Media Center
K-12 Media
Union Academy Media Center’s Vision
The Media Department seeks to promote a culture of literacy and learning to enhance achievement and foster independent readers, self-directed learners, and responsible digital citizens. We will ensure equality and freedom, as age appropriate, for students to access appropriate information to support their growth and learning.
Hours of Operation and Policies
Lower Campus (K-4)
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- Checkouts run from 8:00-10:00 at scheduled times for each class.
- Students in K-2 are allowed to check out one book each week.
- Students in 3-4 are allowed two books starting after Fall break.
- Students should return books weekly.
- If a student loses a book, or the book comes back damaged, they will be assigned a fine.
- Fine payments can be made online through the My Payments Plus portal
Upper Campus (5-12)
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- Checkouts occur throughout the day at scheduled times for grades 5th - 8th
- High schoolers can come down to check out when needed or teachers can schedule a time to bring their class down.
- Students are allowed to check out two books at a time.
- If a student loses a book, or the book comes back damaged, they will be assigned a fine
- Fine payments can be made online through the My Payments Plus portal
North Carolina Resources
The following resources are available through your NCedcloud Account and can be found on the main dashboard under NC Educator Resources after logging-in:
- PBS Learning Media
- PBS At-Home Learning
- Go Open NC
- NC Digital Heritage Center
- NC Student Resources
- EBSCO & Britannica Resources
- NC Kids Digital Library
- NCLearn
- NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
- North Carolina National Archives
- North Carolina National Parks
- NCPedia
Research Resources
The following research resources can be accessed through UA's partnership with the Union County Public Library and can be accessed by visiting NCLive. Detailed information on how to login in can be found here.
- CQ Press
- Credo Reference
- EBSCO
- Infobase
- Proquest
