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The Media Center collection contains more than 25,000 volumes including more than 490 DVDs accessible through Destiny, the web-based catalog. The Media Center subscribes to 29 educational and popular digital magazines through Flipster and 14 titles in print, The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, USA Today and The West Essex Tribune. Numerous online databases are accessible in school and at home 24/7. The outstanding print reference collection is supplemented by more than 2,000 eBooks available through several platforms including the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
The Media Center is open Monday from 7:30 AM to 2:45 PM and Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Students wishing to use the Media Center during the school day, including study halls, must obtain a pass from their respective teacher. Passes are not required before and after school and during common lunch and Lancer Time. Students using the Media Center are expected to be engaged in individual study, homework, recreational reading, or other quiet activities such as solving the puzzle, coloring, or playing a game. Quiet talking is permitted. Students may not talk on their cell phones in the Media Center, and the volume of their devices should not disturb others. Food and drink should be enjoyed prior to entering the Media Center as the Media Center is an allergy aware/food free zone.
Circulating books may be checked out for a four-week loan period and can be renewed twice. Books not returned or renewed by the due date are subject to overdue fines. Overdue/fine notices are distributed on a regular basis through LPS email. Books are that part of a teacher's reserve cart for a specific project may not circulate or may have restricted loan periods based on teacher discretion.