Capistrano Valley High School

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CHROMEBOOKS

Students are expected to bring their district-issued Chromebooks to school charged and ready to assist students in learning. When something goes wrong, students can visit the library for troubleshooting and replacement of damaged Chromebooks.

For $30 families can purchase the district's Chromebook protection plan. The plan covers all accidental damage for the entire year. Without the protection plan, students will be charged for all damage, intentional and accidental. Purchase the protection plan by visiting the district's 1:1 Chromebook page.

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COUGARS CAN HUNT FOR FICTION TO FIT THEIR TASTES

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COUGARS CAN HUNT FOR FICTION TO FIT THEIR TASTES

Search CVHS Library Books with online Circulation Catalog.

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CHECK OUT THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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CHECK OUT THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Click the Orange County Public Library logo below to access all the eBooks and databases the county has to offer. (Must have a Library Card to access online resources).

To search a database, use the link below. When accessing databases from home you will be prompted to enter your 10-digit library card number (no spaces).

NEWS

Library

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GENERAL LIBRARY INFORMATION

During the school year, the Library is open from 7:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Library is open before school, during lunch and after school. (Unless otherwise noted).
Scotch tape, stapler, scratch paper, 3-hole punch,and other supplies are available for student use.

Who can help me?

Meet Our Staff

A valuable resource on the Capo Valley High School campus, the library staff is always available to help students with textbooks, library books and Chromebooks.

Mrs. Isola, our library media tech, has been working in CUSD libraries for the past seven years. She started at Las Palmas Elementary School where her daughters' went to school then transfered to Bernice Ayer Middle School, before joining the Capo team. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism and a CTE credential for three industry pathways. When she's not working or reading, Mrs. Isola is a dedicated runner, yogi, photographer and art admirer. She's married, has three daughters and lives in San Clemente.

Miss Amy, our library media clerk, came to Capo Valley after nine years at Arroyo Vista K-8 where she worked as a campus supervisor. She holds a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and worked as a chemist for a small pharmaceutical company based in California. When she's not in the library, Miss Amy is a second-degree black belt Tae Kwon Do and enjoys attending class. She also loves scrapbooking and crafty stuff. She lives in RSM with her husband and misses her daughter who's a sophomore at Cal Poly SLO.

Mrs. Isola Miss Amy

The library is open from 7 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m. or whenever school is in session. Check the library doors for modified hours throughout the year. Students are welcome to visit the library before school, during break and lunch, after school or any free period during the day. You can reach our library staff by calling 949-364-3936.

What are the rules?

Please NO eating or drinking in the school library; water is okay as long as it's in a container with a lid.
Students are responsible for their books; los estudiantes son responsables de sus libros.
Student Chromebooks are for educational purposes only; los Chromebooks para estudiantes son solo para fines educativos.

What do you have?

LIBRARY RESOURCES

Chromebook support and power adapters
Cell phone charging areas and cords
Printing stations
School supplies
Comfy seating to hang out
Quiet spaces to study
Textbooks and novels for class
Library books for independent reading
- Search our holdings using words
- Browse our visual catalog

ACCESS INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS FROM ANYWHERE!

eBooks, Audio Books and More....
ACCESS INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS FROM ANYWHERE!

CUSD offers access to a whole eLibrary catalog available from ProQuest. Our library team has selected a few titles students might find interesting. Visit YA Reads to browse some of the most popular selections.

For audio books, check out the Hoopla app. It offers a wide selection of audio books all accessible with your OCPL library card. Visit your app store, to download Hoopla. You can also check out Libro.fm for free audio books.

August and Everything After - Clicking this image will take you to more information about the book

The Place to Start a Research Paper

RESEARCH SOURCES
The Place to Start a Research Paper

Click on the IMC Website link below for access to Research Tools. Use the magnifying glass to open links to Britannica digital Learning and ProQuest. Resources are also available in Spanish.

ONLINE SEARCHES

SEARCH ENGINES

refdesk.com - RefDesk is known as the "fact checker for the Internet." You can search MSN, Google, Yahoo! or Wikipedia, as well as various dictionaries and periodicals.

Infoplease - Get information on any subject, from history and government to arts and intertainment to world news to biographical information to homework help.

ONLINE RESEARCH

Evaluating Web Pages

UC Berkeley Teaching Library Internet - Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial

The links on these pages connect students to resources, which are recommended because of their educational content and value. Students are not intended to visit pages beyond the specific links provided.

Comfy seating and resources make the library a hub for students.

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