William Cullen Bryant High School

The William Cullen Bryant High School Library-Research Center is a 21st Century Library, offering a variety of resources in digital formats as well as in print.  Our facility features:

• A comprehensive book collection of over 25,000 holdings  (Including test prep materials, foreign language books, graphic novels, and professional pedagogical materials);
•  Subscription online databases for computer research;
• An expanding digital collection of 675 eBooks available for circulation;
• An onsite computer lab of 30 desktops;
• A multimedia room for classes, equipped with laptop computers and a Smart-board;
• And two full time, experienced, New York State Certified, School Library Media Specialists.

 Students registered at W.C. Bryant High School will need their school ID to check out books. 

 

We strongly encourage all students and staff to open their own online library accounts, in order to:

• View their library transactions (due dates, fines, loan history, etc);
• Check out e-books;
• Renew books online;
• Create reading lists;
• And create a friend list to discuss books.

 How to Create a Personal Library Account on Destiny

• The School Library Media Specialists will strive to make the William Cullen Bryant High School Library- Research Center a welcoming and stimulating learning environment to help our students become lifelong readers and users of libraries.
• The School Library Media Specialists will strive to encourage our students to make independent reading choices, and to experiment with different genres, authors and reading levels.
• The School Library Media Specialists will provide a variety of research and information literacy instruction, including:
  • Assisting students with the physical access to materials in print and computer-based formats;
  • Demonstrating to students and staff the proper use of computer hardware and software applications;
  • Teaching students how to locate reliable sources of information and how to critically evaluate them;
  • Teaching students the steps involved in the research process.
• The School Library Media Specialists will collaborate with classroom teachers in supplying the materials needed to support the Common Core Standards, as well as the curricula of the City and State of New York.