LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
The library is a flexible, resource-based environment available to all students and staff before, during, and after school. Students have access to Windows-based computers in the library and an adjacent computer lab. Online access to subscription databases, eBooks, and other research and information is available through the library’s website. Other resources in the collection include DVDs, audiobooks, primary documents, fiction, nonfiction, newspapers, magazines, and journals. The library media program provides the foundational skills for students to become readers and critical users of information for lifelong learning.
The National School Library Standards, published by the American Association of School Librarians, provide the framework for instruction. Library media specialists collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate these skills aligned with national and state standards across the disciplines. Students are engaged in inquiry-based projects that focus on the information problem-solving process, as well as practicing critical thinking skills, both of which are aligned with the Vision of the Graduate for West Hartford Public Schools.