Here are some highlights to help you utilize the Media Center Website:

• Click on the links at the left to quickly connect to sites of interest.
• The library book collections for all of the libraries in the district are available online. Just go to destiny.shepherdbluejays.net,and you're ready to search!
• You can also access the books at the Coe Township Library at Shepherd--and at libraries across the state!
• If you have questions or comments, please click here to email our Media Specialist.

At the SSMC, we spend a lot of time trying to find new books that will interest our young adult readers. Some great resources include the Young Adult (& Kids!) Book Central, the Young Adult Library Services Association, and Scholastic.

Students and staff: If you are planning to use music for a project or presentation, please use our Soundzabounds royalty-free music library. If you request a username and password, you may access a searchable, online collection of songs and song clips. Click the Soundzabound banner below to get started!

Words of the Day

nascence
DEFINITION: (noun) A coming into being; birth. SYNONYMS: birth, nativity. USAGE: His groundbreaking research marked the nascence of a new discipline in the field of genetic engineering. Discuss

chopfallen
DEFINITION: (adjective) Brought low in spirit. SYNONYMS: crestfallen, deflated. USAGE: He walked through the door cupping the broken trinket and looking entirely chopfallen.

drub
DEFINITION: (verb) Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. SYNONYMS: bat, clobber, cream, lick, thrash. USAGE: We were thoroughly drubbed by our rivals at Sunday's game.