• Welcome to your Sellwood Middle School Library!

    Destiny Discover Library Catalog

    The banner above links you to our Library catalog.

    For free ebooks, try both changing your search...

    ...AND the Sora app, linked in the banner below.

    You need to try both to see ALL your PPS ebook options.

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    Video* and slideshow for how to use the Sora app

    * For access, be sure you are logged into your PPS school account.

    Also thanks to Ms. Cassie Lanzas, Ida B. Wells HS Librarian, for making this video and sharing it for all of PPS to use!

       

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    Library - Contact Info

    "Questions answered, Smiles offered, Books found!" 

    M & T -- Library is closed.

    Th & F, plus every other W -- Tini Maier tmaier@pps.net, Teacher-Librarian 

    You may also call the school, but we are often busy, so please back that up with an email if that works for you. :-)

     

    📚 Click here for how it all works at your Sellwood MS Library

     

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    Research Tools

    Remember to be logged into your PPS student account, so PPS research tools will open for you!

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    Video - Find & Hold book in Destiny Collection

    Video - Navigating 5 Types of Ebooks

     

    World Book Student

    Sign-in hint + video - How to use World Book Online 

      

    Destiny Discover Library Catalog

    Video - Websites Tab in PPS Library Catalog

      

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    Video - Find & Open OSLIS Gale 

    Video - Use, Highlight & Take Notes from OSLIS Gale 

      

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    Videos + examples - Online Note-Taking Table 

      

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    Video - Make & Share Teamwork Folders

      

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    For more free e-books, audiobooks, and resources,

    click PPS Library Services and explore!

    Don't worry about passwords. Just be sure you are logged into your PPS school account.  

    • Try Teen Book Cloud.

    • Not up for reading on a screen? Try an audiobook!

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