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Mariner Media Center

What can we do for you?


Really simple rules:

1. Respect the right of others to work without disruption.

2. No food is allowed in the media center.

Visiting during lunch or study hall?

You will need a pass signed by one of your academic teachers to enter the media center.

Visiting after school?

You don't need a pass if you enter by 1:40.

Reach out with questions: ksohl@trschools.com or on Remind: @marinermed  

Check it out!

You can borrow up to four books for four weeks.

You may renew your books if you don't finish them in four weeks--just ask!

Late fees: you will be charged five cents a day per overdue book.


Find a book by searching our catalog to the right.

We also have ebooks! Directions on how to read them are posted below. 

You can volunteer during study halls, lunch or after school, doing a wide variety of activities, including:

Taking care of our plants

Making displays

Processing new books

Ripping and recycling books that are no longer correct

Interested in volunteering? Email ksohl@trschools.com for more details.  

You are in the right place!

Whether you need help with a research assignment or are want to learn more about something because it interests you, reach out to Mrs. Sohl for assistance at ksohl@trschools.com or stop by the Media Center.

Looking for a good book?

E-books and Subscription Databases.

Click here to access Infobase Databases. Working from home? You will need the Super Secret Passwords (down below).  

Covers science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities, and news.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PROQUEST. Working from home? You will need the Super Secret Passwords (down below).

Using ProQuest on your smartphone? Learn how to do it more effectively.

Watch a video to learn how the basics of ProQuest: https://youtu.be/nUcTugPPBms

Overwhelmed by how many search results ProQuest gives you? Learn how to search more effectively.

Over 8 separate databases:

  1. EBSCOhost –academic articles in English, Espanol, Deutsch and Francais
  2. Literary Reference Center—critical essays on fiction and information on authors
  3. Points of View—explore controversial issues
  4. Referencia Latina—encyclopedia en Espanol
  5. Legal Information Reference Center—legal forms and information
  6. Small Business Reference Center --business forms and information starting a business
  7. Explora Secondary Schools—find pictures, encyclopedia entries and academic articles
  8. NoveList –looking for something to read? Get recommendations

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS EBSCO HOST.  Working from home? You will need the Super Secret Passwords (down below).


Thousands of up-to-date, articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended Web sites.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BRITANNICA.  Working from home? You will need the Super Secret Passwords (down below).

Need help? Watch a short video explaining how to use Britannica (you'll need to be logged in to your school Google account).

From Geoffrey Chaucer to Angie Thomas, the Literary Reference Center has biographical information and critical essays to help you learn more about great literature and the writers who create it.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER.  Working from home? You will need the Super Secret Passwords (down below).

Want to learn how to search this resource on your phone?  Here's an instructional slide deck.

You'll need to be logged into your school Google account to open this link to the passwords. 

Need help?

Follow the directions and make sure you capitalize where necessary.  Click here to utilize this great resource created by librarians in Oregon!
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