Library Media Center

Media Center Hours

Student hours: Monday - Friday 7:35 - 2:00
Parent hours: Monday - Friday 7:20 - 3:00
Teacher hours: Monday - Friday 7:20 - 3:00

NMMS is the busiest middle school library in Marion County! Our students love to read and we have lots of great contests to encourage our students so check out our AR page, Sunshine State Young Readers' Award page, Wild About Reading page, and our Visiting Author page for more information about our reading contests!

Marion County has AR Enterprise and all AR schools now have access to every AR test! Keep track of the AR Quizzes your child takes by using AR Home Connect.

Circulation Policy

1) Each student may check out two items at a time. Students who have earned 2 AR stamps may check out an additional book from the library media center. Parents may check out three items at a time.

2) Library materials are checked out to parents and students for two weeks and may be renewed twice, if necessary.

3) Reference books and magazines may not be checked out and for use in the library only.

4) Overdue fines will be assessed at five cents per day once overdue materials have been returned. Overdue fines will not exceed fifty cents per item.

5) Patrons may not check out additional library materials from the regular library collection until overdue materials are returned and overdue fines have been cleared. Second chance books are always available for students who have an overdue book or outstanding library fine.

6) All library materials must be returned to the media center at the end of every school year.

7) All materials checked out of the library media center are the responsibility of the patron. Lost or damaged materials must be paid for in full before additional materials may be borrowed. A book is considered lost only if it is overdue for a minimum of two weeks. Refunds will be given if a lost book is found and returned to the media center in good condition.

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Gift Policy

Gifts are always appreciated. All gifts will be evaluated by the library media specialist and placed in the appropriate collection. Gifts may be added to the Media Center collection, given to teachers for classroom libraries, given to a neighboring elementary or high school library, or donated to the public library.

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Activities

Accelerated Reader Program – The media center promotes the Accelerated Reader Program by holding quarterly AR Reading Celebration parties and awarding library privileges to students who successfully reach their AR quarterly goal and maintain an average percent correct of 85% or higher on all AR quizzes.

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Media Center Misson

The mission of the North Marion Middle School library is to: encourage independent reading to create lifelong readers; foster creative thinking through collaborative instruction; guide both students and staff to become skillful researchers and ethical users of information; prepare students to be productive citizens; and provide equitable access to all forms of information.

Our Philosophy
The Media Center at North Marion Middle School is designed to meet the needs of both students and faculty by providing a wide variety of materials to supplement the curriculum. These materials are available for students, faculty, staff, and parents to use. The media center is designed to provide a quiet, friendly atmosphere in which patrons can access materials in a variety of formats appropriate to all interests and viewpoints. Our goal is to promote reading and provide access to information, and ensure that our students acquire the 21st Century skills necessary to succeed in our global society.

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	Accelerated Reader Program The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program encourages students to read for pleasure. Students take a STAR Reading test at the beginning of the school year which determines their recreational reading range. Language Arts teachers then assign individual AR quarterly point goals to each student based upon their recreational reading range. Students visit the media center to choose an Accelerated Reader book within their recreational reading range. After reading the book, students take an AR quiz to test their comprehension. Points are awarded for passing the AR quiz. Students who reach their quarterly point goal by the deadline and who maintain an average percent correct of 85% or higher receive an AR stamp in their planner and an invitation to attend the quarterly AR Reading Celebration party.
Most of the books in the NMMS media center are Accelerated Reader books. AR quizzes are available for both fiction and non-fiction books on a variety of topics. Because Marion County now has AR Enterprise, our quiz list has expanded! Every AR school in Marion County now owns every AR quiz! Use AR Home connect to your child's progress in the AR Program. AR Home Connect. To view a complete list of which books have AR, go to AR BookFinder Program. If you would like to see which books we have in our school library, go to Destiny, our online card catalog, and click on our school. Accelerated Reader Resources

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AR Reading Celebration

Every time a student reaches their AR goal by the deadline they receive an AR stamp in their planner and are eligible to attend the AR Reading Celebration party for that quarter. Each stamp earned gives the student extra library privileges. Students with one stamp can come read quietly in our reading nook with a pass from their teacher. Students with two stamps are allowed to check out an extra library book. Students who earn three AR stamps can waive all overdue fines accrued on their account, and students with four AR stamps receive a free book from the media center.

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Quick Links

Gale Databases

Florida Electronic Library - portal for students to digital collections about Florida, Gale databases, and live chat with a librarian.

Ocala Public Library

Sunshine State Young Readers Program

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Sunshine State Young Readers' Award

The Sunshine State Young Readers' Award program features fifteen books chosen each year by a committee of Florida Library Media Specialists. The books are chosen for their quality and appeal, and represent some of the best in children's literature today. Students in grades 6 through 8 are encouraged to read at least three of the books, so they can vote for their favorite. Every year, the author of the book with the most statewide votes is presented with the Sunshine State Young Readers' Award at the annual FAME conference.

Students at NMMS earn stamps on their ice cream ticket for every Sunshine State book they read. Students with at least 3 stamps on their ice cream ticket will be eligible to vote for their favorite book using our real voting machines in April at the Sunshine Ice Cream Sundae Party. The more Sunshine Books you read, the more ice cream and toppings you will earn!

Book Lists for 2012-2013

2011-2012 Brief book list for grades 3-5

2011-2012 Brief book list for grades 6-8

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Sunshine Book Bowl

Tryouts for this year's Book Bowl team will be in March. Every student who finishes 12 of the 15 books by March 20 will be invited to try out for the team on March 22, 2013. Do you have what it takes to make the team?

Sunshine Mystery Object Contest

The Sunshine Mystery Object Contest is up and running! After you read a Sunshine State book, stop by the library to look at the mystery objects on display. Match the most mystery objects to the stories to win a $25.00 gift card to the store of your choice!

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Author Visit featuring Todd Strasser

Each year, the NMMS library sponsors an author visit. This year award winning author Todd Strasser will be visiting NMMS to talk to students about his books and the writing process. Books by our visiting author will be on sale in the library prior to and on the day of his visit. Mr. Strasser will be available to autograph copies of his book. For more information on Todd Strasser, visit his website.
Todd Strasser

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