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Stanwood Middle School Library
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Cold weather makes the idea of curling up with a good book especially appealing.
Our Mission
"The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. The school library media specialist empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information."
— Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.
Please note: In order to keep the library clean, there is NO food or drink allowed in the SMS library except water bottles. Thank you.
Check out e-books from the Destiny Discover Catalog or in Gale Resources
To search the Library catalog, click on the Destiny Discover catalog button. To use the Library Databases, visit Gale in Context (click button below).
Library Hours
- Monday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
- Tuesday: Open from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for book checkout and returns & lunch activities
- Wednesday: Alternating Wednesday's - Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.); on the alternate Wednesday 's- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
- Friday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Ms. Byrum, Librarian
Free time activities in the library at lunch: Chess, puzzles, Uno card game, Battleship (plus other board games), coloring pages. Open during both lunches. No food or drink in the SMS Library.
Begin your search here!
Use this search bar below to navigate our Library Catalog (Destiny Discover)
Student Resources
Watch these quick how-to videos
Doing Research?
Visit the Complete Research Toolkit Website!
Taking Notes and Tracking Sources
Gale Databases — A free K-12 online electronic resource with reliable, academic sources
