Media Center

Media Center Staff

Ms. Jestine Wade
Ms. Crystal Richardson

Media Center Information

The mission of the Dillon High School Media Center is to encourage the quest for knowledge and to promote the joy of reading. This is done by providing free access to a variety of materials that meet both the educational and recreational needs of Dillon High School students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Hours

M-F from 7:40 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Students must have a pass from a teacher to use the Library during regular school hours; no passes are required during students' lunch periods. Teachers requesting library time with their classes are to sign-up with the media specialist

WELCOME TO OUR NEW LIBRARY SYSTEM. It is called MACKINVISION. You may access MackinVision when you login to ClassLink. Look for the following app:

LibraryTrac
For Students: Upon arriving to the media center, please sign in using LibaryTrac Student Kiosk located beside Mrs. Richardson's desk.

LibraryTrac Sign in Procedures:
ARRIVAL:
1. Choose Name not Barcode
2. Input your First and Last Name.
3. Input Teacher's Name.
4. Click In Button.

LEAVING:

1. Find your name
2. Click Out Button.

LIBRARYTRAC TEACHER CALENDAR: TEACHER CALENDAR

Checkout

1. Go to Mackinvision (see app in ClassLink)

2. Choose your book. (Electronic ) E-books are available for checkout and can be read immediately.
3. Place book on hold if you like. Ms. Wade : [email protected]
4. The library staff will pull the book(s) from the shelf.
5. Or just come by the media center and check out the book.

Returning Library Books
7. Students may return their library book(s) to the library. Place the books in the book drop.
8. Returned book(s) will be placed in quarantine for three days.
Students may not have more than two books out at any time.

Length of circulation period is 3 weeks. Number of books : 2
Periodicals and reference materials are to be used in the media center.
Lost or damaged books will be charged to the student.

Computers

There are computers available for individual student use in the library media center. Students must have an Acceptable Use policy (AUP) on file before accessing the internet. Printing is available. All computer use and printing must be educational and work-related purposes by students and employees.

Copyright
Students and staff are reminded to comply with all copyright laws when preparing presentations, projects, or lessons.

ReadingnQuiz

All students are strongly encouraged to participate in the ReadingnQuiz Program each year. Find ReadingnQuiz in Single Sign-On. Check to see if your book is a ReadingnQuiz book. The top two students will be recognized at the end of the nine weeks and the top student with the highest points will receive an overall price at the end of the year.

South Carolina Book Award Program
Students are encouraged to read South Carolina Book Award Nominees. Each student who reads three or more throughout the year has the opportunity to vote for his/her favorite in early February and receives an award at the annual awards ceremony in May. Students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to read from the Young Adult list, while students in grades 6-8 may find the Junior Book Award titles more enjoyable. For an introduction of the 2020-2021 Young Adult Book Award Nominees, click here; click here for the 2020-2021 Junior Book Award Nominee trailer. .

Reading Promotions

Reading is important for students and their achievements. Students have many options for entertainment, but it is equally important that they spend time reading for pleasure. Reading is free, fun, and can be done anywhere. Reading promotes better test scores and individual success in the work force. In addition, it is a great chance to learn the possibilities that exist inside the library and within the covers of books. Below is a suggested list of books for both pleasurable and scholastic reading.

9th Grade	10th Grade	11th Grade	12th Grade
Classifying the Stars- Annie J. Cannon	Things Fall Apart-Chinua Acebe	The Glass Menagerie-Tennessee Williams	The Canterbury Tales- Geoffrey Chaucer
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings- Maya Angelou	The Metamorphosis-Franz Kafka	Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury	Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Killer Angels- Michael Shaara	In the Time of Butterflies- Julia Alvarez	The Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck	Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte
The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak	Rhinoceros-Eugene Ionesco	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee- Dee Brown	The Importance of Being Earnest- Oscar Wilde
The Race to Save Lord God Bird-Phillip Hoose	The Joy Luck Club- Amy Tan	The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne	Black Boy- Richard Wright
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee	Dreaming in Cuban- Christina Garcia	Walden-Henry David Thoreau	The Garden of Forking Paths- Jorge Luis Borges
The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison	Fathers and Sons- Ivan Turgenev	Billy Budd, Sailor- Herman Melville	The Adventures of Augie March- Saul Bellow
I Stand Here Ironing- Tillie Olsen	The Nose- Nikolai Gogol	The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald	Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austin
The Cask of Amontillado- Edgar Allan Poe	A Doll's House- Henrik Ibsen	Their Eyes Were Watching God-Zora Neale Hurston	The Tragedy of Macbeth- William Shakespeare
Amusement Park Physics-Jearl Walker	A Quilt of a Country- Anna Quindlen	1776-David McCullough	The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story- Richard Preston

Discus

Discus is a service of the South Carolina State Library. Discus provides the best online resources for students, teachers, and parents. To access Discus go to www.scdiscus.org.

Please see your media specialist for home access information.