October 11, 2019

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McKelvie Families be sure to click HERE to see the page off of our library website that contains the databases our library subscribes to! Under each of the database buttons, we subscribe to, there is some help text to help guide the patrons to the database that will best suit their needs. All you need to do is "click" on one of the buttons and enter the username and password listed below. We have many informational resources available to our population for reference and fun! Our many databases contain eBooks with "a read to me" option, videos, dictionaries, as well as encyclopedia entries. The databases also contain citations for works cited pages! These will require a username and password when students are off campus (away from McKelvie Intermediate School). Our usernames and passwords are as follows: 

Username: mckelvie (all lowercase letters)
Password: 03110

If you would like to access one of our EBSCO products (Flipster Digital Periodicals, Biography Reference Center or NoveList K-8 Plus) there has been an update to the password. There is a # symbol before the Bedford zip code. 

Username: mckelvie (all lowercase letters)
Password: #03110

All of the 5th-grade classes have come to the library for a "Good Fit Books Lesson." Be sure to ask your 5th-grade student how books and shoes are related! Please also ask them about the database NoveList K-8 Plus! This digital tool will help them locate read-alikes based on books they have read and listened to and loved!

Click HERE to see some of our "BOOOOOOOKs" getting in the October spirit.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at cotej@bedfordnhk12.net

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend! ~Mrs. Cote

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