Library Media Center
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life” Sidney Sheldon
Welcome to the
HCMS Library Media Center
The Honey Creek library media center is housed in the main part of the school. It is a beautiful complex with areas for recreational reading, study, teaching, and technology use. Desktop computers and printers are available for staff and student use, and two charging stations of 6 chargers each are valuable for powering up chromebooks. The collection consists of 14,000 books in print, ebooks, and periodicals.
The library media center also houses an area for the student-operated daily news program, WBTV. The Vigo County Education Foundation awarded Honey Creek two school-wide grants to fund the purchase of digital equipment for the news program enabling the broadcasts to be streamed.
Recreational Reading
There are many chairs tucked away throughout the library media center inviting students to select a book and curl up for a good read.
Study
The media center is a great place to study. There are several types of tables with space to spread out chromebooks, books, and reference materials.
Teaching
Mrs. Zimmerman collaborates with other teachers on several units throughout the year.
QR CODES FOR BOOK SERIES
Every series of books in the media center has a sign with a QR code. When students scan the QR code with their chromebooks, the link sends them to a Google Doc with a list of the books in order.
Student Produced Daily News Program
WBTV
“This is WBTV streaming live from the newsroom.”
The above is the opening line from WBTV, Honey Creek’s daily student produced news program. The news crew is made up of fourteen students who work together running audio, cameras, and tri-caster to keep the school up to date.
Funded by the Vigo County Education Foundation, digital equipment, lights, and microphones were purchased and put into operation.
Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) Winner 2024
Alone
Megan E. Freeman
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town.
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She’s alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned.
With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten.
As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life? –Simon and Schuster
2024-2025 Young Hoosier Book Award
Nominees
Air
by Monica Roe
The Clackity
by Lora Senf
The Golden Hour
by Niki Smith
Grounded for All Eternity
by Darcy Marks
In the Key of Us
by Mariana Lockington
Invisible
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Last Bee Keeper
by Pablo Cartaya
Lines of Courage
by Jennifer Nielsen
The Lost Year
by Katherine Marsh
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
by Lisa Yee
The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
Plotting the Stars: Moongarden
by Michelle Barry
Queen of the Tiles
by Hanna Alkef
The Second Chance of Benjamin Wateralls
by James Bird
Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting
by Roseanne Brown
Shot Clock
by Caren Butler and Justin Reynolds
Swim Team
by Johnnie Christmas
Tumble
by Celia Perez
What About Will
by Ellen Hopkins
When the World Was Ours
by Liz Kessler