Library and Learning Commons

The GBS Library & Learning Commons has much to offer students,staff and parents.
Our online catalog allows you to search not just our print collection but our online databases, websites and digital resources as well. It’s called Destiny; see what it can do for you!

GBS Reads! Blog

Instructional Tools

Playfic – a platform for writing and playing interactive fiction. Have your students write descriptive fiction and then create games others can play!
Using Primary Sources
Digital Vaults
Docs Teach
Historical Scene Investigation
World Digital Library
Infogram – Infographic Tool

Online Resources

EasyBib – Accessible through the library’s Destiny Catalog this tool allows you to create bibliographies, take notes, get research tips and more.
EbscoHost – Searchable through the library’s Destiny Catalog, find all kinds of articles from a wide variety of periodicals, images, etc.
NovelistPlus & NovelistPlus K-8 – Searchable through the library’s Destiny Catalog, these databases contain all kinds of resources about books. Looking for a new read? Need some Common Core support? Check it out!
Discovery Education- Searchable through thel ibrary’s Destiny Catalog, this comprehensive database has just the right full-length video, video clip, image or audio file to fit your needs.
CultureGrams – Searchable through the Library’s Destiny Catalog, these databases contain geographical information for every nation in the world, each of the United States, each of the provinces of Canada and famous people.
Britannica Encyclopedias – Elementary, Middle and High School editions in addition to Image and Video collections are searchable through the library’s Destiny Catalog.
Classroom Connections

Search Engines Galore!

If you’re like most of us you probably always go to Google to search for websites. You probably don’t even know that their are other “search engines” that might be better at giving you the results you’re looking for. You’re not alone! Check out one of the following search engines next time you’re online and see how it compares to Google!
Searchcube – A visual search engine that presents previews of up to 96 websites in a unique three-dimensional cube interface. It requires that you have Javascript enabled and FlashPlayer version 9 or higher installed for your web browser.

Wolfram Alpha – Computational Knowledge Engine. Very cool. Click on “Examples” to get a sense of what it does!