Erwin High School
Media Center
Library Media Center:
Erwin’s library media center provides access to a variety of resources including books, magazines, newspapers, online databases, computer programs, audiovisual materials and much more. These resources are made available to support student learning and to ensure students have many experiences which influence their development as information technology literate citizens. Our school’s two full time media coordinators, one full time media assistant, and one half time media assistant are available to assist students with selecting the materials they need to best answer their questions and to guide them in selecting the book that best suits their individual reading preferences.
Media Center Staff:
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Beverly Brown, Media Coordinator
Kirstie Fischer, Media Coordinator
Carol Edwards, Media Assistant
Our Mission:
The mission of the media staff of Erwin High School Media Center is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. We strive to meet this goal by collaborating with staff and linking students’ information needs with North Carolina’s guidelines for Information Skills Curriculum.
Media Center Hours/Phone:
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Phone: 828-232-4256
Sources of Information:
Erwin High School’s Media Center contains a diverse collection of books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and professional materials, which can be accessed through our electronic catalog. The media center also includes computers with Internet capabilities, where information can be accessed via the World Wide Web. Students need to complete a parent/guardian permission form to access the Internet in the media center. Erwin High School has NC Wise Owl, an online services available to students and staff that can be accessed at school or at home. Students and staff should check with the media center staff for password information.
Magazines and Newspapers:
Magazines: Acoustic Guitar, All Animals, American Libraries, Automobile, Baseball Digest, Brides, Career World, Carolina Country, Consumer Reports, Country Living, Curriculum Connections, Dirt Wheels, Education Digest, ESPN, Essence, Family Circle, Field & Stream, Fine Woodworking, Good Housekeeping, Hispanic Magazine, Hot Rod, Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Library Media Connection, Lion, Mad Magazine, National Geographic, Newsweek, Official Xbox, Our State, Outdoor Life, Parents, People Weekly, Phi Delta Kappan, Popular Science, Prevention, Readers Digest, Rolling Stone, School Library Journal, Seventeen, Shojo Beat, Shonen Jump, Southern Living, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, Teen Vogue, Vanidades Continental, Woman's Day, Wildlife, & Wrestling USA
