Library Catalog

About the Library Catalog

 
1. HOW TO LOG IN TO THE LIBRARY CATALOG

Click HERE to sign in to our library's catalog.

Students -
Your username is your ID number and the password is your 6 digit birthday.  Or you may log in with Google.
Teachers - email your teacher librarian for assistance.
After you log in, be sure the click on the "Destiny Discover" link on the left of the catalog webpage for more searching options.

2. HOW TO SEE WHICH ITEMS YOU HAVE CHECKED OUT
After you log in to the library account in step number 1, simply click on the "My Info" tab. You will see a list of any library books you have borrowed, and your textbooks.  All have the SV Library barcodes next to the titles.
 
3. HOW TO SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG
For instructions on how to search for print books, click the pdf file below 
*FIND A BOOK ON THE SHELVES
When you find the listing of the book you want, write down the CALL NUMBER. These are the letters and/or numbers that you see under the image of the book in the online catalog
 
*BORROW THE BOOK
Now that you have the book in your hands, you need to borrow it from the library. Get out your STUDENT ID CARD and show it at the Circulation Desk. Yes, you absolutely need that ID CARD to borrow the book. Replacement ID cards may be obtained at the registrar's office.
You may borrow up to SIX books at a time. The limit for magazine checkouts is one at a time

*LEARN MORE ABOUT FINDING BOOKS
Once you know how to use the Dewey Decimal System, you can find books in all libraries that use it. Most K-12 schools and public libraries organize their books in Dewey order.  Click HERE for the Dewey Decimal rap to help you remember how the system works.
 
* E-BOOKS INFORMATION  
 
Steps to accessing over 8,000 e-books in our library's catalog through EBSCO:
1. Open the SV Library catalog.
2. Click log in on the upper right corner
3. Student UN = ID number  PW = 6 digit birthday, or use your Google account UN and PW
4. In the middle of the web page there's a box that says "Narrow your search to..." Down arrow next to "Material type" and select Electronic Book - ebook  
5. Type in the search line the subject you're looking for
6. Search for a book in our library's catalog.  If it has an eBook icon next to the title, it's an e-book
3. Click Open
4. To sign in, click "Access through your Institution"
5. Search with our school's zip code - 91351 - then click on Sierra Vista
6. Click on "Access Now - ebook"   And you're in! 
 
 
Questions?  email Mrs. Fulleman at [email protected] 
 
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*E-Book Talk Videos - All of these ebooks are in our SV Library Catalog

ebook: "Benched" by Cristy Watson; 560 lexile - Realistic drama - Click HERE
ebook: "Catla and the Vikings" by Mary Nelson; 640 lexile - Historical fiction - Click HERE
ebook: "Breathe: A Ghost Story" by Cliff McNish; 680 lexile - Horror - Click HERE
ebook: "Under the Ashes" by Cindy Rankin; 690 lexile - Survival story - Click HERE
ebook: "The Loch Ness Monster" by Jean Flitcroft; 770 lexile - Supernatural fiction Click HERE
ebook: "The F Factor" by Diane Gonzales Bertrand; 780 lexile - Realistic drama. Click HERE
ebook: "Lorenzo and the Turncoat" by Lila & Rick Guzman; 800 lexile - Historical fic. - Click HERE
ebook: "The Warriors" by Joseph Bruchac; 810 lexile - Realistic drama - Click HERE
ebook: "Not a Chance" by Michelle Mulder; 860 lexile - Realistic drama. Click HERE