Memorial Middle School Library
Serving the diverse needs of our middle school students, staff, and the South Portland community.
​Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30am - 3:00pm
About Us
Our Staff
Cidney Mayes
Library Information Integrator
mayesci@spsdme.org
Sarah Glatz
Technology Integrator
glatzsa@spsdme.org
About the Library
Types of Materials in the Library
Policies and Procedures
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Hours: 7:30am-3:00pm, Monday-Friday
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You may have 5 books checked out at a time
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Books may be borrowed for two weeks. Books may be renenewed for an additional two weeks as long as there are no holds on the book.
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Magazines may be borrowed for one week.
Conduct
We are committed to making sure that the library is a welcoming and productive place to be. While in the library, please remember to be respectful of others and the library space.
Fiction
Stories that are created by the author
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Fiction books are arranged by the first 3 letters of the author's last name.
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For example, the call number for a book by James Dashner would be F DAS.
Magazines
Publications that are issued on a regular basis, such as weekly or monthly
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BMX Plus
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Field and Stream
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Girl's Life
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J-14
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National Geographic Kids
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Sports Illustrated for Kids
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Teen Vogue
Ebooks
Digital copies of books that can be read using an electronic device, such as an iPad
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Both fiction and nonfiction ebooks are available.
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To get an ebook, use the Follett ebook link, or download the Follett Bytewave App to your iPad.
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Username: First 6 letters of your last name and first two letters of your first name
Password: Your school email password
Story Collections
A group of short stories
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Our story collections have an SC in front of the call number, followed by the first 3 letters of the author's last name.
Nonfiction
Books that contain facts and true information
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Nonfiction books are arranged in numbers from 000-999.
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This system of classification is called the Dewey Decimal System.
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Each number stands for different categories, such as animals, sports, and geography.
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Nonfiction books are located to the left when you first walk into the library.
Graphic Novels
A book that uses words and images to tell a story or communicate information
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The call number for graphic novels is 741.5 followed by the first 3 letters of the author's name.
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Graphic novels are shelved in their own section, to the left of the fiction section in the library.
Reference Books
Books containing useful facts and specifically organized information
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These are nonfiction books that you might not read all the way through. They are encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, and atlases.
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These books are located in the nonfiction section.
Biographies
A true account of someone's life
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Biographies are labeled with a B on the spine, followed by the first three letters of the last name of the person who the book is about.
