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ProQuest

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ProQuest contains magazines, newspapers, books, and more to support research in key curricula subjects.

Click here for a helpful demonstration on how to use ProQuest.

ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher
   Pros & Cons on leading issues

ProQuest SIRS Discoverer
   General reference resource for beginning researchers

ProQuest eLibrary
   Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips

ProQuest Research Companion
   Information literacy project, created to help researchers find, evaluate, and use information more effectively

ProQuest CultureGrams
   Country reports that go beyond facts and figures to deliver perspective on daily life and culture

The following Non-ProQuest databases the password has not changed. For passwords, see or email your librarian

ABC-CLIO
   Covers World Geography, Modern World History, American History, and Modern Genocides

Gale in Context: Biography

   Covers a vast array of people from significant figures to present-day newsmakers, alongside various articles, videos, podcasts, and images

Gale eBooks
   Online books covering all subject areas

Gale in Context: Science
   Complete up-to-date package covering science related topics

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

   Environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content

Gale Interactive: Science

   Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space science concepts

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Click here for a helpful demonstration on how to use Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints.
  
Conflicting views on controversial topics

CQ Researcher
   In-depth reports on today's issues

New York Times
 
NOTE: You need to be using your school email account AND SIGN IN with that address when off campus. If you haven't already, you will need to first set up and activate your account
 If needed, step by step directions are here.

Salem Press
   Covers a wide array of articles along with the reference work Psychology & Mental Health

Scribner Writers Series
   Bio-critical essays on the lives and works of important authors

Britannica
   Complete encyclopedia includes primary sources and biographies

Britannica Escolar
   Complete encyclopedia in Spanish

Davis Art Images 

   Click on IMAGES to search for high-quality fine art images from leading museums and galleries

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Librarian: Natalie Moore

Library Media Tech: Nelson Bermudez

Las Lomas High School Library

Address: 1460 South Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Phone: 925-280-3920, ext. 2132

Fax: 925-280-3921

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Google Apps for Education

Canvas

Check Your Textbook and Library Records: select Las Lomas, click on login (located on the upper right) and use student network ID (100....) and password, finally click on My Info tab (located on blue band). Questions? Contact the librarian.

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Library Mission and Policy

Hours

 LLHS Library Hours 

Our library is OPEN for students! Please come enjoy our peaceful study space.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 7:30am-5pm

Tuesday and Thursday: 8am-5pm

You can use our computers to print in color or black and white, use our outdoor space for contemplation and socializing, research with our databases and check out books from our collection.

You can check out books for three weeks. After that, you may renew your books as many times as you need.

 

Knights Library Calendar 2023-24

Hi Teachers! Looking to reserve time in the library? Check the calendar before you request time and email the library to schedule the dates and times for your classes to visit. The calendar will be updated with teachers names and periods as requests are received.

Las Lomas Library Use Calendar 2023-24

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 Audiobooks from Learning Ally (click instructions in blue below)

Ask your teacher or librarian to activate your Learning Ally account today! After your account is activated, follow these instructions.


  eBooks from Sora

Use your clever credentials/School Google Account login to sign in to Sora or download the Sora app and use the school code: auhsd


Outside Resources:

Contra Costa County Public Library (includes Walnut Creek Library)

Audible Stories – Some free audiobooks (Teen and Literary Classic titles available)