About Messing Library
STAFF
RESOURCES
Messing Library provides many resources to MICDS faculty, staff, students, and parents. The space itself has been used for classes, study halls, athletic team meetings, parent committee meetings, admissions events, dances, and MICDS family gatherings. Click here to learn about the history of Messing Library.
SPACE
> Messing Library: Main Room (capacity: up to 3 classes or 60 people)
> Messing Library: Reading Room (seating capacity: about 8 - 20 students)
BOOKS
> Fiction (Main Room): Arranged by genre (Short Stories, Historical Fiction, SciFi & Fantasy, Classics, Drama & Comedy, Action & Suspense)
> Grab & Go (Main Room): No checkout necessary for these paperbacks
> Reference & Biography (between Main & Reading Rooms)
> Non-Fiction/Stacks (Reading Room)
> Oversize (Reading Room)
SUBSCRIPTIONS
> Newspapers: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Suburban Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
> Magazines: Time, Newsweek, NYT UpFront, Sports Illustrated, Girl's Life, Crow Toes Quarterly, Teen Ink, GamePro, MICDS ClassNotes, MICDS Magazine
> Research Databases: About 40 online databases, including EBSCO, Gale, ABC-CLIO, CQ Researcher, JSTOR, SIRS, and Discovery Streaming. Visit our databases page for a full listing.
TECHNOLOGY
> 7 computer work stations
----- 5 wall stations for collaborative group work (Intel Mac Minis)
----- 2 library catalog terminals (iMacs)
> Wired & wireless networks supporting student tablet program
> 2 networked printers (MS-Messing-Student, MS-Messing-Faculty)
> 1 Xerox copier (no document feeder)
> 8 digital still/video capable cameras (Canon, SD memory)
> 22 digital video cameras & accessories (18 Flip, 4 miniDV Sony)
> 3 USB scanners (Canon)
> 2 USB CD/DVD drives
> 1 Promethean ActivBoard
> Wireless audio system
> 1 dual screen VHS/DVD viewing system
CONTACT US
Andrea can be reached via her MICDS FirstClass email address. Ms. Matheny can be reached via her MICDS FirstClass email address.
[UPDATED 12 JUNE 2011]
Ms. Laura Matheny | Middle School Librarian
Laura joined the MICDS community in 2011. She comes to St. Louis from Pelham High School in Pelham, New Hampshire, where she spent one year as a library media specialist and technology teacher. Laura earned an MLIS from the University of Rhode Island and has done extensive work to improve the way her students and teachers seek and find electronic resources.
Laura joined the MICDS community in 2011. She comes to St. Louis from Pelham High School in Pelham, New Hampshire, where she spent one year as a library media specialist and technology teacher. Laura earned an MLIS from the University of Rhode Island and has done extensive work to improve the way her students and teachers seek and find electronic resources.
Ms. Andrea Ostlund | Library Assistant
Andrea works in both the Middle School and the Lower School as a library assistant. She's also a manager of the Extended Day program for Beasley students. You're most likely to see her in Messing Library during the afternoons!
RESOURCES
Messing Library provides many resources to MICDS faculty, staff, students, and parents. The space itself has been used for classes, study halls, athletic team meetings, parent committee meetings, admissions events, dances, and MICDS family gatherings. Click here to learn about the history of Messing Library.
SPACE
> Messing Library: Main Room (capacity: up to 3 classes or 60 people)
> Messing Library: Reading Room (seating capacity: about 8 - 20 students)
BOOKS
> Fiction (Main Room): Arranged by genre (Short Stories, Historical Fiction, SciFi & Fantasy, Classics, Drama & Comedy, Action & Suspense)
> Grab & Go (Main Room): No checkout necessary for these paperbacks
> Reference & Biography (between Main & Reading Rooms)
> Non-Fiction/Stacks (Reading Room)
> Oversize (Reading Room)
SUBSCRIPTIONS
> Newspapers: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Suburban Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
> Magazines: Time, Newsweek, NYT UpFront, Sports Illustrated, Girl's Life, Crow Toes Quarterly, Teen Ink, GamePro, MICDS ClassNotes, MICDS Magazine
> Research Databases: About 40 online databases, including EBSCO, Gale, ABC-CLIO, CQ Researcher, JSTOR, SIRS, and Discovery Streaming. Visit our databases page for a full listing.
TECHNOLOGY
> 7 computer work stations
----- 5 wall stations for collaborative group work (Intel Mac Minis)
----- 2 library catalog terminals (iMacs)
> Wired & wireless networks supporting student tablet program
> 2 networked printers (MS-Messing-Student, MS-Messing-Faculty)
> 1 Xerox copier (no document feeder)
> 8 digital still/video capable cameras (Canon, SD memory)
> 22 digital video cameras & accessories (18 Flip, 4 miniDV Sony)
> 3 USB scanners (Canon)
> 2 USB CD/DVD drives
> 1 Promethean ActivBoard
> Wireless audio system
> 1 dual screen VHS/DVD viewing system
CONTACT US
Andrea can be reached via her MICDS FirstClass email address. Ms. Matheny can be reached via her MICDS FirstClass email address.
[UPDATED 12 JUNE 2011]
