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This Month in the MS 51 Library!

MS 51 Library Remote Learning Resource List

Since our physical building closed in March, Ms. Ahart has been collecting free reading resources online for students, so please use the Remote Learning Resource List to help you find your next great read.

Virtual Scholastic Book Fair Now Through September 4

If you're looking for a way to buy books AND support the MS 51 library this summer, we will host a virtual Scholastic Book fair until September 4! Proceeds will benefit the library program and books will be shipped directly to your home. All orders over $25 will qualify for free shipping.

Summer Learning Guide

Check out Ms. Ahart's extensive guide to summer reading & learning online, including our MS 51 Summer Reading Challenge boards and recommendation lists, and lots of free resources to keep you reading, listening, learning, and thinking through summer 2020.

Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks at Brooklyn Public Library

Get an e-card from Brooklyn Public Library to borrow e-books and audiobooks and find lots of other wonderful free books and resources while we're all home during the school shutdown & COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any trouble with the online application, email Ms, Ahart to get connected directly to a Brooklyn Public Librarian who can help!

Library Book Returns

All library books will be due back when we return to school. No worries about overdue books--keep them in a safe place and reread frequently! If you are a graduating 8th grader or you will not be returning to MS 51 in the fall, you can contact Ms. Ahart in September for more specific info on how to return your 51 library books.

2020 Summer Reading Challenge

Access Our Catalog

Feminism & Women's History CCD

NYC CCD for Feminism & Women's History at MS 51
Visit the online home of our NYC Cooperative Collection Development (CCD) collection about feminism and women's history! This unique collection of NYS-funded resources supports teaching and learning about the history of feminism and feminist issues, global women's rights, and US women's history including the fight for suffrage.

Scholastic Book Club: Order from the Library!

MS 51 Online

MS 51 Homepage
Head back to 51's main site!
MS 51 Google Apps Login
Students can use their K051 usernames and passwords to log into our Google Apps for Education system.
MS 51 PupilPath
Students can login to their PupilPath accounts.

MS 51 Library on Twitter: @ms51library

MS 51 on Diigo

MS 51 on Diigo
Link collections organized by teacher, project, and subject

MS 51 Library on Instagram

About Your Librarian

Melissa Ahart

Email Me

Contact:

MS 51 William Alexander Middle School
Room 333
350 Fifth Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11215

718-369-7603 x.3331

Databases for Research

BrainPOP
Username & password available in the library. Watch animated movies, play learning games, and more. Includes BrainPOP, BrainPOP Español, and, for English language learners, BrainPOP ESL. Videos and activities cover topic areas within science, math, social studies, English language arts, and others.
CultureGrams
Username & password available in the library. Cultural information on the nations of the world as well as the individual states of the US. Available features include country reports, photo galleries, video clips, short biographies, interviews, recipes, and timelines.
Encyclopedia Britannica
No password necessary. Electronic version of the general encyclopedia, for all subjects.
Gale Research in Context
No password necessary. Thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, essays, critical analyses, and full-text coverage of more than 1,000 magazines and newspapers. Also includes more than 20,000 photographs, illustrations, and audio and video clips. Useful for all subjects.
Newsela
Log in with your k051.org Google account info. Current events stories indexed by broad theme (e.g. War and Peace, Arts, Science, Health, Law, Money), student-friendly, can be accessed in different formats by reading level.
Opposing Viewpoints
No password necessary. Contains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over 13,000 pro/con viewpoints. Includes a variety of resource types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more.
Excellent for argument essays & debates.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Username & password available in the library. Contains a range of perspectives on many important issues. Includes a variety of resource types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more. Excellent for argument essays & debates.
World Book
Username & password available in the library. General encyclopedia, good for all subjects.