HOURS - Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Wamego High School has a full-time, licensed library media specialist
and a full-time library assistant who support students in their academic, reading, and lifelong learning endeavors.
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Librarian/Media Specialist
Brittany Birch
785-456-2214 x5051
FAX: 785-456-7382 |
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Library Assistant
785-456-2214 x5052 |
Mission Statement
The Wamego High School Library Media Center pledges to provide all students with access to information and technology that supports their individual interests and curricular needs. Student growth will be supported by high quality, efficient, and caring service. By encouraging high expectations for life-long learning, students will be empowered to cope with future changes in information and technology.
Services
- Class and individual instruction
- Booktalks and personal reading guidance
- Bibliographies
- Online catalog and circulation system
- Multimedia Editing Lab
- Internet access
- Classroom equipment services
- Interlibrary loan
- Two contiguous 30 station computer labs (word processing, spreadsheets, graphing, presentation software, etc.)
- Ten in-library networked computers (word processing, spreadsheets, graphing, presentation software, etc.)
- Purchasing and processing of new materials
- Instruction and assistance in the use of information, materials, and equipment
- Help in integrating resources for assignments & projects
Resources
PRINT MATERIALS
- Fiction Books
- Nonfiction Books
- Career Resource Center
- Reference Books (general and specific)
- Magazines (current and back issues)
- Newspapers
- Classroom Resources
- Professional Collection
EQUIPMENT
- Digital still & video cameras
- LCD projectors
- Laptop for checkout
- Laminator
- Photocopier
- Viewing and listening stations
- Multimedia Editing Studio w/ color printer
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NONPRINT MATERIALS
- Videos/DVDs
- Career videos
- CD-ROMs/Audiocassettes
WHSL ONLINE SERVICES
- DiscoveryStreaming
- Greenwood Books Online
- FirstSearch WorldCat
- World Book Encyclopedia & WBE Advanced
- Gale databases
- Heritage Quest
- NetTrekker (via Kan-Ed)
- Literature Resource Center
- EBSCO MAS Ultra: School Edition
- NovelList
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