Academy for College and Career Exploration

Where Learning Comes to Life

ACCE Library
Introduction

The ACCE Library opened full-time in August 2010 and the mission of the ACCE library program is to ensure that every ACCE stakeholder is an effective user of ideas and information and to work with all students to make ACCE a truly Great School. This mission is accomplished:

  • By encouraging students’ intellectual growth and providing access to materials in all formats
  • By providing instruction to stimulate interest and foster competence in reading,  multi-media skills, and use of information and ideas
  • By working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of  students
  • By fostering a connection to community and the pursuit of college and career opportunities.
Books

The most popular fiction titles for fall 2010 in the ACCE Library are:

  • Unwind – Neal Schusterman
  • Dopesick – Walter Dean Myers
  • Little Brother – Cory Doctorow
  • Hip Hop High School – Lawrence Sitomer
  • Twilight – Stephanie Meyer
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
 Activities

Book Club: The title for April 2011 is Unwind by Neal Schusterman. Contact Ms. Dutton for more information kadutton@bcps.k12.md.us

 
 BCPSS Online Resources

 Go to www.bcpss.org

Click the login button at the top of the screen

Use your student ID as your login and your first name as your password

Click on Student Resources

Search or browse the available databases to find the information you need


Online Resources
 

Enoch Pratt Library

http://www.prattlibrary.org/

 

Find books that are right for you

http://www.booklistonline.com/

 

ALA best books for young adults

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbya2010.cfm

 

Films for young adults

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/fabfilms/fabfilms2010.cfm

 

Connected Youth Book Lists

http://www.connectedyouth.org/books/

 

National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/