Media Center

Student Media Resources

The Bell Shoals Library & Media Center is a great resource available to our students and families to find family-friendly books, videos, and DVDs for all ages.

Our online catalog is available to search and renew books once you register and log in with your username and password.

Summer Reading Lists

Reading over the summer is crucial for preventing cumulative skill loss, which can result in students losing up to three months of progress. By encouraging Summer reading, we can help our students stay academically on track.

Suggested Reading Lists

Battle of the Books

Our competitive readers have a unique opportunity each year to compete in the Battle of the Books! They work together in teams to read and answer questions that challenge them and provide a fun environment for reading comprehension skill development. 

Additional Resources

TeachersFirst.com (The Source for Learning, Inc., 2018)–includes links to reviewed websites offering information on a variety of topics for our teachers, parents, and students. Topics include copyright and fair use, plagiarism, citing sources/writing a bibliography, cyber safety, and information literacy in the 21st century-effectively searching and evaluating information. Search the terms “Copyright” or “Digital Citizenship.”

Hillsborough County Public Schools (Adapted from Common Sense Media by Hillsborough County Public Schools, 2018)- An excellent resource for understanding digital citizenship. Includes information on these and other topics: online safety, privacy and security, communication, cyberbullying, information literacy, creative credit and copyright, and social media use.