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LIBRARY NEWS

 SD Public Library City-wide Essay Contest - January-February, 2010.  Contact 8th Grade English Teachers for more info.

BUILDING HOURS

7:30am-3:00pm when school is in session 

(closed 12:10-12:45 daily)

OPEN ONLINE 24/7...SEE RESOURCES BELOW

Find a great book at the PB Middle IB Library

 

INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER LINKS 

(We are not liable for content as it's constantly changing)

http://www.worldpress.org/ 

http://www.neurope.eu/ 

http://wn.com/ 

More isssues focused: http://www.tigweb.org/understand/issues/ 

 

TEXTBOOKS

Any student who did not receive their books must come to the Library ASAP to check them out.

Students must return all textbooks in good condition before summer break or before leaving PMBS.

 

LIBRARY BOOKS

Students may check out books for a three week period. Books may be renewed twice. A .05 cent daily fee is charged for overdue books.

Find a Book at PB Middle

 

RESOURCES

PB Middle Online Catalog 

Click here for San Diego Public Library

Sign-up for the SD Public Library Calendar RSS feed

Click here for Friends of the PB Library

 Isabel Schon International Book Database (books in Spanish)

 
PB MIDDLE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
(passwords available from teachers and in the PB Middle Library)

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Brainpop ANIMATED VIDEOS

Brainpop Jr.

Brainpop en español

 

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eBooks Online (Reference book sets online)

 

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World Book Online

Accurate, easy to read articles, graphic and multimedia enhancements, Back in Time, and links to external Web sites selected by World Book.

 

This database provide students with curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, and family life and more.

 

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ProQuest CultureGrams & eLibrary

CultureGrams helps you and your students discover the world with concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations. Local experts document the unique, intimate details of each country's customs, traditions and daily life.
eLibrary Is a user-friendly general references tool that includes fullfull-text and multimedia reference essentials. More than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books and transcripts, plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central and audio/video files.

FOR TEACHERS

Pull up PDF version of articles including Scholastic Magazine
United Streaming (teacher access only)
UnitedStreaming provides teachers with tools to incorporate digital media into student learning environments. Teachers have access to more than 40,000 video segments from among 4,000 full-length videos from Discovery School and other award-winning producers.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Parent volunteers are always welcome in the Library. 

 LIBRARY CONTACT INFORMATION

 If you have any concerns or questions about textbooks, fines, or book returns please contact Sally Kaufman at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 858-273-9070 ext 2246