Barcode: 22091600 + student ID. Create an account to keep track of your progress.
Go mobile with the free app for Android and iOS devices.
Learning Express Library
Skill building, tests and tutorials for grades 9-12 plus College Admissions Test Prep for ACT, SAT, and PSAT.
Funding for these resources come from multiple sources: SPPS, ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota), or through the Library Go partnership with the Saint Paul Public Library.
Family Resources
Summer Employment for Students
Right Track Summer applications will be posted here when it's available.
For more information on Right Track click here.
LibraryGO
LibraryGo is a collaboration between Saint Paul Public Schools and Saint Paul Public Library offering all students free virtual library cards.
LibraryGo for Students. | LibraryGo information for Parents
How to Login:
Barcode/Library Card: 22091600 + 6 digit student ID (do not add the "s")
PIN: Your birthday (MMDDYYYY)
17 Ways to Keep Your Middle Schooler Turning the Pages
- Let your child choose what to read. While you may cringe at his preferences, he may never touch a title if it's force-fed.
- Talk about what she reads. Ask her what she thinks of a book and make connections with ideas or issues that are relevant to her life.
- If he's struggling or bored with a book, let him put it down.Forcing him to stick with a difficult or dull book that's intended for pleasure will reinforce the idea that reading is a chore.
- Subscribe to magazines that will interest her. Ask her to choose one or two titles and put the subscription in her name.
- Read the newspaper together. Whether it's for 15 minutes over breakfast or on weekends, establish a routine and discuss what you each read.
- Be flexible with bedtime and chores when your child is reading. Within reason, avoid asking your child to stop reading.
- Play games that utilize reading. Word- and vocabulary-building games like Scrabble or Boggle are great, but many board games provide reading opportunities (even if it's just the instructions). Crosswords provide opportunities for learning new words and spelling practice, too.
- Encourage your middle-schooler to read to a younger sibling. Letting him take over ritual reading at bedtime once a week will ensure he reads something, and he may find his sibling's enthusiasm for stories contagious.
- Visit the library together. Try to make it an event where you share some quality one-on-one time and both choose a few books.
- Find an outlet for your child to "publish" a book review. When she finishes a book, encourage her to write it up for a family or school newspaper, magazine, or Web site. She could also try posting a review at a local bookseller or an online retailer.
- Ensure he has a good reading space. He should choose where it is, but you can make sure it's well lit and inviting so he stays a while.
- Keep up on what she's reading. If you can, read a few pages of her books yourself so you can discuss them with her.
- Encourage writing. Whether it's via snail- or e-mail, suggest that he keep in touch with distant friends or relatives. Keeping a journal or chronicling a family vacation will also provide reading practice.
- Provide a good dictionary. She may not want to ask for your help with words anymore, so make sure she has a good reference.
- Suggest books from movies he liked. He may enjoy getting even more detail in the book.
- Listen to books on tape in the car. If you're heading on vacation, or even back-and-forth to school, try listening to a novel that will appeal to everyone.
- Model reading. Your pre-teen will still follow your reading habits (though she'll never let you know it!). Let her see you reading, make comments, and share interesting passages with her.
Scholastic Parents Staff. (n.d.). 17 ways to keep your middle schooler turning pages. Retreived from: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/developing-reading-skills/17-ways-to-keep-your-middle-schooler-turning-pages.html
Teacher Resources
LibraryGO for Staff : To sign-up for LibraryGO click here.
Student Login Information:
Barcode/Library Card:
22091600 + 6 digit student ID
(do not add the "s")
PIN: Your birthday (MMDDYYYY)
If you'd like LibraryGO cards for students to put in their iPads please email Ms. Orensten and she will put them in your mailbox.
Library Passes
*Please call the library before sending a student with a library pass.