The mission of the Douglas High School Learning Commons is to be an integral member of the learning community in a way that welcomes all staff and students and fosters student academic growth; so that all will become accountable lifelong learners and skilled producers and consumers of information.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Welcome to the Learning Commons!
The Media Center is changing its name to reflect its mission. The DHS Learning Commons a) exists for ALL students and staff, b) encourages reading and learning, and c) serves as a comfortable place to meet. Stop in and read, discuss, and learn!
April News
Win a Nook and/or an iPad Mini
The Media Center will be having two more drawings for a Nook Simple Touch, one for April and one for May. Read an OverDrive digital library book to enter. Each book read gains you one chance to win. There's more.......ALL entries become eligible for the grand prize drawing - an iPad Mini in late-May. Visit the Media Center for detail. Read and win!
Read e-books on your smartphone
Addicted to your phone? Here's another use for your smartphone: OverDrive has apps for iOS and Android devices - phones and tablets. Now you can read on your phone using the OverDrive Media Console app. Stop in to see Mr. Kitterman if you need help.
No smartphone? No problem. You can check out and read OverDrive books directly in your browser. Check it out!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
New OverDrive e-book titles added
We just added ten new e-books. Visit our digital library and check them out.
| Title | Creator(s) |
| Dreamhouse Kings | Robert Liparulo |
| Gatekeepers | Robert Liparulo |
| In Darkness | Nick Lake |
| The Lost Hero | Rick Riordan |
| No Crystal Stair | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie |
| Personal Effects | E. M. Kokie |
| Promise the Night | Michaela MacColl |
| The Silence of Murder | Dandi Daley Mackall |
| Watcher in the Woods | Robert Liparulo |
| Wonder Show | Hannah Barnaby |
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