GMS Library Resources

New to GMS .... Sora!  You can check out available eBooks through this site (click the image above) by using your school login information (ID number and password). You can also click on the 3 lines in the upper right-hand corner and it opens up an area for you to click on "Add a public library."  Select Riverside County Library System or any other library you use (you must have a library card to check out the material). Click on the library name, search, and check out the eBooks from this easy site. There are even audiobooks available!

NEW!!!  Sora/Overdrive is now connected to the Riverside CO Public Library collection and you can borrow books using your Google credentials.  The Sora app is limited to K-12 (young adult) content.

Library book search:

DESTINY DISCOVER

• See our newly added books
• See what's popular in our library
• Browse our library by topic
• Place holds on books

Log In using your TVUSD Google account (10 digit ID number) and password

Always bring your ID cards with you if you are going to check out a book. No ID card, No books!

• You must have no overdue books or fines.
• You may check out 2 books at one time.
• The check out period is two weeks.
• The book may be renewed if there are no holds for that title.
• If you lose or damage the book, a fine is applied.
• If you check out a book and you notice that there is something wrong with it, bring it back to the library immediately and we will fix the book. Please do not attempt to repair!

The District Policy for lost, damaged, or overdue library books can be found by clicking on the following link: TVUSD Board Policy 6161.2 

Please remember that the Library/Media Center is a place for reading, research, and study.  It is not a place for socialization. Therefore:

• No eating, drinking, or chewing gum is allowed.
• Please work quietly; do not disturb others who are working.
• Please speak softly.
• A signed pass from your teacher will be needed, if you are using the library during class time.
• Give your passes to a staff member and sign in.

The library is open during the lunches if there is not a class scheduled.

• Obtain a LIBRARY LUNCH PASS/CHIP from a campus supervisor, at your lunch time.
• Use the restroom BEFORE coming to the library.
• Enter the library quietly.
• Put your pass/chip in the basket.
• Have a seat and study, read or work quietly. 
• If you come to the library during your lunchtime, you must stay the entire time.

GMS LIBRARY CATALOG

The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is available for book searches on all computers at school or at home.

Follow these directions:

• Log onto the TVUSD Website
• Click on the "Student's" tab
• Click on "Library"
• Click on "Click here to access our school library catalogs"
• Under "Middle Schools", choose "Gardner Middle Schoo Library/Media Center", and click
• You have now located the GMS Destiny database Homepage, where you will find many additional, helpful links!
• Click on the "Catalog" tab

To conduct a basic search, type a keyword, title, author or subject in the "Find" bar and click on the corresponding icon/tile.

Use the, "Narrow your search to . . ." tool, in the box with that name, to narrow your search further. In this area, you may even search all of our TVUSD libraries for what you desire.

The Boolean search (where you can use AND, OR, NOT) is under the "Power Search" tab. Use "Power Search" for when maximum fine tuning is required.

TEXTBOOKS

Each student is responsible for between $280.00 to $370.00 worth of textbooks!

• ID cards are required for all textbook checkouts. 
• Write your name, in pen, on the inside of the front cover of each of your textbooks. 
• It is recommended that students write the TVUSD barcode number of each textbook inside of their GMS planner, or other safe place, in order to have their own record.
• Students are expected to return the same book, with the same barcode, that was issued to the individual at the beginning of the school year. Many times student’s turn in a textbook, but it is not the textbook that they checked out at the beginning of the year. The barcode number must match the one on the students’ library record, in order to clear his/her account at the end of the year.
• Books are to be used ONLY by the student to whom the books are issued. DO NOT loan your books to your friends! If your friend loses your book, YOU will be charged for it.  
• Keep books clean, as there is a charge for any damages. If a book is damaged when you check it out, let the library staff know immediately. Do not put water or juice bottles in your backpack with books!
• Please do not tamper with or peel off barcodes. If one comes off, there is a $3.00 charge for replacement.
• DO NOT leave a textbook in a classroom. If the book ends up missing, the teacher is not responsible for its loss; YOU ARE!  
• Keep books dry during the rainy season. If a book comes back wet, you will be charged a fine.

WORKBOOKS

• Workbooks are consumable. They do not need to be returned at the end of the year.
• Write your name in your workbook immediately.
• If you lose your workbook you will be charged for the replacement copy (costs range from $3 - $15).

THE INTERNET AT GARDNER MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE USED FOR SCHOOL-RELATED RESEARCH ONLY!  AT NO TIMES ARE GAMES OR “INTERNET SURFING” ALLOWED! 

Topics that will be questioned by library staff include such things as video game sites, skateboarding, pop music/video sites, and anything else that appears to be non-school related

• To log into computers, students must use their 10-digit ID number and the password that they created at the beginning of the school year. 
• Students should write their password in their planner, or other safe place, in order to help them remember it for the entire school year.  Should a student lock themselves out of the system due to using the incorrect password or if they forget their password, they will have to visit the library to have their account reset.

Do not wait until the last minute to start or finish assignments! Computer use is on a first come, first serve basis, and you are not guaranteed to always get a computer!

Students who fail to abide by the District regulations shall be subject to disciplinary action, revocation of the user account, and legal action as appropriate per District Board Policy BP 6163.4

PRINTER USE:

Students may use the computers to complete class assignments, as well as print their school work on the library/media center printer.

AT NO TIME WILL STUDENTS BE PERMITTED TO USE THE LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER PRINTER FOR PERSONAL PRINTING!

Students may print up to 5 pages, per visit, at no charge. Additional pages will cost 10 cents per page, at the descretion of library staff. Please ask a library staff member for help in order to possibly condense the number of printed pages that may be necessary, especially when printing pictures.

Please print from Word documents or Google Docs only, not directly from websites, in order to avoid the possibility of printing multiple unintended pages. 

ID cards are required for the following items:

• Checking out textbooks.
• Checking out library books.
• Using the computers on campus.
• Attending school dances and other activities. 

Should you lose your ID card, the replacement cost is $5.  Bring your money to the library and a new ID card will be printed, when time permits.

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ProQuest Research Companion (information research tutorials)

elibrary - All content is 100% full-text.  General reference database with more than 1,700 periodicals, newspapers, audio, video, web links, books, scholarly journals and images.  Interface includes editor created research topics based on popular searches.

Discoverer - Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

CultureGrams - Four editions (World Edition, States and Provinces Edition, Kids Edition) - CultureGrams go beyond basic facts and figures with local perspectives, videos, slides, audio, text-to-speech, etc.

SIRS Knowledge Source - Curriculum-aligned database with selected articles from over 2,000 sources.  Analysis and opinions for pros/cons for over 325 topics.