Library

The JKMS Library is open every day, Monday through Friday, 9:30 – 3:15. Students are welcome in the library before school, during break, and during lunch to read, check out books, or do homework.

Holly Szlosek – District Teacher Librarian
(707) 693-6330 x7200
holly.szlosek@dixonusd.org

Online Resources

JKMS students have access to many online research resources. All of these resources are available on any DUSD campus. To use these at home, please speak to the librarian.

JKMS Library Calendar

Book Request Form

Online Catalog

Students who are on the John Knight Middle School campus can search Alexandria, our online catalog.

Alexandria Online Catalog – http://10.0.1.74/7070478/

Britannica Online

John Knight Middle School students have access to many online research resources. All of these resources are available on any DUSD campus. To use these at home, please speak to the librarian.

Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject, offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended Web sites.

Britannica Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.

ProQuest Resources

CultureGrams – Concise social, cultural, and political information on countries, U.S. states, and provinces around the world.
SIRS Discoverer – A general reference database providing safe, reliable, curriculum-aligned content and features for use by students and educators.
SIRS Issues Researcher – Pros and cons on 360+ (and growing) complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day.
ProQuest Central Student – designed to bring instant results to users across thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, videos, reports, and more. This resource brings together some of ProQuest’s most used databases in education, humanities, psychology, science, social sciences, and news.
ProQuest Research Companion – a self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction.
Schools & Educators Complete – eBook subscription database of over 13,000 titles that supports English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology.
eLibrary – Guided Research edition delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content including more than 11,000 Research Topics
eLibrary – Database Edition General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.

Solano County Library

The Solano County Library serves the community at nine library locations throughout Solano County, and online 24/7 via our website and digital services.

Solano County Library Hours and Locations