Media Center
The Media Center is open from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Note: Until 2:00 (Early release Wednesdays)
Students can visit the Eagle's Nest (Media Center) prior to the start of school, immediately afterschool or with a pass throughout the day. However, if a class is present, student may have to wait to be serviced and if there is testing, media center will be closed to call students.
This year's theme is: Media All Stars, "Books all around... where the fans at?" Students will be encouraged to read more, review more; connect more and become bigger fans of literacy and readership. SSYRA, Jr. and SSYRA 3-5 state titles (see below) will be at the core of this schoolwide endeavor. Enthusiastic readers will be rewarded quarterly when they participate in lesson driven activities including Accelerated Reader (book quizzes), and Beanstack challenges (minutes read). In the spirit of sports and fandom--students will earn quarterly points that reflect football, basketball, soccer and baseball goals, (e.g., Touchdown, 6 pts.; Basketball, 2 pts, etc.) All Star Readers will win prizes that include media approved books from our vending machine, school supplies, and other popular items. I invite you to become your child's biggest advocate and number ONE FAN of reading.
Primary students will be able to checkout one book, once they finish orientation and best practices. Intermediate students can check out no more than two books after revisiting and reviewing procedures, expectations, and updates. In each case, books are expected back within two weeks.
Mrs. O'Brien
Media Teacher
"At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better."
--President Barack Obama
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (2025-26)
The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) is a program co-sponsored by the Office of Library Media and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME). Started in 1984 this reading motivation program for students in all grades is designed to foster and encourage students to read high interest, contemporary literature for personal enjoyment. The long term goal of the program is to nurture lifelong readers who will continue to read for information needs and personal pleasure.
SSYRA, Jr. Books
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SSYRA 3-5 Books
Library Media Access for School and Classroom Libraries
The purpose of the school library media center is to encourage the love of reading and support the school community and curriculum goals through self-selected reading materials. The media specialist collaborates with families and teachers to support students in the selection of reading materials that meet their reading interests.
Parents and guardians have the right to limit their child’s access to materials in the school library and classroom library. The library media access level a parent/guardian selects for their student will be in effect for the student’s academic career in Volusia County Schools. Changes may be made at any time by completing the School and Classroom Library Access Form on the Parent Portal.
By default, all students have standard access to age/grade appropriate materials in the school and classroom library.
Definitions of Access
Standard Access- A student has access to age/grade appropriate materials in the school library and their classroom libraries.
Unlimited Access: A student has full access to the materials in Volusia County Schools’ libraries and classroom libraries including access to any titles that require parent permission. This includes permission for the student to check out Young Adult (YA) titles when the student is in middle school.
Restricted Access: A student is permitted access to materials in Volusia County Schools’ libraries and classroom libraries except for specific titles as designated by their parent/guardian. The parent/guardian is responsible for restricting specific materials in their child’s school library or classroom libraries by completing the School and Classroom Library Access Form on the Parent Portal.
School Card Catalog (Search for Book)
Library Media Center Collection Development
Each school library media collection is developed in accordance with Volusia County School Board Policy 320 and Florida Statute 1006.28.
Each book made available to students through a school district library media center or included in a recommended or assigned school or grade-level reading list must be selected by a school district employee who holds a valid educational media specialist certificate, regardless of whether the book is purchased, donated, or otherwise made available to students.
2. Each district school board shall adopt procedures for developing library media center collections and post the procedures on the website for each school within the district. The procedures must:
a. Require that book selections meet the criteria in s. 1006.40(3)(d).
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Free of pornography and material prohibited under s. 847.012.
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Suited to student needs and their ability to comprehend the material presented.
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Appropriate for the grade level and age group for which the materials are used or made available.
b. Require consultation of reputable, professionally recognized reviewing periodicals and school community stakeholders.
c. Provide for library media center collections based on reader interest, support of state academic standards and aligned curriculum, and the academic needs of students and faculty.
d. Provide for the regular removal or discontinuance of books based on, at a minimum, physical condition, rate of recent circulation, alignment to state academic standards and relevancy to curriculum, out-of-date content, and required removal pursuant to subparagraph (a)2.
Selection Process
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The media specialist develops a recommended list of books that meet the needs of the school per the collection development guidelines.
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The media specialist provides the school media advisory committee with professional reviews of each book prior to meeting.
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The school media advisory committee meets to review and approve the list. The committee must come to a consensus on approvals. If the committee is unable to come to a consensus, the principal along with the media specialist is responsible for the final decision.
Challenged Materials:
Volusia County School Board Policy 320 establishes the procedures for the review of complaints concerning media materials.