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Destiny is our library catalog.  Find books, web resources, place holds, reserve a book that is checked out, write reviews, and more!

Log in using your PowerSchool ID to access the advanced features, or use Destiny as a guest.



Go Mobile!

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Apple and Android Apps 
are now available for:
  • Follett Destiny
  • Ebrary
  • EBSCOHost
...and add vchslibrary.org to your home screen for quick access to our mobile site.

For Discovery Education:
On Safari, go to mobile.discoveryeducation.com and add this page to your homescreen to create a shortcut.



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EBSCOhost password required for History Reference Center.  See librarian for more information.
Tweets by @vchslibrary

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The eBooks are here! 

8,000 eBooks are now available! These books are primarily non-fiction, academic books (sorry - no Hunger Games!)

Go to the ebrary site at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/vcs.  Soon the eBooks will be integrated into the Destiny catalog.

Sign in [upper right corner] using your Valley email username (the part before the @ sign).  Take a look around!

On the help page you will find info on taking ebrary mobile.

Here's a sample chapter found on Ebrary: Fast Food Trap

Want to see where Google keeps all that data?

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http://www.engadget.com/photos/inside-google-s-data-centers/


How to narrow a search in an online database:

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Find more research tips on our Research Help page.

VCHS Print Magazine List

New Non-Fiction

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7 : an experimental mutiny against excess 
by  Jen Hatmaker.
The author and her family reduced excess in their lives by spending thirty days focusing on each of seven topics and limiting to seven for each. Includes the areas of food, clothing, media, stress, and more.
                              
                ...more non-fiction titles



Christian Life Collection

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SEAL of God : the path is narrow--but the reward is great 
Chad Williams with David Thomas. 

... Part memoir, part evangelism piece, SEAL of God follows Chad’s journey through the grueling Naval Ops training and onto the streets of Iraq, where he witnessed the horrors of war up close. Along the way, Chad shares his own radical conversion story and talks about how he draws on his own experiences as a SEAL to help others better understand the depths of Christ’s sacrifice and love.

                                                                                    ...more Christian Life titles


New Fiction 

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The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
John--aka Number Four--continues his quest to find the rest of the Lorien Nine before the Mogadorians can, and, with time running out, Number Six goes off alone while John teams up with Number Nine.
                                                                    
Place a hold on this book by logging into Destiny Quest!


Not seeing the books you want in the library?  
Use the "Contact Us" tab to send us your suggestions!



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Dear Mr. Darcy: A Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Amanda Grange
In this imaginative retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Amanda Grange now tells the classic story through the eyes of its compelling romantic hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy—in a series of revealing letters that casts a sparkling new reflection on the manners and morals of the landed gentry in 19th-century England…


                                                            ...more fiction titles


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