Library and Media Services

High School

Mary VanPatten, Librarian | E-mail Mrs. VanPatten

• Search the High School Library Catalog
• Student Research in Context
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
• All Gale Databases
• World Book
• Britannica
• HFM BOCES IRC
• Newsela
• SmartMoney
• Scholastic Go!

Health

• Teen Health and Wellness – Provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
• New York State Department of Health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Proquest Ancestry Library

Careers

• Career Cruising
• NY State Career Zone
• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Citations

• Noodle Tools
• BibMe
• Citation Machine

EBooks

• World Book
• eBooks
• Gale
• Greyhouse Publishing
• Ebsco Information Services
• Project Gutenberg

Other

• Castle Learning
• Brainpop
• Glogster
• Battle of the Books – Sr. High School Booklist, Jr. High School Book List

Elementary School

Library Catalog (IPAC): Books available in our library

Online databases – See library staff for user names and passwords

• Brainpop
• Grolier’s On-Line Encyclopedias
• pepplego.com
• World Book On-Line Gold
• Time for Kids

Fort Plain Public Library

• Proquest

Teacher Resources

• Gale/Infotrac
• Teaching Books- net
• Noodle Tools

News and Local Media

• Amsterdam Recorder
• Gloversville Leader-Herald
• BBC
• CNN
• WNYT-13
• New York Times

BOCES Library Systems sites

• HFM BOCES Instructional Resource Center
• HFM SLS School Library Systems

Book Stores

• Amazon Books
• Barnes and Noble Bookstore

Search Engines and Databases

• American Memory– Maps, pictures, documents, and audio clips along with lesson plans and activities on the “Learning Page”
• Big 6 – Steps to guide you while you research a topic
• Children’s Picture Book Database – Summaries of picture books with links to web sites
• Dewey Browse – Web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification system for grades K-12
• Follett
• Keeping Up To Date – Staying ahead of the curve with web tools blogs, Facebook, etc.
• Library Activities – Websites about programs, information literacy skills, literacy lessons and activities
• MLA Style – Frequently Asked Questions – Frequently asked questions about Modern Language Association Style Manuel
• NYSED Resources – For Librarians who serve children and young adults
• Noodle Tools – Choose the best search to answer your questions
• Resources for School Librarians – Provides links to many other websites that provide help with lesson plans and instruction
• sljournal – School Library Journal
• ALA Recommended Websites