Welcome to the Thurgood Marshall Middle School Library
Our mission is to ensure that students, staff, and school community are effective, ethical users and producers of information and ideas. This involves teaching info-tech literacy skills, nurturing a love of reading, preparing students to meet state standards, and partnering with the 21st century school community to foster lifelong learning and global citizenship.
Student Hours
7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Friday
Teachers
Cassie White, Teacher-Librarian and Wyatt Gear, Library Paraprofessional
MyTRL username: osd [students regular username] example: osdwhitecp
Pin: birth month and day (must be 4 digits) example: 0103. Note: Many students have difficulty with the pin# because they do not account for two digits on single months/days, like January 3rd = 0103.
OSD Portal: my.osd111.org is a great bookmark for findingNoodleTools, Skyward, MyTRL, and other school related links.
HOT NOODLETOOLS TIP:
- When filling in a print resource, type in the ISBN number from the back of the book near the barcode and Noodletools will automatically fill in the spaces and generate an MLA citation for you. SO COOL!!!
- When creating Notecards, START by generating a source under the SOURCES tab. Once your source citation is complete, click on NEW next to that citation, it will open up a NOTECARD with your source citation and URL already linked inside the notecard. Pretty slick right?!
Great Online Resources
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MyTRL: All OSD students have free online digital Timberland Regional Library accounts with access to hundreds of credible databases, digital novels, online homework help. For school assignments, try using the Biography Resource Center, Lands and Peoples Online, Literature Resource Center, and Issues & Controversies.
Resources Requiring MMS Library Usernames and Passwords
These are on posters in the library and lab, and in your planner, or ask/email Ms. White or Miss Wyatt for this information.
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eLibrary: An online library with encyclopedia, non-fiction books, maps, pictures, t.v., transcripts for research purposes.
Other Resources
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PIKTOchart: Easy, free infographic maker.
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PowToon: Create animated videos and presentations for free.
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Adobe Spark: Create social graphics, web stories, and animated videos for free.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
--JRR Tolkien
Come "wander" through the library and get lost or find
new worlds of information and ideas.