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    History and Mission Statement

    • Named in honor of William M. McHenry (1963-1990)
    • Mission Statement: The mission of the library is to support the curriculum of the school with a variety of appropriate information sources, to promote reading for pleasure, and to ensure that students and staff become effective users of ideas and information.

    Library Information

    Library Policies

    • Food and beverages are not allowed in the library.
      • Exception: Water is allowed if you are not using a computer or other library materials
    • Circulation: most books may be checked out for three weeks; books may be renewed for another three week period if needed
    • Reference books and new magazines may only be used in the library
    • Books must be returned, or renewed, by their due date
    • You are responsible for any library materials that you check out
    • You must pay for lost or damaged materials

    Library Arrangement

    • Fiction books are arranged by genre, then alphabetically by author's last name
      example: HORROR
      FIC
      BLA      		 HORROR
      FIC
      KIN      		 HORROR
      FIC
      SHA      		 ROMANCE
      FIC
      ALC      		 ROMANCE
      FIC
      ROW      		 ROMANCE
      FIC
      SMI
      • Genres include
        • Classics
        • Fantasy
        • Historical
        • Horror
        • Mystery
        • Quick Reads
        • Realistic Fiction (our biggest category)
        • Romance
        • Science Fiction
        • Sports
        • Supernatural Romance
    • Non-Fiction books are arranged by Dewey Decimal Number (Subject), then author
      ex. 001.25 973
        AND UNI
    • Biographies and autobiographies are arranged by subject's last name, then author
      ex. B 973 B
        GAN KEN YAZ
    • Reference books are non-fiction books which do not circulate
      ex. REF REF REF
        031 423 808.1
        WOR WEB MCG

    Library Materials

    • Books -  View books here or request a book
    • Newspapers - Herald News, Boston Globe, New York Times & Providence Journal
    • Magazines
    • Audio-Visual Materials - videos, DVDs, audio-cassettes, recorded books
    • Technology - Kindles, Kindle Fires, 10 laptop Windows computers with internet access, OPAC, databases, etc.

    Catalog

    Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is the index to most of the materials in our library. This electronic catalog may be searched by title, author, subject, keyword, series, catalog, call #, etc.

    • View the catalog home
    • You can also access our library through the Destiny Quest app on your phone/tablet. To do so, follow the following steps:
      1. Download the app from one of the following links.
        Download for Apple   Download for Android
      2. After you open the app, use the web address diman.follettdestiny.com
      3. Click the "Explore as Guest/Try Destiny Quest" button
    • Request a book

     

    Citing Sources for Research Papers, Projects, and Assignments

    Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or refer to the work of another person, you are required to cite its source. Failure to cite the source of other's ideas and work is called plagiarism. There are many formats and styles to use in citing sources. Teachers will usually provide guidelines in the citation style they want you to use in their classes and help can also be found in the library. The following websites may be also be used to get help in the citation of sources: