Media Center

Media Center Staff

Ms. Cervantes - Media Aide

Mrs. DeLong - Media Aide

Contact Information

(815) 539-7446, extension 521

Media Center Hours -  7:45 AM until 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday 

Media Center Mission Statement

 To enable all students to develop their individual academic skills to their maximum potential in a learning environment promoting academia, self-esteem, and respect among staff, faculty, administration, and the student body of Mendota High School.

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Spanish Language Literary Resources

Please click on the link provided below to access a list of Spanish Language literature currently available for loan to MHS students.

MHS Spanish Collection

Media Center Databases and Services

 Media Center Favorite Links

Teen Book Review Sites

www.fantasticfiction.com  - Information on Young Adult Fiction's newest books and authors

https://www.goodreads.com/ -  "Goodreads. Meet your next favorite book."

Free Online Research Resources

 www.graveshume.org - Graves-Hume Library

http://search.prairiecat.info/ - to search for resources from Graves-Hume Library

www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb - Outstanding books for the College Bound

http://www.encyclopedia.com - A free online encyclopedia that offers millions of free articles, pictures, facts, and biographies

www.infoplease.com - A free online resource that provides access to the the Columbia Encyclopedoa. an atlas, a dictionary, and a thesaurus.  

www.loc.gov - The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collection.

www.findingdulcinea.com - "Librarian of the Internet" that presents only credible, high-quality and trustworthy web sites that are reviewed by humans. It includes Web Guides, Beyond the Headlines and Netcetera. 

http://www.procon.org/ - ProCon.org provides professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues. This site provides fair, Free, and unbiased resources.