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Great information literacy resource.  It is a collaborative project of the libraries from community colleges and universities.  It includes tutorials to help students with their research papers.

AdLit offers information and resources for parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers in fourth through 12th grade. Its content is free and provided by a nationwide multimedia project from WETA, Washington D.C.'s public radio and TV station. From book suggestions to classroom strategies and college-readiness advice, everything here is available to the public. There's no sign-in required; the site is easy to browse and broken down into sections such as Common Core Classroom, Hot Topics, and Research and Reports, among many others. Rotating features on the home page include segments like "Choosing a Book in the Comfort Zone" and "Thinking About Assessment and Evaluation." The site also hosts videos and webcasts featuring professional development and discussions related to adolescent literacy. Read More

A subject directory of helpful websites selected by HCC librarians.

Catch up with the new volume in a YA series by reading the recap of the previous book here.

Out of New Zealand, this site offers free posters to use in a school library.

Great resource to help students who need to write a persuasive or argumentative essay. 

The books on this list are great for any student looking for a quick read, as well as being excellent for the target audience of reluctant readers.

Here is our Twitter account for our media center...I just started this a couple of weeks ago. I am hoping to ramp it up! I have a direct link to it from our blog and our media center website, http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/mediacenter . :-)

Mindmapping and brainstroming resource. An online version of Inspiration.