Hock Media Center

Hock Media Center

The HMC is currently accepting donations.  See below for more details.

Summer Reading Lists are now available.  See below for more details.

Save the Dates

• Voyager's Spring Bookfair - Thursday, April 18th
• Voyager's Summer Reading List Order Forms go home Friday, March 1st
• Voyager's Summer Reading Pre-Order Forms due Friday, March 22nd

Welcome to the Hock Media Center

The Hock Media Center continues to be a busy place at Voyager Academy. Weekly, you can see 3rd-10th grade students coming over as a class and in small groups to use our library in various ways. We offer a Reference Room, Non-Fiction/Biography Room, and a Fiction Room. Students may check out up to two books or magazines from the library at a time. Just down the hall from the library section is a computer lab with 21 computers for student/classroom use.

 We welcome you to stop by and visit the Hock Media Center. Our regular hours are Monday from 8:30-10:45, Tuesday-Thursday from 8:30-2:30, and Friday from 8:30-12:45. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email or phone. Our email address is: jthornton@voyageracademy.net. You may reach us by phone by calling 433.3301, ext. 106.
We look forward to seeing you soon! 

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 A few things to remember when you are at the Hock Media Center: 

1. Use a quiet voice and be respectful of others and the materials in the media center.
2. Ask a staff member if you need help finding a book! We're here to help you.

 Check out policy: 

1. Each student may check out 2 books at a time. The check out time period is 2 weeks. You are welcome to return books before the 2 weeks expire and check out new titles.
2. Overdue books after 45 days will be considered lost. Please be prepared to pay a replacement fine for the book lost.

Announcements

Summer Reading Lists are now Available

Notes regarding the reading lists and pre-order forms:

• Students K-3rd Grade:  All Reading is Suggested but Not Required
• Students 4th-8th Grade:  All Students are Required to read two titles from Rising Grade Level List
• Students 9th-12th Grade: All Students are Required to read, "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli. All other reading is suggested but not required.
• All summer reading should be completed before the 2013-14 school year starts.
• All Pre-Order Summer Reading Forms are due back to Voyager Academy by FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd.
• All Pre-Ordered Books will be available for pick-up at our Spring Bookfair @ Barnes & Noble-Southpoint on THURSDAY, APRIL 18th.
• Cannot make it to our Bookfair? Feel free to pick up your order from Voyager's HMC Library on Friday, April 19th.

Donations Requested

The HMC is currently accepting donations of:

• Graphic Novels
• Biographies (General and Young Adult Collection)
• Guinness World Record Books (these are extremely popular)
• Sport Books (Collegiate, Professional, or North Carolina Teams)

If you would like to make a donation, please arrange a donation time with Mrs. Thornton. Please contact her via email at: jthornton@voyageracademy.net. 

Magazines

We are pleased to have magazines available for the students to look at and check out while they are in the Media Center. Our titles include: 

• Air and Space
• American Heritage
• Atoms, Kids Discover
• National Geographic Kids
• Odyssey
• Smithsonian
• Dig

We have also have Kids Sport Illustrated, The New Yorker, and Times Magazine this year too!
Please Consider Donating Books!

If you are interested in donating books to the Hock Media Center please call us at extension 106 or email before dropping off a donation.

Teachers

We welcome classes/students to the media center! All grade levels have a regularly assigned library time. Should you want to use the media center outside of these scheduled times, please click on the link below to check availability.

To reserve a time you may email the staff at (jthornton@voyageracademy.net) at least one day in advance. Should you need to come the same day, please call ext. 106 for availability.

If you would like the staff to help with a project your class is working on, please contact us at least 2 days in advance to discuss your needs. We will be happy to work with you and your class.

There are open times for walk-in students to enjoy the media center, so we ask that you take those times into consideration when scheduling class or group times.

View Hock Media Center Reservations Calendar

Literature Circle Books

More information coming soon!