Ask a Librarian – Books

Have a question? Looking for a book? Can’t find information for a project?

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Circulation Policy

All library materials may be borrowed. You must have identification with you in order to check out materials. Materials are renewable provided that no one else is waiting to check them out. Fines for any lost materials must be paid prior to midterm or final exams.

 

Circulation Periods

Books

  • Nonfiction – 10 school days
  • Fiction – 15 school days
  • Reference – Overnight

Magazines

  • 3 school days

DVDs

  • 3 school days

Volunteers

Parents are always welcome to visit the library, and we are especially happy to have them stop by and help shelve library books or help with textbook distribution/collection. Please call the library if you are interested in volunteering.

Looking for a good book?

Here you can find booklists on genres, movies, classes, and more. 

 

Search for books, ebooks, and digital audiobooks through our online catalog. 

Bound Brook High School’s library is an integral part of the instructional program. The library offers an extensive collection of print and electronic resources including books (fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, reference), electronic databases, ebooks, magazines, and DVDs that all support the curriculum. In addition, the library has communal spaces for teachers and students can meet, collaborate, research, read, and study.

ebooks

Sora is our ebook and digital audiobook system.

Use your Google Login to find your next book!

Sora can be downloaded and installed from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com.

 

 

 

 

Bound Brook Jr.-Sr. High School Gale eBook Collection: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/boun09173?db=GVRL

Password:  boun_log 

BOOKS

ARTS

  • The Music Industry

BUSINESS

  • The Elements of International English Style

ENVIRONMENT

  • Birds of North America : Eastern Region
  • Birds of North America : Western Region
  • Hot Topics: Energy Alternatives 

GENERAL REFERENCE

  • Ask Me Everything
  • Essential World Atlas 
  • Everyday Easy 30-Minute Dinners
  • Everyday Easy One Pot Meals

HISTORY

  • Ancient Rome
  • The Great Depression and the New Deal
  • Great Escapes: The Holocaust
  • Defining Moments: The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era

LITERATURE

  • British Renaissance Poets
  • Gothic Novelists
  • Poverty in John Steinback
  • Romantic Poets

MEDICINE

  • Inside Science: Gene Therapy Research
  • How Dangerous are Performance Enhancing Drugs?
  • Medical Ethics
  • Stem Cell Research 

NATION AND WORLD

  • Ancient Rome
  • Gods and Goddesses
  • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia  : Mexican States
  • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia  : Nations
  • Eyewitness Books : Mythology 

SCIENCE

  • Birds of North America : Eastern Region
  • Birds of North America : Western Region
  • Hot Topics: Energy Alternatives
  • Human Body from A to Z

SOCIAL SCIENCE

  • Alternative Energy
  • Banned Books
  • Dress Codes in Schools
  • Electronic Devices in Schools
  • Genetic Engineering in Schools 
  • Medical Ethics
  • Sports and Athletes
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Video Games

TRAVEL 

  • TOP 10: England’s Lake District 

Public Library

Staff and students can fill out an online form (English and Español). Library cards will then be made and dropped off to the Bound Brook HS. Mrs. Llera will distribute them.

As of right now, Bound Brook Memorial Library staff are stationed at the Bound Brook Food Bank (7E Easy Street) on Tuesdays from 10-1. They offer holds pick ups at this location. On Wednesdays from 10-2, they are at the train station commuter lot (106 East Main Street) offering computer and printer services. They are at Legion Park on Tuesdays, and Codrington Park on Thursdays from 2:30-5. They bring free books and crafts or games for children.

https://sclsnj.org/