Library
Your library staff is here to help!
- Research topics for classwork
- Find books to read for English or AP classes
- Find fiction or non-fiction books of interest
Check Out Policy
Books can be checked out for three weeks and may be renewed if there are no holds on the book.
Please return the books as soon as you are done so someone else may check them out.
Also Available
- Check out Chromebooks for one day, in-school use only.
- Replace broken or lost Chromebooks.
Can’t find a book you want?
Let us know! We are always adding new books to our collection and want to know what you’re interested in reading!
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. – 3:00 p.m.
Meet Your Library Team
Donna Grassel – Library Media Specialist
Jane Czapiewski – Library Aide
April Sheeley – Library Aide
Additional Resources
Library Media Procedures
Resources
NotebookLM acts as a personalized, source-grounded research assistant that anchors its AI strictly to the materials students upload, such as PDFs, Google Docs, lecture audio, or web links. By creating dedicated notebooks for specific classes, students can safely cross-reference complex academic papers with clickable citations that trace directly back to the original source text. Beyond organizing data, the platform accelerates studying by instantly converting readings into active learning tools like interactive quizzes, study guides, outlines, and podcast-style Audio Overviews—making it an all-in-one workspace for synthesizing literature reviews and mastering course content without the risk of external AI hallucinations.
The Academic Research Workflow
- Build Your Evidence Base:
Create a new notebook named after your research question. Upload your curated research materials—focusing on original, empirical journal articles, conference papers, and data sets. Avoid overloading the tool with broad review papers; instead, input the core literature you intend to critique.
- Map Methodologies and Extract Data:
Ask NotebookLM to synthesize the dense technical data. Use specific prompts like: "Create a table comparing the methodologies, sample sizes, and main findings across all uploaded papers." This instantly organizes your data matrix without hours of manual tracking.
- Spot Contradictions and Research Gaps:
Use the chat to interrogate your sources to find the "hook" for your paper. Prompt the AI: "What are the conflicting viewpoints, limitations, or unaddressed questions that emerge across these documents?" Use the clickable citations to trace these gaps directly back to the original text.
- Draft and Outline via Studio Panel:
Open the Studio Panel to turn your synthesis into an actionable writing framework. Have NotebookLM generate a structured briefing document or a detailed paper outline based strictly on your pinned notes and sources, giving you a safe, hallucination-free rough draft.
📝 Academic Guardrail: Every time NotebookLM provides an insight or answers a prompt, click the inline citation numbers. Always verify the context in the original PDF to ensure the AI hasn't misconstrued the author's original meaning before adding it to your draft.
For a deeper look into leveraging this platform for advanced academic work, the video Master NotebookLM for Researchers offers an excellent 2026 tutorial on using its latest features to read complex papers, generate mind maps, and streamline the literature review process.
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!
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
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NotebookLM acts as a personalized, source-grounded research assistant that anchors its AI strictly to the materials students upload, such as PDFs, Google Docs, lecture audio, or web links. By creating dedicated notebooks for specific classes, students can safely cross-reference complex academic papers with clickable citations that trace directly back to the original source text. Beyond organizing data, the platform accelerates studying by instantly converting readings into active learning tools like interactive quizzes, study guides, outlines, and podcast-style Audio Overviews—making it an all-in-one workspace for synthesizing literature reviews and mastering course content without the risk of external AI hallucinations.
The Academic Research Workflow
- Build Your Evidence Base:
Create a new notebook named after your research question. Upload your curated research materials—focusing on original, empirical journal articles, conference papers, and data sets. Avoid overloading the tool with broad review papers; instead, input the core literature you intend to critique.
- Map Methodologies and Extract Data:
Ask NotebookLM to synthesize the dense technical data. Use specific prompts like: "Create a table comparing the methodologies, sample sizes, and main findings across all uploaded papers." This instantly organizes your data matrix without hours of manual tracking.
- Spot Contradictions and Research Gaps:
Use the chat to interrogate your sources to find the "hook" for your paper. Prompt the AI: "What are the conflicting viewpoints, limitations, or unaddressed questions that emerge across these documents?" Use the clickable citations to trace these gaps directly back to the original text.
- Draft and Outline via Studio Panel:
Open the Studio Panel to turn your synthesis into an actionable writing framework. Have NotebookLM generate a structured briefing document or a detailed paper outline based strictly on your pinned notes and sources, giving you a safe, hallucination-free rough draft.
📝 Academic Guardrail: Every time NotebookLM provides an insight or answers a prompt, click the inline citation numbers. Always verify the context in the original PDF to ensure the AI hasn't misconstrued the author's original meaning before adding it to your draft.
For a deeper look into leveraging this platform for advanced academic work, the video Master NotebookLM for Researchers offers an excellent 2026 tutorial on using its latest features to read complex papers, generate mind maps, and streamline the literature review process.
-
EBSCO E-books
Issues and Controversies
Infobase LearningEBSCO 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: digitalLearn 360
username: ellensburgsd
password: digitalThe World Almanac for Kids
username: ellensburgsd
password: digitalThe World Almanac for Kids Elementary
username: ellensburgsd
password: digitalWorld Book Online
username: eburg
password: researchEHS20! -
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