Library Services
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Welcome to the Academy ISD library page! As the District Librarian, I hope to share my love of books and reading with our students of all ages. I also hope to help prepare our students for their futures by helping them learn how to research and effectively use various types of technology. Asking a librarian to choose their favorite book never yields a single answer but these are a few of my favorite reads!
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Destiny Library Catalog
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Library Vision & Values
Our Vision
The Academy ISD Libraries are essential interactive collaborative learning environments, ever evolving to provide equitable physical and virtual access to ideas, information, and learning tools for the entire school community.
Our Mission
Our mission is to nurture a culture of literacy and inquiry throughout the school community and ensure that students, teachers, administrators, and staff are effective users of ideas and information. We will accomplish this mission by:
- Becoming an integral part of instructional teams.
- Collaborating with teachers on curriculum design and delivery.
- Maintaining a professionally developed collection of print and digital materials.
- Assisting learners in locating resources that match their academic and personal interests.
- Modeling and teaching information literacy and digital citizenship.
Our Core ValuesPositive Environment - we are an essential, safe, and inviting center for teaching and learning.Literacy - we support reading for learning and pleasure, essential skills for college and career readiness and for life.Knowledge Access - we provide access to information for inquiry including the pursuit, creation, and sharing of knowledge, and support for both student and professional learning.Information Literacy - we provide targeted instruction to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, ethically use, and clearly communicate information in various formats.Technology - we are a vital technology center, providing access to devices and online resources, supporting personalized learning, and teaching digital literacy including privacy, safety, etiquette, creative credit, cyberbullying, and creating a positive digital footprint.
Contact Me
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Check out the new books on the Texas Bluebonnet List and read 5 to be eligible to vote next January! Students in 3rd-6th grade can participate in the voting but anyone can read the books!
Mrs. Johns' class won our Bluebonnet Book Madness contest but it was a close win! The winning book was Stella! Check out the book trailer here!
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AHS Students can request books digitally this year! Since the high school library will only be staffed from 7:15-7:45 and 10:54-12:32, students may use the digital catalog (Destiny Discover) to request books for check out. Once the request in is the system, the books will be pulled and delivered to them in class. For pdf directions, click here. For video directions, click here.