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Welcome to the MHS Library Media Center

We have completely reorganized the entire library. Now you can find books by genre! Whether your favorite is fantasy or romance, dystopian or horror, they are all easier to find now! We have also weeded out older titles students were no longer checking out, and bringing in new for you. 

You can access the library catalog online via Destiny Discover here: Destiny Discover

 

 

  • Many shelves full of books
    Fiction is now orgranized by genre like the fantasy section, where all books are tagged with purple spine labels.
  • Library Entrance, student sitting in chair
    Look for new books on this display near library entrance.
  • Half height shelves of books
    The new graphic novel section of the library is now on the north end. The south corner will be replaced with a section for games and puzzles.

  • Link to Oregon Library Information System

    For research at Marshfield High School, students have access to Gale and other resources through the Oregon School Library Information System website. Click on the link above.

    Once at OSLIS, students should click on "secondary student," where they will find information about conducting research, links to research and information for citing sources.

    For research purposes, click on the middle icon labeled "I Need to Find Information" with the Gale icon. On the next screen, students will get access to multiple different Gale databases as well as other resources. This page of resources also includes video tutorials students can watch to get more information about the sources they have access to from this page.

    Scroll down three rows and click on the farthest choice on the right labeled "All Gale Databases" and with icon labeled "Power Search." This will be a more efficient approach as it allows users to search all databases at one time. Users will be prompted to create an account or provide school information. Select the middle box for public schools and type in "Coos Bay School District" when prompted to enter school district name and click select. 

    At the top of the next screen, users will see a search box where they can type in the topic for which they are looking for more information. Users will be given initial results that will be divided by the type of medium from which the information is derived. Users may wish to take advantage of the many helpful features, including the highlighting of the search term which may speed up user's ability to discern information, citations in various styles so credit can be properly attributed to the source when necessary, sources can be read to user in audio format, etc. 

  • OBOB Kids out front in group

    Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a voluntary statewide program for reading motivation and comprehension sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. The goals are to encourage reading for enjoyment, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension and promote cooperative learning. Statewide there are three divisions in OBOB, including 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade. MHS hosts both 6-8 and 9-12 teams since 8th graders are on the campus. In 2019-2020, OBOB will also be introduced to 6th and 7th graders at Sunset and Millicoma in cooperation with MHS 8th graders and to provide more opportunities for students throughout the district.

    MHS OBOB teams compete in local battles with schools from North Bend and Coquille from January through March each year and then travel to the Roseburg area in March to compete in the regional tournament. The top two teams in each region advance to the state competition in Salem in April. In 2016-2017 the 9th-12th grade high school team qualified for the state tournament and finished in the top eight teams in the state. In 2018-2019, the high school team finished in the top four in regional competition, missing the state tournament by just one match.

    The teams will gear up for the 2019-2020 school year by beginning to read next year’s books, which include the following:

    9th to 12th Grade Division

    Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

    Audacity by Melanie Crowder

    Girl Code by Andrea Gonzales & Sophie Houser

    Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

    The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle

    Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge

    A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (voted by students)

    The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold

    Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

    The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

    This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada

     

    6th to 8th Grade Division

    The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

    Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick

    The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

    Frogkisser! by Garth Nix

    The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

    House Arrest by K.A. Holt

    Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

    It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas

    The List by Patricia Forde

    Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson

    The Novice by Taran Matharu

    The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

    The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin

    The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (voted by students)

    The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby

    The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck