The La Cumbre Library is an active, welcoming hub where students check out books, read, do homework, and attend with their classes to learn library research skills. We have over 17,000 fiction, non-fiction and reference books, as well as subscriptions to a variety of magazines. The library has 15 computers for student use in its main room and an adjoining computer lab with 30 PCs.

La Cumbre is proud to use Accelerated Reader as its reading incentive program. With the librarian, Mr. Steve Sterling, purchasing high interest, high quality literature, students are challenged to read exciting books, be tested on their reading, and earn points at the same time. These earned points are later converted to tangible rewards that encourage students to read more.

Our library is open Monday to Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., including the lunch period. Students, teachers, staff, and parents are welcome to check out books and magazines, use reference materials, and access the internet-capable computers at anytime.

Please contact us with any questions or suggestions!

Librarian: Mr. Steve Sterling: ssterling@sbsdk12.org

Library Technician: Mrs. Nadine Turner: nturner@sbsdk12.org

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Other Useful Web Links:

http://www.sbceoportal.org: An excellent site for students, parents, and teachers, the SBCEO Portal includes World Book Encyclopedia Online, Digital Math, CaliforniaStreaming, Moodle, and much more. A username and password are available from the librarian and classroom teachers.

http://www.sblibrary.org: Access the Santa Barbara Public Library Catalog, get free homework help, and explore teen library activities.

http://www.bartleby.com: An amazing collection of full-text reference, verse, fiction and non-fiction works.

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm: For specific help on grammar and writing, including overcoming writer’s block, identifying parts of speech, developing paragraphs, and more.

http://citationmachine.net: For help in creating bibliographies, check out Landmarks Son of Citation Machine.

The Santa Barbara Bookmobile visits La Cumbre Jr. High every Tuesday from 4:30-5:00pm