Library

The mission of the library program is to prepare students to be effective users of ideas and information as well as cultivating inquisitive, life-long learners.

Staff

Librarian: Leslie Schoenherr, MLS

Assistant: Phyllis Martin

Hours

7:30-5:30, Monday through Friday

Collection & Access

8,000 volumes
50 periodical titles
600 DVDs and videos
Databases: 31 Gale databases; Worldbook and Proquest Newspapers
Full internet access and more than a dozen desktops for student use.

Circulation

All library materials circulate for a term with due dates in Nov., Jan., March and June.

Library Skills Classes

Information Literacy for 6th and 8th grades
Information Navigation for incoming 9th graders

Programs

Book discussions, literary trivia contests, poetry readings, author visits, cartoon & anime contests, and more.

On-line Resources

Listed below are some of the on-line resources currently available to the LCA community and directly accessible through the LCA library homepage on Moodle:

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Powersearch (Infotrac periodicals)
Literature Resource Center
Biography Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
Full Suite of Gale databases from the Mass Bd. of Lib Commissioners
World Book Encyclopedia(English and Spanish version)
Proquest Newspapers: Boston & local newspapers
Facts on File: Issues & Controversies; Health Reference Center
Mass. Board of Library Commissioners
Minuteman Library Network
Noodletools (an online citation maker and note card organizer)

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