Library Media Center

Welcome to the Library Media Centers April Bitmoji Library.  It features books that are newly purchased in the Media Center.   Click on the three dots and select Enter Full Screen from the menu, to interact with the bitmoji library.  Click on a book cover to launch Destiny Discover for that specific title.  From there, you may log in and place the book on hold.  

Otherwise, you may utilize the following list to access all of the book titles featured in the bitmoji library: 

Click on the cover of AI Snake Oil by Arvind, Narayanan, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of What’s Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Call the Name of the Night by Tama Mitsuboshi, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Unbecoming:  A Novel & Self-Help Guide by Seema Yasmin,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Dispatches from Parts Unknown by Bryan Bliss, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Wren Martin Ruins it All by Amanda DeWitt, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Heroes by Alan Gratz, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of A Woman’s Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women’s Soccer by Suzanne Wrack,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Exes & Foes by Amanda Woody,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Happy Head by Josh Silver, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Just Say Yes by Goldy Moldavsky,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of The Extraordinary Disappointment of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Kooks and Degenerates on Ice:  Bobby Orr, the Big Bad Bruins, and the Stanley Cup Championship that Transformed Hockey by Thomas Whalen,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Heir by Sabaa Tahir,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Dreamer by Akim Aliu,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Louder Than Hunger by John Schu,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click here to launch Destiny Discover and browse our entire library collection.

Click on this link to access Destiny Discover, browse the Media Center book collection, and to place a book on hold.  

Destiny Discover (OPAC - Online Catalog)

Alternate Link to Destiny Classic (OPAC-Online Catalog)

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

• A collection of most 19th Century U.S. Newspapers in their original formats.  Includes advertisements, political cartoons, speeches, etc.

FACTS

• Issues and Controversies in American History
• World News Digest, Today's Science,  Complete Facts on File Collection

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Provides access to more than 1,000 electronic reference eBooks in virtually all subject areas including health, science, art, history, biography, business, etc.

Global Issues in Context

Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.

Historical News and Newspapers (Proquest)

• New York Times
• Chicago Daily Tribune
• Christian Science Monitor
• The Wall Street Journal

JSTOR

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover,use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive.  JSTOR now has a universal Novi password.  See Mrs. Bratney.

Learning Express Library by MEL

Advanced Placement Prep, PSAT, SAT, and ACT Prep, Skills Improvement Programs and Career Placement Exams.

If the link does not take you directly to the Learning Express Library, follow these instructions:

1. Go to www.mel.org
2. Select eResources
3. Scroll down and select the letter "L" and select:  LearningExpress Library
4. Click on College Admissions Test Preparation
5. Register or sign in to get access to Advanced Placement Reviews, SAT Prep, GED and much more

Liberty Magazine

Contains entire collection of Liberty: A Weekly for Everybody - heavily visual and artistic newspaper meant to both inform and entertain.

Michigan e-Library

• ERIC, LegalTrac, and Learn a Test , NoveList
• MeL Advanced Search.

Science in Context

Science in Context provides information on all of today's most exciting scientific concepts.

SIRS

Information (pros and cons) on trending controversial topics.

Smithsonian Collections Online

Includes full archives of Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines back to 1970, in addition to several aggregated collections of  Smithsonian resources. 

Sources in U.S. History (The American Revolution)

Writings on the American Revolution by those who lived it.

Sources in U.S. History (The Civil War)

Dynamic collection of primary documents from the Civil War era.

Sources in U.S. History (Slavery in America)

Authentic writings and documents from many perspectives during time of Slavery in America.

Times Digital Archive

The complete archive of the Times of London newspaper back to 1785.

World History in Context

World History in Context provides contextual information on the most important people, events, & topics in World History.

Capuano IB World History IA Resources

Ziegler AP Research Resources

Forster IB Business Research Resources

Erskine IB Art Research Resources

James IB Bio IA Resources

Schuitema Genetics Research Resources

AP Psychology Research Evaluation Project

Mr. White Detroit History Research Resources

Smith Writing for Publications Research Resources

9th ELA Issues of Equity Resources

SORA

This tutorial video teaches you how to use the SORA app to find and download free audiobooks and ebooks.

Novi Public Library

If you've got a library card, this is one of the easiest ways to access materials, through their online portals like Overdrive and Hoopla. 

School Library Journal List of Free Web Comics

List of web comics available for free. Some are complete and have been turned into full graphic novels. Scroll down to YA section.

Lit2Go

Lots of classics to read for free

Project Gutenberg

Classics and older texts 

MeLCat Requests

MeLCat is an online catalog service that allows patrons of participating libraries to borrow materials - books, movies, music, and more - from all over Michigan and have them delivered to their home library.

To find books on MeLCat, click here to start a MeLCat Search.  

1. Select a Keyword from the menu, for example, "Title", and then type the title you are searching for in the next field and click on the FIND IT button.  
2. The results list will display. Place a check in the empty box to the left of the result that you wish to request and click on the GET THIS FOR ME button.  
3. Select Novi High School from the Library drop down box.  Enter your name and your NHS student account number and click on Submit.
4. You will receive a message that the book request was successful and will be delivered to the Novi HS Media Center when it is ready for pickup.   
5. When your book arrives, the Media Center will email you to let you know that your book is ready to be checked out from the NHS Media Center. 

To look at your MeLCat account online:

1. Go to MyMeLCat
2. Select Novi High School as your Home Library and click on the GO button
3. On the next screen, enter your name and your NHS student account number and click on SUBMIT
4. A screen displaying all of your MeL requested books, and/or any books you have currently checked out displays.  From this screen you may cancel your request or renew any book that you currently have checked out.  

Please remember to return your MeL borrowed items on time, to the NHS Media Center.  Chronic late returns will result in the loss of MeLCat privileges.  

Welcome to the Library Media Centers Awards Bitmoji Library.  It features books that were published in 2024 and have won or have been nominated for a major literary award in 2025.   Click on the three dots and select Enter Full Screen from the menu, to interact with the bitmoji library.  Click on a book cover to launch Destiny Discover for that specific title.  From there, you may log in and place the book on hold.  

Otherwise, you may utilize the following list to access all of the book titles featured in the bitmoji library: 

Click on the cover of A Greater Goal:  The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer - And Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of  Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Road Home by Rex Ogle,  to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Rising From the Ashes:  Los Angeles, 1992, Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire by Paula Yoo, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Aisle Nine by Ian Cho, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shante, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Twenty-Four Seconds from Now:  A Love Story by Jason Reynolds, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click on the cover of Louder Than Hunger by John Schu, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.

Click on the cover of Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold.  

Click on the cover of Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle, to launch Destiny Discover and place the book on hold. 

Click here to launch Destiny Discover and browse our entire library collection.

Noodletools

Noodletools - online tools to help you craft your bibliography in MLA or APA.  Use school subscription for premium access.

For help logging into Noodletools by linking your Google account, please watch this video: 

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Perdue

Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) - Go to online reference for citation and bibliography tips in all formats.

Turn It In

Submit your document(s) to verify proper citations. You will need the password and class ID from your teacher

5Ws Source Evaluation Tool

Tool that will help researchers ask the right questions about the sources that they are considering.

10 Questions for Fake News Detection

Tool that will help researchers identify "red flags" with the sources that they are using for research.

Novi Public Library

Novi Public Library provides the resources and programs to support the educational, cultural, informational and recreational needs of its diverse community.

Book Request Form

If there is a book you would like the media center staff to consider purchasing, please fill out the form. Thank you!

This is an archived slideshow of previously published Bitmoji Libraries. You may scroll through the slides to find one that you wish to view and then click on that slide to enlarge the page. Once enlarged,  click on a book cover to place a hold request on a book.