Library

The Book Fair is coming to the Twain MS Library from December 8 - 12, 2025.  It will be open during school hours (8:00 am - 2:30 pm), plus in the evening on Friday, December 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. All purchases benefit our school library. Come discover the joy of reading!

Twain Book Fair Flyer

Librarians 

Vicki Howard (head librarian) | [email protected]

Dionne Silver | @email

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday | 7:30 a.m.- 2:15 p.m.

Contact

703-313-3790 (Circulation desk)

703-313-3788 (Library office)

Accessing Texts

Destiny Discover

FCPS is pleased to announce a new integrated library system. Destiny Discover manages not only all school library cataloging and circulation systems but supports student learning as well.

Students have Destiny Discover accounts and log in capability to access the catalog for books, eBooks, audiobooks, and online databases. 

New features include options for remote access to library accounts, student-authored book reviews, integrated searching across multiple resources, collaborative tools, and more. 

MackinVia- for e-books!

Use MackinVia , our eBook resource, to read and checkout eBooks!  

Log in using your own username and password.

Need a good book? Check out these sites!

Middle School Reads- What to Read Next!

Twain's Reading Website

YALSA Best Books Recommendations

Reading Rants

Library Fines

There are no overdue fines. If students previously still have books checked out, please keep them in a designated place until students are permitted to return to school.

Research Resources

The Big 6 Research Guide

Noodlebib Citation Generator

NoodleTools:All students have access to the online citation builder NoodleTools through their FCPS Google accounts. 

To access NoodleTools:

  1. Log on to your FCPS Google Drive account.
  2. Click on the waffle menu in the top right corner.
  3. Scroll down and click on Noodle Tools.

Image of Noodle Tools icon