MEDIA TEAM   Media Specialists           M. McCarthy             D. Jackson-Stalnaker     (410) 437-2400 A Media Media Assistant         (410) 437-2400 B Media Media Assistant J. Thiele           (410) 437-2400          Return to Top Mission: The Library Media Team, in cooperative partnership with teachers and administrators, will ensure that the school community has the opportunity to: Develop information seeking strategies Access, evaluate and apply information responsibly from a variety of sources Read for information and enjoyment Become lifelong learner and readers   Return to Top Special Programs: Book Talk Program (volunteer discussion leaders welcome) Black-Eyed Susan Awards Scholastic Book Fairs (fall and spring) Trip to the Moon Reading Contest and Fundraiser Read across America Contest Online database instruction Poetry Workshops (co-funded by Maryland State Arts Council) Special Projects for Gifted and Talented Return to Top Media Center Services from Home Now you can Access the CBMS media centers from your home computer. To browse our school's collection To access online databases Here's how: Go to http://opac.aacps.org Under "Search All Middle Schools" use the down arrow to select and click on the Chesapeake Bay Middle . Now search our collection or clic on "Online Databases" To access Grolier Online at home: Click on Grolier Online The username is: aacps The password is: research To access SchoolMate at home: Click on SchoolMate for NewsBank Middle School Edition and NewsBank KidsPage: The username is: ra-aacps2 The password is: ra-middle To access EBSCO Middle at home: Click on EBSCO Middle The username is: cbms The password is: annearundel To access CulturGrams Online at home: Click on Culture Grams Online The username is: arundel The password is: arundel Return to Top Some advice from the:   Use online databases like Newsbank  and EbscoHost for your Science-int-the-News assignments as well as science, social studies, and language arts research.  It's much easier than using a web search engine and you get quality up-to-date information from authoritative sources. Return to Top