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E-books

E-books or electronic books, are books that can be read on many types of digital devices such as tablets, laptops, smart phones, etc. The Central Middle School Media Center owns a variety of e-books for student and faculty use. Some e-books are available to simultaneous users while other e-books are only available for one person at a time. 
Below is a list of the various e-books owned by the CMS Media Center. Please see the vendor-directions for e-reader device applicability as well as instructions on accessing and downloading the e-books. Usernames and passwords are required for many of the e-books. Please contact the CMS Media Specialist for the required information: lbunte@pthsd.k12.nj.us

1. Capstone Interactive E-books
     
2. FollettShelf E-books 
        titles include: 
            Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry (unlimited simultaneous checkouts)
            The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (one checkout at a time)
            The Giver by Lois Lowry (one checkout at a time)
            The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 amazing authors tell the tales (one checkout at a time)
            Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (one checkout at a time)
            The Best American Short Stories 2011 (one checkout at a time)
            The Best American Short Stories 2012 (one checkout at a time)
            Lay-ups and Long Shots: an anthology of short stories (one checkout at a time)
            Early Battles (Civil War) by Jim Ollhoff (unlimited simultaneous checkouts)
            Turning Points (Civil War) Jim Ollhoff (unlimited simultaneous checkouts)
            Leaders and Generals (Civil War) Jim Ollhoff (unlimited simultaneous checkouts)
            
3. Lerner E-books
        titles include: (one user at a time per title)
            Last Chance by Norah McClintock 
            You Can Run Norah McClintock 
            Nothing to Lose Norah McClintock 
            Alien by Tony Bradman
            Candy Girl by Karen McCombie
            Hide and Seek by Catherine MacPhail
            Mutant by Theresa Breslin
            Ninja: First Mission by Chris Bradford
            Slippy by Catherine Forde
            The Dying Photo by Alan Gibbons
            The Ghost Box by Catherine Fisher
            The Shadow on the Stairs by Ann Halam
            What was the Constitutional Congress?
            Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?

4. ABDO Digital E-books  
          titles include:         
            X-treme Predators Big Cats    
            United States Presidents: Barack Obama
            Best Sport Ever: Soccer
            Emergency Workers: Firefighter
            Marvel Age: Spider-Man: Two For One
            Graphic Novel: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of Abbey Grange
            Navy Seals
            Graveyard Diaries: Tracking Your Nightmare
            World War Two: weapons
            The Universe: the Moon     

5. GALE Virtual Reference Library   
        titles include:
            Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Europe 13th ed. 
            Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed.
            Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 4th ed.
            Novels for Students Reference 
            Alternative Energy 2007
            Encyclopedia of Education 2003
            Encyclopedia of Film 2007                     
                                           
6. Project Gutenberg (free online e-books) Most books here are out of copyright, thus available for free. 

7. Library of Congress Kids http://read.gov/kids/

8. Google Books  (includes free access to books in the public domain and books out of copyright)

9. Planet eBook (free access to books in the public domain and books out of copyright) 

10. International Children's Digital Library   books online in many languages including English, Farsi, Thai, Chinese, and Spanish

11. Bartleby.com - Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more

12. Bibliomania -Includes classic fiction, short stories, poetry, drama, etc.


CMS Library Mission Statement & Goals

Mission Statement:
To teach students how to find information, grow an appreciation for literature, and protect every individual's right to free expression. Our highest priority and proudest achievement is in providing a welcoming, safe, tolerant, and comfortable space for the whole school community.

​Goals:
  • Teach information literacy skills that will enable students to find reliable sources.
  • Inspire students to read.
  • Promote and protect the constitutional right of free expression.
  • Provide the most current print and digital research resources.
  • Model and encourage empathy, mindfulness, and social responsibility. 
  • Provide an environment that nurtures curiosity, imagination, and collaboration.

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