Semmes Elementary Media Center
Welcome
Mrs. Britton
Mission Statement
The mission of Semmes Elementary Media Center is to provide a library media program which will enable individuals to become information literate and effective lifelong learners.
Hours of Operation
8:00 to 2:30
Services
- Class and Individual Instruction
- Book talks
- Bibliographies
- Automated catalog and circulation system
- Internet Access
- Research assistance
- Computers for word processing, power point, etc.
Resources
- Accelerated Reader
- Online resources
- Alabama Virtual Library
Book Check-Out Limits
All students and staff may borrow materials from the Semmes Elementary Library. Books may be kept for two weeks at a time. Materials may be renewed for additional time as long as the item is not reserved for someone else. Fines are not charged for overdue items. All students coming to the Library must have a pass from their teacher.
In addition to books available for check out in the library, your student also has access to thousands of eBooks. Each program is accessible through the student's Clever accoun.
**myOn (no additional sign in required)
**Sora (no additional sign in required)
Semmes Library Handbook
Semmes Library Schedule
Websites For Parents
- Eric Carle Museum
- History Museum of Mobile
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
- National Museum of the US Air Force
- Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
- The Louvre in Paris, France
- The Museum of the World
- USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
- Van Gogh Museum
- Vatican Museums
- Aurora Borealis Over Alaska's Chantanika River
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Great Barrier Reef
- Mount Everest
- Nature Works Everywhere - Virtually visit the rain forest from a canoe, the coral reefs of Palau, the grasslands of Africa, and more
- The Great Lakes
- The Hidden Worlds of National Parks
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yosemite National Forest
Websites for Teachers
AR Renaissance Place Home Connect**
This is Home Connect for Renaissance Place. Students and parents can log-in from home and view their AR quizzes and goals! Parents and guardians can also sign up for e-mails that update them when their child has taken an AR quiz.