Available Resourses @ The Library

Assignment Alerts:

Let us know about your upcoming assignments and we'll be ready when your students arrive at the library to do their research. We can also put materials on your topic on a reserve shelf so that all students will have the opportunity to use them here to complete their work.

Library Visits:

The Library welcomes class visits. To make the visit enjoyable, we request that teachers call at least two weeks in advance, so staff can suggest a good time for the visit and explain library procedures.

Friends of the Library Book Shoppe:

The Book Shoppe offers a wide selection of used books on all subjects. You can purchase these books to build a classroom library and all proceeds are used to purchase additional library materials.

Online Databases:

The Public Library has a variety of online databases available to teachers and students to assist with assignments. These databases, which can be used in the library or from remote locations include,

  • Ebsco Magazine Index
  • Grove Dictionary of Art
  • Facts On File Curriculum Resource Center For middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students seeking material to supplement their coursework in core subject areas–including U.S. and world history, science, and geography–this electronic library of curriculum-related handouts offers a unique solution. It provides access to a broad selection of visual content, including maps, science diagrams, science experiments, historical images, historical timelines, and other handouts, all of which can be saved in a password–protected folder, emailed, or printed and used for worksheets, overheads, and testing. Web links direct users to some of the web’s best educational sites.
  • Facts On File Curriuclum Resource Center, Junior Edition For elementary teachers and students seeking material to supplement their lessons, this electronic library of curriculum-related handouts is a one-of-a-kind resource. Facts on File's Curriculum Resource Center, Junior Edition is an electronic library of printable teacher-handout material that combines Facts On File's curricullum-oriented OnFile™ print reference materials with powerful search capabilities and an attractive, user-friendly interface. The engaging, accessible, and reproducible On File™ binder content that librarians and educators have come to know and trust is now available online in one easy-to-use database.
  • Novelist Fiction Finder
    Features for teachers include:

    Activities for High School English Classes: Fully developed activities designed to introduce students to a variety of novels, encourage reading, and enhance the study of literature.

    Articles with Curricular Connections: These articles discuss various ways to use fiction in the classroom. Most include bibliographies with grade levels.

  • Preschool and Elementary Articles
  • Middle School and High School Articles
    We also offer the following electronic resources for in-library use:
  • College Catalogs
  • Newspaper Index

Library Catalog:

SMILES (San Marino Interactive Library & Education System)
Our online catalog of materials lists the holdings of the San Marino Public Library as well as the holdings for Carver, Valentine, Huntington Middle and San Marino High School.

Internet:

The Internet is available to all library patrons. Children must have a parent's signed permission to use unfiltered computers in the adult area. There are two filtered computers in the Girls and Boys Department available to use without parent permission.