Patrice LambustaSchool Librarian
Angela WilliamsMedia Assistant

Library Hours

M-F: 8 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

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Mission

James Blair Middle School fosters lifelong learning by providing access to information, knowledge, and ideas. The mission of the Library Media Center is to maintain an accessible school library with a learning-focused environment that is a dynamic resource center for students and staff.  The library program will provide instruction, support, and expansion of the school curriculum through access of information and inquiry focused research.

The librarian will support the students’ development and elevation of reading skills, digital learning, participatory learning, inquiry learning, technology literacies, and information literacy.

Remember when you use any image or music as part of your school work you should cite your source. The easiest way to do this is to name the artist and the website where you copied or downloaded the intellectual property.

Music:

Image:

  • WikiMedia Commons -most are freely reusable as long as you give the creator credit in your work. The copyright info is located below each image
  • The Artchive -recognizable artwork from the public domain and copyrighted artwork. Follow the instructions to use in an educational purpose.
  • Life By Google – images from Life Magazine may be used for personal, non-commercial use only. Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive from the 1750s to today. Remember to give credit to Life Magazine!
  • NASA Images -large collection of images featuring stars, galaxies, planets, space equipment are fair use except for the NASA logo. Always cite your source as NASA
  • Pics4Learning -offers copyright-friendly images to teachers and students in an educational setting