Library Media Center
Mrs. Barona welcomes you to Gulf Breeze Middle School Library page!
***Getting To The Library Early- The library is busy before school starts at 6:50 AM. Many students are discovering the benefits of studying, reading, and printing their documents upon arrival to school. ***
Book Check Out Fun- We are privileged to have the ability to download Follett Digital Mobile Apps that give us access to 216 of our very own Follett eBooks and 346 eBooks from other vendors, as well as the ability to search our library on our personal mobile devices.*Many of your children are taking advantage these services.Our Vision is that the Walter F. Karr Library Information Center fosters a community of learning and literacy that leads to high academic achievement, independent reading and learning, and collaboration throughout the school.Our Mission is to support and stimulate the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students by:
Providing physical and intellectual access to information in a stimulating environment
Providing instruction, learning strategies, and practice in using ideas and information for effective learning
Integrating our library program throughout every student's education through collaborations and advocacy
The library information center is designed to be the information, culture, and literature hub of Gulf Breeze Middle School; a place for studying, completing assignments, voluntary selection of reading, editing video, designing electronic communication, educational gaming, and gathering information. Our center maintains a large, specialized, diverse middle school collection of books that support our curricular and instructional goals, respond to diverse student needs and interests, and serves as a model for the school-wide use of evolving technologies for fundamental 21st century learning, Personal Research and Reading Time
The library will be open from 6:50 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. daily
Before and after school
Any time with a signed agenda depending on availability and space
Information Technologies
Web based electronic card catalog / Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).Destiny
MakerSpace “creation stations” where students can create and use their imaginations.
Internet access requires a “consent form” on file signed by the both the student and the parent.
Every net user must log in at each computer with their unique student district ID number and password.
Book Check Out / Check In
A student may check out 2 books at a time.
A student may keep the books for 4 weeks.
The due date is stamped in the back of the book and may be renewed if more time is needed.
Students must remain at the “check-in station” until their book is scanned. (Students should not drop off books without consulting the librarian.)
SSYRA 2024-2025
Library Media Center Access Levels
Santa Rosa County District Schools has implemented a new process that allows parents to choose their student’s level of access to school media center collections each year:
Unlimited My student may have full access to check out grade and age-appropriate books that are available at their grade level (elementary, middle, high) school library to include same grade level inter library loan as well as classroom libraries.
Limited My student may check out books from the library media center, but there is content that that I would like my student to not have access to in the library media center including the classroom library.
No Access My student is not permitted to check books out of the library media center or use classroom library books.
To make a selection other than Unlimited, please make the selection on this form. If you choose Unlimited, you do not need to complete the form.
Public Access Catalog
