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Port Susan Middle School Library

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Our Mission

"The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. The school library media specialist empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information."

— Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.

Please note: In order to keep the library clean, there is NO food or drink allowed in the PSMS library except water bottles. Thank you.


Check out e-books from the Destiny Discover Catalog or in Gale Resources

To search the Library catalog, click on the Destiny Discover catalog button. To use the Library Databases, visit Gale in Context (click button below).

destiny discover catalog

Gale in Context MIDDLE School

Meet your librarian!

Ms. Byrum

Mrs. Palmer

Library Hours

  • Monday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
  • Tuesday: Open from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for book checkout and returns & lunch activities 
  • Wednesday: Alternating Wednesday's - Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.); on the alternate Wednesday 's- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Thursday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Mrs. Palmer
  • Friday: Open all day (7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.) Ms. Byrum, Librarian

Free time activities in the library at lunch: Chess, puzzles, Uno card game, Battleship (plus other board games), coloring pages. Open during both lunches. No food or drink in the PSMS Library.

Begin your search here!

Use this search bar below to navigate our Library Catalog (Destiny Discover)

Type in your search terms in the search bar above to begin a Destiny search for books, e-books, and e-resources. To sign into Destiny, use "Sign in with Google" and use your school email account.

Student Resources

Watch these quick how-to videos

How to put books on hold

How to renew library books

Doing Research?

Visit the Complete Research Toolkit Website!

Citing Sources

Gale-in-Context Middle School — A free K-12 online electronic resource with reliable, academic sources