Vision: To provide a safe and caring environment with 24 hour access to educational and recreational materials that support the needs of our diverse population.
Mission: The library will engage, serve, and empower students to help them become educated creators and consumers of information and value reading for personal fulfillment.
Our library catalog, Destiny Discover, has access to print books, eBooks, and Audiobooks. Log in using your APS MyAccess username and password. In the box labeled “School” type in and choose Swanson Middle School Arlington, VA.
You may place print books on hold in Destiny Discover. See the video and/or print tutorials below to place books on hold:
- How to Place Print Books on Hold in Destiny Discover Video Tutorial
- How to Place Print Books on Hold in Destiny Discover Print Tutorial
- How to Access Destiny Discover Video Tutorial
For additional eBooks and Audiobooks you may use the MackinVIA app on your iPad. Log in using your APS MyAccess username and password. For the “School/Library Name” box type in and choose Swanson Middle School Arlington, VA. See instructions below:
How to Checkout eBooks in MackinVIA
How to Download Destiny and MackinVIA eBooks
Database Access
See step by step instructions video here and print here.
Media Center Staff:
| Ms. Patterson | Library Media Specialist |
| Ms. Stacy | Library Media Specialist |
| Ms. Nicholas | Library Administrative Assistant |
Contact us at: Ask a Librarian
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