Welcome to
Henry C. Beck Middle School Library
Beck Middle School is a premier learning community dedicated to developing students into citizens with exemplary character, inquisitive intellect and desire to meet and exceed high academic standards. Its halls and classrooms resonate with its deep commitment to service, community and diversity. Its collaborative and innovative disposition empowers the members of the Beck community to model and cultivate the skills necessary in becoming life-long learners prepared for the ever evolving demands of the 21st century.
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LIBRARY INFORMATIONLibrary Loan Period
Books - 2 weeks Audio Books - 1 Week Magazines - overnight Library Fees .05 cents per day late item .25 cents per day for overnight items |
DESTINYProvides students with a fast search that leads to results that show print materials alongside digital books. Students can open eBooks right from the search results. Convenient access through any web browser and free mobile apps. Search for Follett Destiny App in your iTunes or Google Play Store.
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“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” - Neil Gaiman
All the Tools You Need to Succeed Are in the Library
“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos |
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book."
[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]” ― E.B. White |