Welcome to the Academy Library Media Center!
 
The Penn Yan Academy library media program strives to provide school community members with services and materials to meet their educational, personal, and professional needs. The library media program endeavors to provide learning experiences to improve the ability of students to effectively interact with information in a variety of formats. Components of the program include; stimulating and encouraging an interest in reading, providing resources and activities that contribute to lifelong learning, providing collaboration and assistance to teachers and others in applying principles of instruction and information technology, and providing access to materials that represent a variety of experiences, opinions, and perspectives.
 
-(Adapted from: Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, (1998) p. 6-7)
 
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​Portal Link and Information
Students and staff at Penn Yan Academy have access to the Penn Yan Central School District Portal.
To access the PYCSD portal, visit: https://portal.pycsd.org. Your username is: pycsd\username (your school username) and your password is your school log-in password. It may require you to log-in twice. The portal allows authenticated users to save and share documents. The attached PDF document covers; how to access the portal from home or other locations, customize your MySite page, and fix log-in issues. The attached brochure includes directions for saving and sharing documents. Looking for royalty-free music for a PowerPoint or video? Click on the Library Media Center Page to access a diverse collection of copyright friendly audio clips and songs.
 
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​LMC Services ​ Student Resources​
​What is available at the Penn Yan Academy LMC?
  • An extensive collection of fiction, non-fiction, and reference materials
  • A professional collection and Teacher Resource Center
  • Magazines: current subscriptions to Time, Newsweek, ESPN, Inside Lacrosse, Health, and many more
  • Newspapers - daily subscriptions to local and national newspapers
  • Web OPAC - browse resources available in the Academy Library Media Center
  • Inter-Library Loan - search and utilize resources from across New York State
  • Desktop computers and Laptop computers with wireless network access
  • Copier machine, Printers, and Scanners
  • Hardware including: Senteo Interactive Response Systems, Airliner Wireless Slates, and Document Cameras.
  • A Smart Board
  • Video Recording and Editing equipment and software
​ Click on the links below to access research tools, database links, classroom project pages, or review sites.
Research Tools: Research involves many steps from defining your task to correctly citing your sources. Use these resources to help guide you through these steps.
Databases: Databases are an excellent source for current and authoritative information. Students and staff have access to dozens of databases available through the Libary. Click here to access these databases.
Classroom Project Page: Working on a class project? Use this link to access project information, handouts, and resources.
Review Sites: Penn Yan subscribes to tools to help you prepare for tests in a variety of subjects. Use these sites to review for upcoming assessments or work on assigned activities.
Library Catalog ​ Teacher Resources​
Use the following link to browse the Academy catalog:
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​Information Resources: Looking for resources to enhance classroom instruction? Use the Information Resources page to locate and access materials in both print and electronic formats.
Curriculum Resources: There are incredible ways to simulaneously incorporate technology into your classroom instruction and meet your curricular needs. Check out the tools identified on the Curriculum Resources page to help differentiate instruction through the use of technology.