Groves Library Media Center

1. Expand their reading interests and abilities
2. Become effective researchers
3. Use inquiry and technology meaningfully
4. Enhance critical thinking
5. Gain and create new knowledge.

These resources meet our students' needs for information, social emotional learning, and engagement of the heart to build strong, healthy habits for the world we live in.

Libraries are all about stories -- so here are ours!

Mr. MacKinnon, Mrs. Sheena, Mrs. Truesdell, & Mrs. Givan (our amazing custodian!)

atruesdell@bps-schools.com

• Bachelor's in English & Elementary Education from Albion College, 2004
• Master's in Library & Information Science with K-12 Library Media Endorsement from Wayne State University, 2005
• Master's in Education with Specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom from Walden University, 2007
• BCS Librarian, 2004 - 2022
• Groves/Seaholm Librarian, 2022 - present

• Married to Mike (my high school sweetheart!) for 19.5 years
• Mom of 4 -- James (16), Charlotte (14), Matilda (11), & Alice (9), plus 2 dogs (Leia & Daisy)
• Lives in Clarkston
• Avid reader, published writer, & health enthusiast

smackinnon@bps-schools.com

• Been in the BPS district for 52 years -- since kindergarten!
• Previously worked at Derby, Meadow Lake, Walnut Lake, & West Maple
• Groves graduate, employed at Groves since 1998
• Previously a student member of the Video Club in 1982, now the Broadcast Club sponsor
• Longtime techie -- he's experienced everything from floppy discs to terabyte servers on the cloud!
• You may have seen him walking his 3 dogs (Sugar, Jilly, & Zeenie) around his hometown of Beverly Hills 😀

jsheena@bps-schools.com

• Married to Amos (also High School sweetheart) for 23 years
• Mom to 2 daughters (Maddie 17 and Georgie 15), pictured right
• Dog Mom to Nori
• Lives in Royal Oak
• Enjoys reading, puzzles and cozy video games

Superfluous staff member dog photos...

• Cut-through available during passing time.
• Self-checkout or checkout with a library staff member.
• Check out a book from one of our many displays near the entrances.
• Inquire at the circulation desk for supplies (markers, pencils, etc.)
• Book return
• Copy machine/printer (login with ID)

• Quiet study / workspace
• Desktop computers that print directly to a color printer
• Screens for group work
• Dry erase tables
• Brain breaks, puzzles, games
  
• Books!
  

• Reserved for instruction or extra-quiet study.
• Closed during lunch.
• Please do not move the furniture without permission.

• Please have a pass from class and sign in at the desk.
• All school rules apply.
  
• Respect our quiet coffeehouse vibe.
• Food is NOT permitted anywhere in the library.
• During Advisory & in classes with a substitute teacher, students must remain in class.

• Closed during passing time between 3rd & 4th hours
• Library opens 10 minutes into lunch
• Sign in -- then stay in
• Maximum 30 visitors
  
• No food allowed
• No big groups hanging out -- this is still a study zone
• Back area is closed during lunch

• Please have your school ID.
• Checkout up to 10 items at a time.
• Keep items for 3 weeks, or renew to keep items longer.
• We only charge fees for lost or damaged items. We do NOT charge overdue fines.
• Textbooks check out for one semester at a time, with the exception of AP textbooks (those are checked out for the entire school year).
• Your school laptop is yours for the entire school year.

• Organized by genre, then by author's last name
  
• For example: Science Fiction, COL (for Hunger Games) or Romance, HAN (for Jenny Han books)

• Organized by topic, then by Dewey Number -- look for the signs!
  
• Includes topics such as Video Games, Life Sciences, WWII, True Crime, Business & Finance, Cooking, Personal Growth, Fashion, Music...
• Also check out our SAT/ACT/AP study guides, college guides, and career info books!

• Organized by the last name of the person the book is about
  
• For example: Alexander Hamilton's bio is under "B HAM"

• Organized according to type within the graphic novel section (Fiction, Nonfiction, Bio)
  

• Organized by author's last name
  

• Official checkout twice per year at the start of the new semester, but you can still check out or return textbooks at any point in the year.

• AP books are checked out for the entire school year
• Visit the circulation desk for these books

• Year-long laptops are available for all students (and necessary for testing).
• You can check out a laptop for a 1-day loan, too.
• We have charging blocks available for 1-day checkouts.
• Please note the higher replacement fees on these items -- take care of them and return them when they're due!

• Research databases for both school & personal use, including...
  
• The New York Times
  
• The Wall Street Journal
  
• Cameron's Collection
  
• Audiobooks & eBooks

About our Book Club:

• Anyone at Groves can join!
• It's student-run.
• Books are selected by students in the club via nominations & voting online.
• All participants get a FREE, brand new copy of each book to KEEP!
• We meet about once a month.
• We have snacks!
  
• Visit the library circulation desk for more details.

More information coming soon!

We are excited to announce that we can now offer full Baldwin Public Library cards to all staff and students in the Birmingham Public School District.

Card holders have access to everything that residents have -- holds, unlimited physical checkouts, eBooks, databases, etc. Mrs. Truesdell especially enjoys listening to free audiobooks via Hoopla and Libby!

For details and instructions go to https://www.baldwinlib.org/get-library-card/.

Mrs. Truesdell is the librarian at both Groves and Seaholm High School libraries, as well as the secondary grades library media coordinator for the district. This is her 21st year with BPS. Please feel free to contact her with any of your library or information needs.

Email: atruesdell@birmingham.k12.mi.us