Library

UCFSD Library Mission Statement

Establish an inclusive environment that fosters a love of reading and provides students with the skills and resources to become independent and critical readers, thinkers and users of information.

Find a Book

Find an eBook/Audio Book

Canvas Course

24/7 Live Help

If you need help with researching or formatting during a building closure, please email Patty Leever at pleever@ucfsd.net

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM-10AM & 12PM-2PM

Important Links

Meet Our Staff

Elizabeth Deming

Titles: Library Paraprofessional

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Jennifer Scattolino

Titles: Library Paraprofessional

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Vanessa Rocconi

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Library Signup Calendar

NoodleTools

REMEMBER YOU NEED TO REVALIDATE YOUR ACCOUNT JUST ONCE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

If you try to access from home before you revalidated from school, you will need to log in with the school username and password before you can access your individual account. This password can be found at the passwords tab at the top of the library page. You must be logged into your school google email for the passwords to be visible.

You will log on by accessing Google for Education with your school Google Email. You no longer have a separate name and password.

Turnitin

Book Catalogs

eBooks

EBOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS on MACKIN platform

Young adult fiction and required curricular books- ebooks and Audiobook formats

Project Gutenberg Classics

Project Gutenberg offers over 42,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.

TeenBookCloud - gr 7-12 ebook database
Direct Link: https://www.teenbookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

AudioBookCloud - This site is an audio book database for kids to adults, however the direct link below provides direct access to the children's section.
Direct Link: http://www.audiobookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6&categoryID=33
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

Book Lists

Newspapers

NEW YORK TIMES

To access the New York Times, you will go to www.nytimes.com and then do the following:

Click Log In (on top right of page)
Choose sign in with google account
Allow New York Times to view your e-mail
Enter your school google account password if prompted

Then going forward, you will be able to access the New York Times from any device, anywhere in the world, by using your UCFSD google account login.

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

On the upper right, click Register and create an account with your school email and personal password. You will receive and email with a link to activate. Once activated, go back to the website (NIE.philly.com) and click "log in".