The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.scover 35,416,767 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States
Mrs. Roff, library media specialist​
Manatee High School
​Hours:  7:15 - 2:15
Easy access on your device
Click here to sign up for a public library card electronically.   
​If you are under 16, ask a parent/guardian to pick up the card with you.

Manatee Libraries Homepage

Access to Flipster eMagazines, Freegal music streaming & downloading,  Hoopla, OverDrive, and EBdigital, providing eBooks, eAudiobooks - Click to view -  and the new ​Lynda.com, a premier online learning resource that includes over 3,000 courses (and over 130,000 videos) in popular fields like web design, web development, IT, media production, digital art, photography, productivity, and business.. 
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Access Libby app in OverDrive (audiobooks).  How To Video Here.
https://libbyapp.com/welcome
Florida Teens Read 2019 - 2020
Reader's choice:  FAME philosophy
Join us in choosing Florida's favorite teen read.
  • Sign up to read a minimum of 3 out of 15 FTR books.
  • Receive a book pin after commenting.
  • Vote for the winner in May.
  • Receive a gift book and sweet treat.
  • Compete in the county-wide contest next year!​​
FTR Battle of the Books is a new, expanded FTR contest
between the high schools in Manatee County.
Teams of four will form to compete in answering questions about
our FTR books, using the game format Cranium Core.
​See Mrs. Roff if you want to participate.  This requires a 15 book commitment and bi-monthly meetings after school.  Final contest:  March 13, 2020
Florida Electronic Library - Databases
Gale Homework & Research:  See Gale OneFile: High School Edition as well as the complete list of digital content available for your class assignments and personal interest  on a variety of subjects, including history, literature (LitFind), science, U.S. History, World History, and the Spanish information database Informe Acadêmico.  
Access eBooks on the Gale Virtual Reference Library and SAGE platforms.  Subject areas will include the environment, history, literature, medicine, science, and more.
NoodleTools Express citation maker:  "Just need one or two quick citations? No need to log in or subscribe -- simply generate them in NoodleTools Express and copy and paste what you need into your document." 
"ProCon.org​ ​is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, providing professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy. Using the fair, FREE, and unbiased resources at ProCon.org, millions of people each year learn new facts, think critically about both sides of important issues, and strengthen their minds and opinions.​"
Links to helpful websites.  See Visuwords, a fun online graphic dictionary, Science 360 Video Library, CIA World Factbook, The Literature Network, and more.
​World Book Encyclopedia Online
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World Book Online'​s tens of thousands of index entries make it easy for you to find information which includes color photos, diagrams, charts, tables, videos, interactives, and easy-to-read text.  World Book's Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is included: World Book in Spanish.