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NMES Media Center News

October 2026

NMES MediaCenter NewsOctober 2026
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Welcome

Welcome to the newsletter for the NMES Media Center! If you have any questions or need more information, please email Mrs. Siderius, our media specialist, at jennifer.siderius@fcps.org.

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Digital Citizenship Week Digital Citizenship Week

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NMES is celebrating Digital Citizenship Week, an annual celebration held the third week of October. Help us promote safe, responsible, and positive choices with technology during our Digital Citizenship Spirit Week! Students can dress up with our Spirit Days to celebrate their responsible use of technology!

Parents' Ultimate Guides

Parents' Ultimate Guides

Get expert advice and tips on parenting in the digital age with our recommended media for kids, movie reviews and ratings, and conversation topics.

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Fall Book Fair Fall Book Fair

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Fall Book Fair

When?
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, 08:00 AM
Where?
New Market, MD, USA
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Fall 2026 Book Fair

Fall 2026 Book Fair

The Fall 2026 Book Fair will be held in the media center in October during parent-teacher conference week! We need volunteers to help set up, manage and pack up the book fair. All library and book fair volunteers receive 10% off of their purchases! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Email Mrs. Siderius at jennifer.siderius@fcps.org with any questions!Please take the Volunteer Training at https://www.fcps.org/families_students/family_community_involvement/volunteer_in_fcps. Thank you!

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Book Recommendations for Kids Book Recommendations for Kids

Mr. Colby Sharp's Favorite 2026 books — Colby Sharp

Mr. Colby Sharp's Favorite 2026 books — Colby Sharp

My favorite books published for kids in 2026

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Read Kiddo Read

Read Kiddo Read

James Patterson’s READKIDDO READ.COM Dedicated to making kids readers for life EXPLORE REVIEWS OF GREAT CHILDREN’S BOOKS HOME AGES 0-8 AGES 6+ AGES 8+ AGES 10+ Years ago, I realized my …

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Databases, eBooks and More! Databases, eBooks and More!

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The media center offers many research databases to help students with projects and independent learning! All of them may be accessed on the media center website at https://education.fcps.org/nmes/mediacenter. A list of all the usernames and passwords is located on the media website and at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbTN9FtNmdfoNr3yfeKzNZRGmTm75I8r_n_XoijU1jE/edit?usp=sharing. Please log into the passwords with an FCPS username and password.

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