1. D ESTINY Finding books in the Media Center Click here to find books in the online catalog Click here to find books in the online catalog Click here to find books on the shelves Click here to find books on the shelves

2. Click here to get started!

3. Click here to search the online catalog The “Home” page has links to useful websites. Take a few minutes to check out these sites!

4. Using the “Library Search” tab, users can search the collection using a variety of methods. Destiny Quest is an interactive, visual catalog search. Click here to learn about Destiny Quest Click here to learn about Destiny Quest Click here to learn about the basic Library Search Click here to learn about the basic Library Search The same information is available in both Destiny Quest and the “Library Search.”

5. Click here to search by Subject Click here to search by Subject Click here to search by Title Click here to search by Title Click here to search by Author Click here to search by Author Click here to search by Keyword Click here to search by Keyword Click here to search for Series Click here to search for Series Click here to learn how to find information about the books in the catalog. Click here to learn how to find information about the books in the catalog.

6. There are 68 books in our media center about football. The screen will show the first 25. The icon of a book shows that this is actually a book and not a video or teacher’s resource kit. We have one copy of this book, and it is available for check out! This is the call number for this book. 796.332 means that it is a non- fiction book and the Dewey Decimal number 796 means that it is a book about sports— specifically football! The author is Karla Kuskin. Continue Here is the title—it is in bold print.

7. This book is located in the “Easy” Section. These are organized alphabetically by the author’s last name. Sorry! It’s checked out! This book is located in the “Fiction” Section. These are organized alphabetically by the author’s last name. It is available for check out! This book is located in the “Biography” Section. These are organized alphabetically by the last name of the subject. It is available for check out! Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu

8. Type the subject you would like to read about then click Subject Continue

9. There are 68 books in our media center about football. Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu

10. Type the title of the book you would like to read then click Title. Continue

11. The filmstrip icon tells you this is a movie Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu There are four hits for your search.

12. Type the name of the author you would like to read about then click Author Continue

13. There are eight books by Rick Riordan in our Media Center. Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu

14. Continue Type the key word or phrase then click Keyword. Continue

15. There are nineteen books that are about “training” and “dogs” Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu

16. Type the name of the series then click Series.

17. Our Media Center has 11 39 Clues books. Click here to return to the search menu Click here to return to the search menu

18. Click here…..then here! Destiny Quest is the second way to search our catalog. It is a visual, interactive version of the Library Search. You will find the same results, but the process is more appealing. Continue

19. Destiny Quest has a smart search engine. You don’t have to filter your search by key word or author! Just type in what you are looking for and click “Go!” What’s popular in the media center? What’s new in the media center? Continue

20. Searching for books about football. Click here to learn how to narrow your search. Click here to learn how to find information about the books in the catalog.

21. Click on the topic to learn how to narrow your search.

22. Narrow your search by Author. This is a list of all of the authors of our football books. Click next to see more authors That number is how many books we have by that author. Search alphabetically or by most popular. Back to Search Options

23. This is a list of all of the subjects in our football books. That number is how many books we have with that subject. Click next to see more authors Narrow your search by Subject. Search alphabetically or by most popular. That number is how many books we have that includes this subject with football. Back to Search Options

24. This is a list of all of the genres in our football books. That number is how many books we have with that subject. Narrow your search by Genre. Search alphabetically or by most popular. That number is how many books about football we have in each genre. Back to Search Options

25. Not all of our books have AR tests, so users may want to search for books on their specific level with tests. Click Apply to see your results. Narrow your search by AR Level. Slide the arrow to select your AR level range. Back to Search Options

26. Narrowing your search by Lexile or Reading/Interest level will help you find books that you are interested in and are on your reading level. Slide the arrow to select your range. Click Apply to see your results. Back to Search Options

27. We have many different series of books. You can narrow your search to find books that are about football and part of a series. Search alphabetically or by most popular. That number is how many books we have in that series. Back to Search Options Click next to see more series

28. We have many books that are award winning. Narrowing your search by Awards will show all books that are about football and have won an award. That number is how many books we have that have won this award. Search alphabetically or by most popular. Back to Search Options

29. Narrowing your search by Publication Year will help you find books that were published in a certain range of years. Slide the arrow to select your range. Click Apply to see your results. Back to Search Options

30. Narrowing your search by Extent- Pages will help you find books that have a specific number of pages. Slide the arrow to select your range. Click Apply to see your results. Back to Search Options

31. You can also narrow your search to find books on your topic in different languages. This is the number of books we have in that language Search alphabetically or by most popular. Back to Search Options

32. Title Author Location In the corner of each result users can easily see if the book is available for checkout! Continue

33. Title/Author Availability Page Numbers Summary Location AR/Lexile Level By hovering the mouse over the result, users are given more information about the book. Continue

34. By clicking on the result, users are given detailed information about the book. Page Numbers Location Title/Author Availability AR/Lexile Level Here are books that you might be interested in because they are similar to this book. Continue

35. If you find a book you are interested in checking out, but want to keep looking, you can drag the book to the “My List” box. Searching for books by Sharon Creech Continue

36. Here is how the “My List” box looks when it is opened. Save paper and ink—don’t print! Just jot the spine label information onto scrap paper. If a book has an orange “ASK” for the availability—it is likely not a book at all. This is a teacher resource kit—a class set.

37. Finding your book on the shelf Click here to find “E” books Click here to find “FIC” books Click here to find “Non- Fiction” books

38. S OPHIA FINDS A BOOK Continue Click to watch the movie, then click on the movie again to stop it.

39. E ASY F ICTION These books are organized by the author’s last name. Continue

40. E ASY N ON -F ICTION These books are organized by their Dewey Decimal Numbers. Continue

41. K INDERGARTEN AND F IRST G RADE L EVEL B OOKS Find Kindergarten books here! Find First Grade books here! Continue

42. Kindergarten level books are marked with a pink star! The number on the star is the AR Level. First grade level books are marked with a red dot! The number on the dot is the AR Level.

43. E LIZABETH FINDS A BOOK Continue Click to watch the movie, then click on the movie again to stop it.

44. F ICTION B OOKS (C HAPTER B OOKS ) Continue

45. Fiction books are organized alphabetically by the author’s last name.

46. K ENNEDY F INDS A BOOK L EVI F INDS A BOOK Click on the movie you would like to watch, then click on the movie again to stop it. Watch Kennedy and Levi find non-fiction books. Continue

47. N ON -F ICTION B OOKS Continue

48. Non-Fiction books are organized by their Dewey Decimal Number, then the author’s last name.