Students and staff are welcome to visit the media center at any time – our hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Center Basics
Media Center Staff
Amy Sieve, Middle School Media Specialist
507.663.0658
Kimberly Bardwell, Media Assistant
507.663.0677
Morning News Show
The Middle School Morning News is a student-operated, live news show that is streamed at 7:55 a.m each week day. Students can apply each spring for positions the next fall, including writing, producing, directing and anchoring.
The Tattered Pages
The middle school’s student-run bookstore, The Tattered Pages, provides an opportunity for middle school students to purchase books for themselves and gifts without spending actual money. Students earn coupons in a variety of ways, such as donating books, working in the bookstore and completing volunteer jobs.
Research shows that successful students have access to books at home and spend their free time reading for pleasure. Tattered Pages collects donations year-round and holds special events in December and May – in preparation for the gift-giving season and Mother’s Day. Please contact the media center staff with questions.
Online Reference & Resources
Google – Access Google Apps (Student User Name: first.last@students.northfieldschools.org)
Online Catalog – Search for books or check your account online. Use your 4-digit lunch number for both your username and password. To check your account, click on My Info after logging in.
Check out our collection of online databases. These companies provide student access to reference resources, including newspapers, books, magazines and multimedia content.
- Junior Reference Collection
Junior Reference Collection offers easy access to award-winning content from the acclaimed Gale U*X*L product line. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, JRC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, and multimedia content, including audio and video clips and more than 7,400 photographs. New to the database are popular topic pick lists and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
- Junior Edition
Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, Junior Edition is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Student Edition
Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, Student Edition is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Kids Edition--K12
Kids Edition is a periodical database of almost 125 titles with easy access to full-text magazines, from publishers such as Cobblestones and Scholastic and Time, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Explora Links
EBSCO Information Services offers online library resources to public and private schools (K-12), colleges and universities, public libraries, and more. Login access for at-home use: User ID: northfield | Password: research