Media Center
About Our Media Center
The Media Center is a central part of the Shadow Mountain campus. A variety of activities take place throughout the school day to accommodate our academic programs, as well as before- and after-school club activities. The Media Center provides assistance for students to locate the proper resources (books, online books, references, etc.) for research papers and projects. We support students as well as teachers with technical issues such as printing, password management, Infinite Campus, PVOnline, Destiny, and accessing the online textbooks. Our staff practices digital citizenship in the areas of cybersecurity and information literacy. Students are instructed on the proper use and practices for securing and protecting their passwords. Also, assistance is provided for students on the proper search strategies to identify and use evaluation techniques to effectively use information. This allows for students to select quality, creditable, and valid websites and giving proper credit to their resources.
More Online Resources
Love to Read?
We're proud to offer a variety of library resources for our students – both in hard copy and as eBooks. We use a system called Follett Destiny for library (media center) resources.
Destiny Discover (sometimes called Follett Destiny) is our web-based library catalog and resource that can be used on any device that is connected to the internet. It allows students, staff, and families to:
- See all of the books — both hard copies in print and digital eBooks — available in our library system.
- View book information, including copies available, a description of the book, reading level, and reviews.
- See suggestions of related subjects.
- Make a list of book selections.
- Create a bibliography from a book list with the touch of a button.
- Write reviews.
- View your student's Destiny account, which includes materials from both the library and the bookstore allowing families to access check-out history.
To find out what's available in our library:
You can explore Destiny Discover as a guest to see book titles available, or you can log in using a student single sign-on account.
Accessing Student Library History
If you would like to access your child's library history, visit Destiny Discover or contact your school's media center.
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Once in Destiny Discover, click “Login” located in the top right corner of the screen.
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Select “Single Sign On” as the option to sign in.
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Log in with the authentication portal using your child's PVSchools username and password. Once logged in, you should see your child's name in the top right corner of the screen.
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Click the “My Stuff” option and then choose “History” to view your child's check-out history.
Research Practices
Citation Style Guides
Media Center Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tracy Mills
Judy Semintendi
Media Center Services
- Help with finding books/online books/research and library resources
- Computer help
- Computer applications
- Printing/Creating digital documents
- Password/PVLearners help
- Presentations/Media help
- PVOnline
- Tutoring Resources
- Websites (resource sites, web design, etc.)
- Technical issues
Tutoring Services
Shadow Student Tutors
Shadow has a list of students who provide tutoring services for a small fee of $10.00 an hour. To view the list of student tutors you will need to contact the Guidance Office. The student tutors are divided by their preferred tutoring subject. Once student have selected a tutor they are to contact the tutor to setup a time to begin their tutoring sessions.
Shadow Mountain Guidance Office:
602-449-3015