General Information
The school library media program supports the instructional program of the school by providing learning materials in all formats and creating a positive and inviting learning environment. The ever-growing library collection currently includes around 20,000 books, reference materials, video and audio cassette items as well as subscriptions to several magazines and journals.

On-line periodical, educational databases and CD-ROM reference items can be accessed through home computers and computer labs. The library has a fully automated catalog and circulation system. Students may check out books during their weekly class visits or when they come in on their own. They are allowed to keep these books for two weeks. Parents are always welcome to use the library and to check out materials.

Internet Research Links
Here you will find direct links to our subscription databases, Internet search engines and other Internet links that help you in searching for and finding articles that can help meet your research needs.

Subscription Databases Available through computers on campus and from home. Information cards with home sign-in information are available at the Library/Media Center.

World Book Online Encyclopedia access from home. At prompt, enter ID and password available from the library. http://www.worldbookonline.com

EBSCO Access this subscription database from home. At the prompt, enter the ID and password available to you at the library. http://search.epnet.com

MetaCrawler Search - sends your queries to several Web search engines at once, including AltaVista, Excite, Lycos, WebCrawler and Yahoo. http://www.go2net.com/search.html

Yahooligans - the Web guide for kids. http://yahooligans.com

Ask Jeeves for Kids - allows you to ask a question in plain English and, after interacting with you to confirm the question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to one and only one web site that answers your question. http://www.ajkids.com

American Library Association for Parents and Kids - offers links to over 700 of the best Web sites for kids and young adults. http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html

Encyclopedia Britannica - editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica classify, describe, and rate thousands of sites. http://www.britannica.com

National Geographic - loaded with information and stunning graphics of the natural world, plus interactive geography lessons. http://www.nationalgeographic.com