Mrs. Hermeline is excited to welcome you to the Siperstein Library! This site is a hub of information and resources to guide you through your time at Prep.
Our Winter and Spring 2023 hours are as follows: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00 PM, except under special circumstances.
Want to go directly to our print catalog? Click on Access Destiny below!
eLibrary®—the user-friendly general reference tool—delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed to support every range of user, including elementary students, college-prep and college-level researchers, and professional educators.
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
ABC-CLIO provides databases on American government, daily life through history, the African American experience, the Latino experience, world history from ancient and medieval eras to the modern era.
Infobase provides access to high school friendly databases on history, literature, and science. Please note: password required! Use the following credentials:
Username spprep password marauders
Vendor's Description: "Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content."
This history database covers the ancient world through today's current events. Find articles, podcasts, videos and primary sources perfect for your research projects here.
Click the icon to browse our ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines! You can also enjoy books on your phone or tablet by downloading the Sora app.
Destiny Discover | How to use our print book catalog. |
Sora Ebooks and Audiobooks | How to use our digital ebook, audiobook and magazing catalog. |
Primary Resources | A quick video lesson on primary vs. secondary resources. |
JSTOR | Get a quick primer on our most popular database, JSTOR! |
Citations | Quick guide to MLA citations |
Search Terms | How to pick the best keywords for a search. |
Boolean Operators | Use these to narrow or broaden your database search. |
Trustworthy Information | A short presentation on judging news sources and using lateral reading to find reliable information. |
Collection Policy | Get more information about the library's mission and collection policies. |
Diversity Audit 2022 | Read about the library's diversity audit of the fiction and graphic novel collections! |