About Your Library
The Mira Costa High School Library serves the students, staff, and parents at Mira Costa High School. Mira Costa is the one high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. It is located at 1410 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach ,CA 90266
Library Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday.
3:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. extended library hours are generously funded by MCHS PTSA. The library is staffed by classroom teachers and student tutors during these extended hours.
Staff:
Jane Lofton, M.A., M.L.S., Teacher Librarian
email: jlofton@mbusd.org
(310)318-7337, ext. 5048
Please contact Mrs. Lofton with any questions. Learn more about Mrs. Lofton.
Materials:
The library has approximately 20,000 books and other materials for school use and pleasure reading. The library catalog is web-based and available from any web browser. The library subscribes to databases and ebooks and also works with the Los Angeles County Library for access to its databases.
Circulation Information:
Books can be checked out for two weeks and may be renewed pending no holds on the item. Magazines can be checked out for four days. Overdue fines are ten cents per school day, per item. Be sure to return or renew items when they are due in order to check out additional materials and to give other students access to them.
Printing
There are no student printers in the library, but students can email documents to mchsstudentsupport@mbusd.org and pick up their copies in Room 42, the photocopy room. Include your name and student ID # in the subject line. The charge for copies is 10 per page.
Desktop application Software Available for Use:
Microsoft Office
Ask Mrs. Lofton about many more web-based options.
Hardware Available for Use:
44 networked computers, 1 scanner
Library Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday.
3:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. extended library hours are generously funded by MCHS PTSA. The library is staffed by classroom teachers and student tutors during these extended hours.
Staff:
Jane Lofton, M.A., M.L.S., Teacher Librarian
email: jlofton@mbusd.org
(310)318-7337, ext. 5048
Please contact Mrs. Lofton with any questions. Learn more about Mrs. Lofton.
Materials:
The library has approximately 20,000 books and other materials for school use and pleasure reading. The library catalog is web-based and available from any web browser. The library subscribes to databases and ebooks and also works with the Los Angeles County Library for access to its databases.
Circulation Information:
Books can be checked out for two weeks and may be renewed pending no holds on the item. Magazines can be checked out for four days. Overdue fines are ten cents per school day, per item. Be sure to return or renew items when they are due in order to check out additional materials and to give other students access to them.
Printing
There are no student printers in the library, but students can email documents to mchsstudentsupport@mbusd.org and pick up their copies in Room 42, the photocopy room. Include your name and student ID # in the subject line. The charge for copies is 10 per page.
Desktop application Software Available for Use:
Microsoft Office
Ask Mrs. Lofton about many more web-based options.
Hardware Available for Use:
44 networked computers, 1 scanner
