YCMS Media Center/ Library
Welcome to the Media Center Home Page
My name is Mr. Naeem and I am the Media Specialist/ Librarian. My goals in this position are...
- To help develop and improve literacy and a love for reading and learning.
- To help develop and improve hard and soft skills needed to be successful in an academic setting.
- To provide and safe, calm, and comfortable space for students read, relax, learn, and socialize in.
- To update and grow our library's collection to be reflective of our students interest & lived experience.
- To support and provide students with resources aligned with their goals and dreams.
As I learn more about our students interest, goals, and the resources available to me, there will be more updates. Thank you Grizzlies.
Media Center Updates:
Over the last 4 years I've been able to genrefiy and alphabetize the library. The goal is to make finding titles in our collection easier for students and empower them to explore genres, stories, and authors that they're familiar with while encouraging them to step outside of that comfort zone and trying something new.
- We have also moved from the East Middle School building to the Spencer Lane building and that came with a lot of upgrades to our library.
- We now have 2 book vending machines that students can earn tokens and receive free books. We have a graphic novels, comic books, & manga machine and the other with standard novels.
- We introduced Beanstack challenges that are school wide in year long along with shorter more focused challenges to encourage the students staff and families to read.
- We have expanded our book collection! Grizzlies now have books on financial literacy, personal growth and hygiene, and coding. Along with overhauling our biographies, cookbooks, manga, and graphic novels.
- We have started to lean heavily into the "media" side of the media center by adding 3D holographic fans, arcade machines, Nintendo Switches, race car simulator, VR headsets, and laptops to allow our students access and opportunities to explore technology.
- Media Center Google Classroom
Along with being your Media Specialist, I have stepped into a few more roles at YCMS
- Creating Event Flyers
- Football Operations Manager
- Esports Coach
- Martial Arts Club Instructor
- "Chromebook Concierge"
Library Reminders:
Book Check-Outs
- Bring your SCHOOL ID or PBIS Rewards Card to make check out easier.
- (If you do not have those cards; your student ID # or your last name can be used to check out books.)
- Students may check out up to 3 books at a time
- Students are expected to keep the books in the building unless permission is given to take the materials home.
Book Returns
- Books are due back (need to be returned or renewed) every 2 weeks (14 Days).
- Books can be returned at any time that your teacher gives you permission to come to the Media Center Or to the Book Return Drop Box.
Library Conduct
- When looking for books - Please put them back on the shelves where you got them; spine facing outward
- With a SMARTPASS from a teacher, students may do class work, read and relax, take a break, play a board or card game, & have some outdoor time in the designated area.
- Students are expected to meet all library social norms and expectations. This is a quiet & calm space that should feel
- The media center is closed on WEDNESDAYS.
Use the search below to find Books in our library.
Ypsilanti Middle Schools Library Catalog
Click above to see if the books you are looking for are available at your school.
Click above to visit the district library site. With your library card, you have acces to their resources and activities. From streaming and checking out books and ebooks to participation in classes and events.
The Ride (Ypsilanti Transit Center)
Click above to have access to the bus system (THE RIDE) in the Ypsilanti Ann Arbor Area. Busses run all over the city including to the district library.
826michigan is helping students in Southeast Michigan write better futures, one story at a time.
For more than 20 years, 826michigan has provided free, fun, engaging writing and literacy programs to K-12 students in Detroit, Ypsilanti, and Ann Arbor. Our programs inspire young people to write confidently and skillfully with the help of adult volunteers in their communities. We also amplify the important stories our brilliant writers tell through our robust publishing program.
Over 4,500 students participate in our programs each year, enriching the literary landscape with their powerful voices, boundless creativity, and infectious enthusiasm.
Encourage Free-choice and Independent Reading
Quizzing platforms often limit what students can choose to read based on their reading level and/or the availability of quizzes. When students are given free choice in their independent reading, they’re more likely to finish books and develop a genuine love of reading. With Book Talks with Benny, students can reflect on their reading through fun, chat-style conversations, helping them stay engaged with any book they choose.
