Student Resources

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The Butt Family Library

The Butt Family Library is a full-service library for the entire Winston school community. It serves as a technology, research, and outreach center and includes an extensive collection of learning resources.

The Butt Family Library houses nearly 10,000 books, videos, and periodicals that support Winston’s curriculum. Audio versions of all text books and a large collection of books are offered to encourage reading for knowledge and pleasure.

Students may also reference the Butt Family Library Catalog — an online version of a card catalog — while at school to help locate resources available in our on-campus library.

Scroll Down for Library Resources. These are for Use at School and/or Home

The following is a list of databases that students can use at school and at home for research, education practice, and more. Some may require a log-in.

The Winston Library –  A great resource for students. Students are encouraged to use the Butt Family Library Catalog — an online version of a card catalog — while at school to help locate resources available in our on-campus library.

AllReaders.com – A readers’ advisory site using plots, themes, characters, and setting options to help students choose books they might enjoy.

Awesome Library – A directory that organizes the World Wide Web and provides access to 18,000 reviewed resources.

EasyBib – This website assists students with the creation of a bibliography in MLA format.

Epic - Epic! is an American kids subscription-based reading and learning platform. It offers access to books and videos for children ages 12 and under.

Happy Numbers - Individualizes instruction for each student, and gives the teacher actionable insights about student growth.

Lexia - helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence.

Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts in its collections.

National Geographic – A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration. Play games, watch videos, learn about animals and places, and get fun facts on the Nat Geo website.

Prodigy - kids practice standards-aligned skills in Math and English as they play fun, adaptive learning games. All with teacher and parent tools to support their learning in class and at home.

San Antonio Public Library – Provides access to books, information, and resources to promote a lifetime of reading and learning.

Storyline Online - Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

SuperSummary – In-depth study guides written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars for a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles.

Time 100 – This site includes profiles of the most important people of the 20th Century and contains audio and video clips, quizzes, polls, and other related websites.