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Students can visit the Library Media Center (LMC) throughout the school day with permission from their teachers.  The only times during the day that students may not visit the LMC is during lunch and dismissal.

Visiting students must:

• Have permission from their current period teacher;
• Have a pass from their teacher.

For the 2021-2022 school year, the library is open on MONDAYS after school to students.   In order to stay after school in the Library Media Center, students must visit Mrs. McCulley during the day to obtain an after school Library Media Center pass.  

The Library Media Center will be open on Mondays from 2:45PM to 3:32PM. Late buses are available to take students home after their visit.

Depending on his/her/their loan history, students may check out up to THREE books at one time.  If a student has overdue materials and/or outstanding fines from lost materials, he/she/they can checkout ONE additional book until the outstanding obligations are satisfied.

Students can borrow books for 10 school days at a time.  

Students can renew a book as many times as they would like UNLESS the book is on hold for another student.

Ask Mrs. McCulley or Mrs. McCarthy.  If the book is in our collection and currently checked out, we can place a hold for you.

If the book is NOT in our collection, but available at another HPS library, then we can obtain the book through inter-library loan. 

YES!!  We LOVE recommendations! 

Yes, you definitely can!  Students can access all of our school's databases from home.  All they need is the login information.  See or email Mrs. McCulley in the Media Center for specifics.

G Suites Accounts for Education allows students access to online tools that provide workspace for the creation of documents, spreadsheets and encourage collaboration and creativity. Every student has a Google Account established for them by the district with their unique username and password. These accounts are compliant with federal laws protecting your child's privacy.

Your child's Google Account does not provide them with email access or allow them to collaborate with anyone outside of the school district. 

If your child does not remember his/her login information, have him/her consult his/her teacher or media specialist.

Students, and their parents, must sign a district "Acceptable Use Policy" (AUP).  The AUP describes what is expected from each student in terms of behaviors related to technology use. The broad categories of behaviors are divided into four behavioral areas:

• Respect and protect the privacy of others
• Respect and protect the integrity, availability, and security of all electronic resources
• Practice good digital citizenship
• Use technologies appropriately.

HPS Acceptable Use Policy

Yes, we do have some eBooks available in our school library through our offerings in the Destiny Catalog. Students should use their personal student username and password to access this account. (Typically, usernames are the same as students' Google logins, not including the @hamden.org).  Students have the option to read eBooks online or download them through the Follett Brytewave app.

The following devices support the Follett Brytewave app: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (ios 6.0 and above), Android (3.0 and above) tablet devices, Nook HD, Nook HD+ and Kindle

The Follett Brytewave K-12 App can be downloaded through iTunes.  If you are using an Android, the app must be downloaded through Google Play.

In addition, Hamden Public Library has a wide variety of eBooks and online audio books that can be accessed from their website.