WHS Library Media Center & Learning Commons

"Cherish the means of knowledge. Dare to read, think, speak, and write."  ~John Adams

The mission of the library media center and its staff is to create an environment rich in digital and print resources that is also conducive to students’ and staff’s pursuit and development of 21st century skills, ultimately enabling students and staff to be effective, independent, and responsible users of information.

Library Staff

Teacher-Librarian: Nella Szilagyi

Library Assistant: Colleen Harding

Click on the WHS Digital Collection Highlights document for more digital collection highlights.

WHS Ebooks, Audiobooks, Print Books & More

The Sora App is designed to provide students and teachers the optimal reading experience of our OverDrive digital book collection. The app embeds tools to customize ebooks and audiobooks, as well as to annotate and highlight. To log into Sora, click on "My school is Wethersfield Public Schools." Then, click on "Sign in using Wethersfield Public Schools," and select or enter your school Gmail login.  Check out the links below if you need help getting started or for tips to maximize your reading or listening experience.

Intro to Sora (OverDrive)

WPS Sora (OverDrive) FAQs 

Getting Started with Sora

Borrowing, Holding, and Returning Books

Use your school login to access Public Library Connect Feature

Ebook Tools (Updated 2/2021) - Annotate, Highlight and Export Annotations

Audiobooks, Graphic Novels, & Read-Along Book Tools

Sora (OverDrive) Help

Sora for Students/Families Webinar (August 2020) & Slide Presentation

Our Destiny Discover Catalog allows you to log in with your school Gmail credentials to search, hold and borrow our print books as well as many ebooks and audiobooks. A new feature we are using this year is "Collections" which allows you to browse ebooks, audiobooks, print books and websites by theme; for example, our Read Woke Collection which provides access to a range of #ownvoice social justice books and web links, including a direct link to Sora's Read Woke collection.

See Steps for Holds in Destiny for instructions on how to request/hold print copies of books.  Holds will be delivered to the first period class the day after we process them, typically one - two days after request.

Find your next great read!

The job of books is help us be more empathetic, more human. ~Leah Johnson,  You Should See Me In a Crown __________________________________________________________________________

2023 High School Nutmeg Nominees 

2023 Teen Nutmeg Nominees

2021 High School Nutmeg Nominees Padlet

2021 Teen Nutmeg Nominees Padlet 

Past High School and Teen Nutmeg Book Awards 

Destiny Discover Collections by Theme

Everywhere Book Fest Author & Book List

Y'all Stay Home Book Fest Author & Book  List

Book Connections- Pronunciations of author's name, book trailers, and more.

National Book Awards (Titles in Sora)

Many of the books in these links are available digitally in Sora/OverDrive  with your Google sign-in 

or in Hoopla, or Freading with your public library card.

Can't find a book? Email me at nszilagyi@wethersfield.me for help!

Digital Research Subscriptions & Tools

Flipster Magazine Subscriptions Are Now Online! Username and Password for Remote Access.


Read our magazines from your mobile device:

Use EBSCO Discovery to search for archived academic journals, magazines, and reference books!

Refer to the Username and Password List for remote access. EBSCO Discovery bar allows you to do an integrated search for archived articles in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc) and reference ebooks in our school subscription databases and those of the Connecticut Digital Library, ResearchITCT.org

Screencast Tutorials:

Use the links below to quickly access and search even more online sources. Access to many of these resources may require you to enter login credentials, especially if you're accessing them remotely (from outside the school). Refer to the Username and Password list for a full list of our subscription resources and their login credentials.

Introducing NewsBank Historical Newspaper Databases!

See Black Life in America (as recorded in the news, 1704-today) or America's Historical Newspapers (1690-2000)

Click on the image above to see the descriptions and links.

Announcements, Programs, and Events

LMC Homework Help & Tutor Team 

Need help solving a math problem, understanding a new concept introduced in science, writing an essay or just a study buddy? Check our LMC Homework Help & Tutor team schedule posted on our flyer here or at the top of the webpage.

Use this link to schedule a personal tutoring session or be matched to a tutoring mentor. 

For any problems accessing the links above email Mrs. Szilagyi at nszilagyi@wethersfield.me

 What is Read Woke? 

“It’s a feeling. A form of education. A call to action, and our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge to better protect your rights. Learning about others so you treat people with respect and dignity, no matter their religion, race, creed, size, gender or color.” – Cicely Lewis, School Librarian of the Year

 Checkout some of the books in our Destiny Discover Read Woke collection. 

Black History Montage -LMC TV Display

February is Black History Month

Thank you to everyone that attended and shared at our last book discussion!

Here are the books we shared:

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

(September 15 - October 15)

Join our virtual celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month through October 15th! Explore any of the books and resources shared in Destiny, Sora or the Library of Congress. Then, share your thoughts by recording a Flipgrid or responding to this Google Form. All complete responses will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.

Note: If you would like a copy of a print book, you can browse the Destiny Collection and place a hold on any of the available books. We'll make sure to deliver it the next class on your schedule.

Email Mrs. Szilagyi with any questions!

The LMC will open for study halls on Monday, September 21st. At this time, we will be limiting the number of study hall students to 20 per period.

The following pass procedures and safety guidelines are meant to assure that all students and staff have a safe and positive study hall experience in the library :

LMC Study Hall Pass Kiosk

Note: At this time, we are not able to accept students with late arrival/early dismissal privileges. Students that are consistently tardy or do not comply with safety protocols will lose LMC pass privileges. 

Research & Tech Tips:

Study smarter, not harder! 

Guidelines

The media center runs quiet study periods. It’s an ideal place for studying, completing assignments or a quiet place to read a magazine or pleasure book. Students that are disruptive or do not follow media center guidelines will be asked to leave, and their study hall teacher and subject teacher will be notified.

Collection

The WHS Library Media Center collection balances a variety of print and electronic resources to support content curriculum, student and staff interests, and 21st century information literacy skills. It consists of approximately 16,000 books, over 50 print periodicals, and 29 electronic subscriptions from 7 different publishers. The high school collection, as well as the collection of all other district school libraries may be accessed through the district’s online collection management software, Destiny, on any networked computer in the school library, classroom, or computer labs.