Library
Welcome to Our School Libraries
Every school in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) has a library website featuring the school's library catalog, e-books, educational videos and online resources.
School Library Sites
To access a school's library website, you must first log into a SUSD gapps (Google) account. Once you are successfully logged in, click the appropriate link below. The online library is also available through Clever after you have logged into gapps.
NOTE: The library links below only function from within the SUSD technology network. You must be logged into an SUSD gapps account for these links to connect. These databases are not accessible to the general public because of licensing requirements set by the publishers.
Parental Involvement
SUSD encourages parental involvement in all aspects of their student’s educational journey. We invite parents to review our school libraries’ inventory and, should they have concerns, to use the process established to either restrict their own student’s access to a particular title or to challenge the book’s value in our public-school libraries.
There are specific laws, statutes and policies that guide the process:
- U.S. Supreme Court case of Island Trees v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982)
- Sexually Explicit Content, AZ Stat § 15-120.03 (2022)
- Sex Education, A.R.S. § 15-711 (2024)
- Furnishing harmful items to minors; applicability; classification, 13-3506 and Definitions
- Libraries, A.R.S. § 15-362
- Board Policy IJL
- Board Policy KB
Parent Choice for Student Book Checkout
SUSD respects parent oversight of books read by their students. A parent/guardian, wishing to restrict his/her own student from using materials which are objectionable to the parent should complete this Library Material form . Once received by the school library a note will be added to the student’s destiny account which will appear as an alert upon check out. It is important to note that this does not restrict free access for other students.
Student Checkout History
Interested in viewing your student’s library checkout history? Utilize this How To document or contact the school library to help you get your student’s history.
New Library Materials: 60 Day Posting
Annually, schools utilize library funds, provided by the district override, to purchase new titles for the libraries. These funds are available due to the generosity of our voting community. SUSD has completed book purchases for the 2022-2023 school year. This list provides the most current titles available in the school libraries. Future purchases will be posted to this website for 60 days to highlight new additions to school libraries. Teacher librarians at the Middle and High School Level will regularly update their websites to reflect additions to the ebook collection. This will be a continuous update throughout the school year.
Book Challenge Procedures
The Superintendent may utilize the Novel/Supplemental Material Review Process in considering the removal of any library material as objectionable.
Request for Review of Instructional Materials and Library Books
Access books in Destiny Catalog
SUSD libraries offer thousands of titles for student and teacher use. To learn how to look up books and see which titles are available in SUSD school libraries click here to access a video to learn how to use the Destiny Catalog.