image that reads what book should i read next Just finished the last book on your TBR pile and don't know what to read next? What Should I Read Next? can help! Simply type in the name of a favorite book or author and it will suggest similar books you may enjoy. Then you can look in your Destiny app in ClassLink or the free Sora app on your phone to see if we have it. If not, stop by the library to recommend it for purchase!

Library Resources & Policies

Guide to Your CHS Media Center

Click the link below for a guide to our policies and procedures for students and teachers.
Guide to Your CHS Media Center

Resources on Fake News & Information Literacy

Mrs. Cain's Media Literacy Resources

Royalty Free Music for Your Video Projects

Soundzabound Music Library
Ask Mrs. Cain or Mrs. Blake for login information.

Contact Mrs. Cain

Email: tara.cain@yourcharlotteschools.net
Phone: 941-575-5450 x *7088

Join the Book Club!

Watch this video for all the details!
students playing BreakoutEdu game
students playing BreakoutEdu game
students playing BreakoutEdu game
students playing BreakoutEdu game

Students "Breakout the Alien Code" in the Library

florida teens read award logo The Florida Teens Read program is a student-choice reading award program to determine which YA book wins the annual award as the favorite of teens in Florida. CHS students receive a button for each book they read on the list. Online voting takes place in March/April each spring.

Previous Winners

cover of Girls with Sharp Sticks book
The 2020-21 winner is:
Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

Media Center Resources & Policies for Students


  • We are open from 6:50 am - 2:00 pm or until Mrs. Cain leaves for the day.
  • Students may have 4 books checked out at a time.
  • Books are due back after 15 school days or may be renewed.
  • Fines: 5 cents per day for each overdue item.
  • Preloaded Kindle Touch e-readers may be checked out.
  • PLAYAWAYS (MP3 audiobooks) may be checked out.
  • Printing per page: 10 cents for black & white, 25 cents for color.
  • Students may borrow a flash drive.
  • Check out a lunch pass each day to come to the library during lunch.
  • We have a photocopy machine for 10 cents per page.
  • Students may use our Ellison machine to cut out letters for projects.
  • Students may place a book on hold and will be notified when it becomes available.
  • Drinks with lids are allowed. NO FOOD PLEASE.

    • Classlink Instructional Videos for Students & Staff


    How to Change the Password for an App
    How to Create a New Folder
    How to Create a New App
    photo of books, phone, and earbuds We would love to hear about the books and resources you need and wish the library would buy! Complete this form to suggest titles, genres, and formats for purchase.

    Mrs. Cain & Mrs. Blake The mission of the Charlotte High School Library Media Program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. We will accomplish this mission by providing access to materials in physical and digital formats; by providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas; and by working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students.