Library Media Center

Welcome to the SRMS Library Media Center! 

Mrs. Kate CoxLibrary Media Specialistkathryn.cox@bedford.k12.va.us

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Library Media Center Resources 

Research Websites

This middle school database provides engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science. 

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Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and more.

A comprehensive suite of e-learning resources designed for all ages and abilities with articles, videos, educator tools, eBooks, research guides and more. 

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Password: bedford 

Watch full episodes of your favorite HISTORY series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. To know History is to know life. 

Read exclusive biographies, watch videos & discover fascinating stories about your favorite icons, musicians, authors & historical figures. 

Explore 40000+ online story books, audiobooks, fairy tales and more.  

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MyBib is a free bibliography and citation generator that makes accurate citations for you to copy straight into your academic assignments and papers.

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Explore our comprehensive suite of K-12 curriculum resources.

Find it Virginia is supported by federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and ensures that all residents of the Commonwealth have equal access to essential resources for lifelong learning. 

The Library is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. 

The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge. 

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. 

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, and more.

Media Literacy

AllSide strengthens our democratic society with balanced news, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. 

To promote civility, critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting the pro and con arguments to debatable issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, freely accessible way. 

What are people reading in the library? Find out here!