The document provides information about the 9th grade library orientation at Franklin High School. It introduces the library media specialist, Mrs. Suhaila Tenly, and summarizes several library resources available to students including the virtual library, Easy Bib citation tool, the BCPS One portal, the Destiny catalog, and ebooks. It concludes by informing students they will participate in a scavenger hunt as their graded assignment for the orientation.

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.