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Ellensburg High School

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Library

Welcome to the EHS Library

At the Ellensburg High School Library, we believe books and resources open doors to new ideas, creativity, and lifelong learning. Whether you’re here to research, read for fun, or explore new technology, our library is a place for curiosity and connection.

Our Mission

The EHS Library is committed to:

  • Maintaining a wide range of current resources that support our curriculum.

  • Creating a welcoming space for students and staff.

  • Empowering everyone to become confident, independent users of information and technology for lifelong learning.

“A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end… you live several lives while reading it.” – William Styron

Ellensburg High School Library

Location
1203 E Capitol Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: (509) 925-8365 | Fax: (509) 925-8390

Library Hours
Monday–Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

Meet Your Library Team

Jane Czapiewski, Library Aide
📧 jane.czapiewski@esd401.org

April Sheeley, Library Aide
📧 april.sheeley@esd401.org

Library Links

Resources

  • Tips, examples, and help formulating arguments help with warrants/structure
    Organizing and structuring an argument OWL argument help
    Help with organization sample Toulmin arguments
    Samples of arguments with annotations.

    • Authors
  • Careers

    • Career survey

    Career interest survey with potential employment fields. 

  • Looking for a good book to read? Check out these new book videos! (may not be able to view on school computers).

    • An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
    • As Simple As Snow, by Gregory Galloway
    • Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L.Going
    • How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff
    • Looking for Alaska, by John Green
    • Runemarks, by Joanne Harris
    • The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
    • Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
    • You Don't Know Me, by David Klass
  • EBSCO E-books

    Issues and Controversies
    Infobase Learning

    EBSCO LINK
    Informational e-books for check out!
    username: ellensburghs
    password: Bulldogs2023!

    Ellensburg Public Library
    Access tremendous databases such as Proquest or Ebsco through the public library site. Ask in the EHS library or your teacher for the log in.

    Issues & Controversies
    An argument/debate database
    *remote passwords available at checkout desk
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    Learn 360
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    The World Almanac for Kids
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    The World Almanac for Kids Elementary
    username:  ellensburgsd
    password:  digital

    World Book Online
    username: eburg
    password: researchEHS20!

    • ALA Booklists & Awards
    • Ellensburg Public Library Teen Site
    • Guys Read
    • National Book Award
    • Nobel Prize for Literature
    • Oprah Book Club
    • Pulitzer Prize for Literature
    • Teen Reads
  • Help with MLA documentation and writing academic papers for school.

  • Links to useful constitutional issues sites

    Search Supreme Court cases by topic.

    Type an issue into the search bar at this site and then select either Articles or Case law. If you choose Case law, you then have the option of selecting a level of court. For this assignment you will mainly select Federal. You will then get a list of related cases. When you select a case you will see the actual decision. You may then select How cited, and you will get a list of quotes of how this case was cited in other cases as well as a list of the names of cases in which it was cited. 

    Find debates and amendments, search court cases

    Find constitutional issues, primary sources, and support/opposition.

    Search constitutional Supreme Court cases

    Research the debates for controversial issues

  • CWWP 2014
    Documents from CWU workshop:"Short Research Projects that Support Argument"

    Digital Citizenship
    Internet Safety and Responsibility for teens

    Family Connection
    Tips and information to get kids reading, keep them safe online, the district's Acceptable Use Policy, and other important items.

    JSTOR Help
    JSTOR tip sheet and overview

    Library TA Quarter 1

    Morgan Current Event Access

    Tutorial to access Proquest at the public library.

     

    Research Tools
    Jansen Big Six Research Process Organizer
    Criteria sheet for argument
    BarlowLink

     

    How to cite electronic resources (MLA)
    Help with argument

    Help with arguments PPT
    Let’s get ExCITED!! (2)

    MLA Powerpoint with Constitution and Court Cases
    Primary Sources Powerpoint

    Primary and secondary sources: what's the difference?
    Sample paper with in-text citations

    "Baldness" Sample MLA paper with in-text citations
    Source eval CARS

    Source evaluation
    Where can I find images?

    "Finding and Citing Images"
    Works Cited Guidelines (MLA)

    MLA8 Cheat Sheet. (Basic Style)
    Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources 2017