Frequently Asked Questions

If someone is at the circulation desk, you can simply droip the book off there.

Or, there is a book drop located at the South exit in the ARC. Drop your book there!  But be careful, do not return English books to that dropoff. Return those books to your teacher or in room 107.

Not sure? Ask Mr. Janu or Ms. Macpherson.

If you are on the school's wifi, you have access to the New York Times. Plus, you can access .pdf versions of The Chicago Tribune, The Sun-Times and The Daily Herald. We also have subscription access to the Financial Times and Journal and Topics. In order to view these resources, you will need a specific link and login credentials. Go to https://www.d214.org/jhhslibrary to get more information.

You can easily find a book by simply going to the JHHS Library catalog. You can access that catalog by clicking on this link.

We also have several newspapers that you can brows as well. Go to the ARC Webpage to find the newspaper and the login information.

We also have many magazines, too. All magazines can be found in Flipster. Download the app on yoiur ipad or mobile device, or you can read the magazines online!

The standard checkout time is 28 days. But guess what? You can renew the book as much as you need! Go to the circulation desk to renew a book.

The Academic Resource Center is the hub of the school. There you can find everything you need to be successful. Of course, we have books. But we also have other resources, including teacher tutors and peer-turors. The printer is located in the ARC, and we have two computers where you can also send items to the printer. The technology help-desk is in the ARC, too. Plus, if you have questions regarding testing, such as ACT, and AP classes, the Assessment Center can help you out. 

Oh, and we also have the ARC Studio. There we produce the daily announcements and also run Huskie Radio!

In Flipster, we have subscriptions to the following magazines. Click on this link to read online. Or, use the app on your ipad. If you need, the username is johnhersey and the password is library214!

Art in America

Atlantic Monthly

Cobblestone

Discover

Food Network Magazine

Motortrend

National Geographic

National Geographic Kids

New Yorker

Poets & Writers

Popular Mechanics

Rolling Stone

Runner's World

Sports Illustrated

Time Magazine

Vanity Fair

The Week

The Week, Jr.

Wired

Once you find a book in the library, bring it to the ciculation desk and Mr. Janu or Ms. Macpherson can check you out. If you don't have your ID, don't worry, we can still get that book to you.

Or, if youwant, you can use the self-checkout station. You will need your ID to check out a book yourself. 1) Scan your ID at the station. 2) Scan the library barcode on the back of the book. 3) Don't forget to sign out!

The best place to start for finding academic resources, such as journal articles, magazines and newspapers, is to do a GALE POWER SEARCH. Log into this resource with your school ID and password.

That would be Mr. Janu. Also, Ms. Macpherson is the library assistant.

Also, Mr. B hangs out and helps sometimes. But he is a little grumpy.