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DHS Library

Mission Statement

The mission of the Walker County Schools library media programs is to to enable individuals to become information literate and effective lifelong learners. This mission is accomplished by 
  • Ensuring learners will be able to independently inquire, think critically, and gain, create and share knowledge.
  • Providing real and virtual access to apprpriate, high-quality resources and services during and outside the school day.
  • Striving to instill a lifelong love of reading.
  • Supporting the school's instructional program to improve student learning and achievement.
  • Participating in curriculum development and design of learning activities.
  • Facilitating professional development for the learning community.

OPAC

Click the link to access inventory and availabilty of resources.

DHS Online Catalog

ONLINE CATALOG USES This online catalog can be used to read ebooks, check for new materials, reserve and renew materials, and research fiction and non-fiction titles. * USERNAME and PIN These will be needed to renew and reserve materials on your own. * STUDENT BOOK REVIEWS Become a student book reviewer. You can review books, and make recommendations, for the online catalog. * Jennifer Jones, Media Specialist **SEE MRS JONES FOR USERNAMES AND PIN NUMBERS, TO BECOME A STUDENT BOOK REVIEWER OR FOR HELP USING THE ONLINE CATALOG.

Alabama Virtual Library

he Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources are available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.

Purdue Owl

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.

Easy Bib

Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Now supports 7th edition of MLA.

Novo Resume

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