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Library Staff

Mr. Souza , Teacher-Librarian

Mrs. Stiltner , Library Media Technician

Ms. Dielacher, Career Center Coordinator

Useful Links

 

Library Locker

PPT, Word, Excel Viewers [Go]
Acrobat Reader [Go]

Google Docs Instructions
10/23/12 - Matthew Souza
NoodleBib Instructions
2/20/13 - Matthew Souza
Research Process Powerpoint
1/9/13 - Matthew Souza
Submitting Assignments on turnitin.com
10/23/12 - Matthew Souza
Turnitin First Time Instructions
10/23/12 - Matthew Souza

Visit the College and Career Center in the library

It's never too soon to start thinking about your future.  Check out the College and Career page and get started in the right direction!
Library

Great news!  Students now have free access to select online resources provided by the Peninsula Library System .  See library staff or follow the instructions on the right to access the ECHS Library Passwords group on School Loop.

Destiny Library Catalog

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El Camino High School Library Online Catalog

Search the collection by Title, Author, or Subject.

Currently, this link will only work from computers within the school. 

 

 

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Peninsula Library System  (San Mateo County public libraries).

Access resources from 14 online databases

  Obtain the password from library staff or find passwords in the ECHS Library Password School Loop group.  

 

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 NoodleTools MLA Citation Composer - NoodleTools

NoodleBib can be used for creating MLA-formatted citations and notecards.

  Obtain the user name and password from library staff or find passwords in the ECHS Library Password School Loop group. 

General Instructions

 

 

 Internet Public Library

 

The Internet Public Library

Quality sources approved by librarians!

 

 

 

 

Looking for passwords?

Students and Faculty can access Database passwords (NoodleBib, PLS, and Country Reports): 

Login to your School Loop account, select the Groups icon at the upper right corner, and select the ECHS Library Passwords group.  The passwords are located in a PDF file in the group locker on the right hand side of the page.

Library Book Borrowing Policy

Checkout period is 3 weeks

Maximum of 5 books at a time

Books can be renewed without the actual book in hand

Fines for overdue books:

 

–20¢/day

 

–$2.00 maximum

 

–Replacement value if item is not returned

 

Public Libraries

Discover your public library! 

Check out the Teen page, college resources, or find out about volunteer opportunities!

South San Francisco Public Library

Daly City Public Library 

Looking for something good to read?

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Check out these sites...

Ultimate Teen Reading List

teenreads.com

Reading Rants

Good Reads: Best YA Books

Graphic Novel Pathfinder

Young Adult Series Finder  (find the next book in a series)

Do you still have textbooks or materials from last school year?

What are you waiting for?  If  you still have textbooks or other materials from last year (or the year before that!), please return them to the library textbook room as soon as possible.