library orientation Franklin High

1. Welcome to the FHS Library!
9th Grade Orientation
Mrs. Suhaila Tenly
Library Media Specialist

2. Introduction
• Former English and Literary Arts teacher
• Second year Library Media Specialist
• Married with a 3-year old son and dog named Scout after Jean Louise
Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird, my favorite novel. Expecting a baby
girl, due on Christmas day!
• Love Harry Potter! Read The Cursed Child this summer.
• Guess my Hogwarts House!

3. Franklin’s Virtual Library
• Access at
franklinhslibrary.pbworks.com
• 24-7 access to library resources
• Curated pages with reliable,
reputable resources for your class
projects!
• Really cool stuff, too.

4. Easy Bib
• Access through BCPSOne
– “Instructional Tools”
• Coupon Code: Frankhs929
• Creates citations and works cited
pages for you!
• Can save your work and come
back later. Share your work with
your teachers or group
members. Even set up a color-
coded notebook for research
notes!

5. BCPS One
• Access at https://bcpsone.bcps.org
• Do you know your password? Same as
what you use to login to any BCPS
computer! (No, NOT k1, go!)
• Do you know how to send your teacher a
message?
• Do you know how to check your grades?
• Get to the databases here!
• Do you know where to find outside-of-
school passwords?

6. Destiny
• Access at destiny.bcps.org
– Search for Franklin High School
– Or use the shortcut that is built in to
every BCPS computer.
• Set up your own account by logging
in using your BCPS username &
password.
– Save resource lists!
• Look for books by subject, title,
author, keyword, or even other
options.

7. E-Books
• Access right on the Destiny page
under “Digital.”
• Find all the ebooks we have in
stock.
• To read any ebook, download it to
your tablet (like a Kindle Fire or
iPad), smartphone, or computer.
• No late fees! Book automatically
comes back to when it due!

8. Scavenger Hunt
• Your graded
assignment today!
• Get into a group of
2 or 3. Only one
paper per group!
• Find as much as
you can with the
rest of the class
period.