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Philosophy
The primary objective of the school's library media center is to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of the school. The centers offer enrichment for students and resource materials for the faculty. It is the duty of the centers to provide a wide range of materials on all levels of difficulty, with a diversity of appeal, and the presentation of different points of view.
To this end, the Board of Education of Brandywine Heights Area School District endorses the principles set forth in the American Assocation of School Librarians School Library Bill of Rights for School Library Media Programs, a copy of which is appended to and made a part of this policy.
Adopted by the Board
-February 4, 1985
High School Library
We have 13,419 individual print titiles in our collection, with a total of 14,571 fiction and non-fiction books in our collection. We currently subscribe to 29 magazines and 2 newspapers, with a third (The Christian Science Monitor) being donated to the library annually. Our card catalog is now on-line and can be accessed from home.
We are a member of Access PA, which allows us to participate in inter-library loan throughout the state.
BHHS subscribes to the following databases, all which are accessible from our catalog home page:
- Gale Group Databases - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/pl1953
- Worldbook On-Line Encyclopedia - www.worldbookonline.com
- Netrekker - http://school.netrekker.com/frontdoor/
- United Streaming - http://www.unitedstreaming.com
- Pennsylvania Power Library - http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/brandywinecl/
Ask Mrs. Johnson for usernames and passwords to the above resources!
Middle School Library
The collection at BHMS library features:
Approximately 13,000 books |
Online databases provided through Power Library |
Over 35 periodical subscriptions |
Member of ACCESS PA (inter-library loan service) |
Three newspaper subscriptions |
World Book Online-electronic encyclopedia |
Videos, DVD's and E-Books |
Student Resource Center |
CD ROMS covering various subject areas including art, science, history, career guidance, current events, geography, and reference |
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Special Promotions:
- Throughout the year various activities are held for Teen Read Week, Veteran's Day Celebration, Poetry Month and National Library Week.
- Students can assist in the library during their club activity period. Library aide responsibilities include assisting library patrons with circulation, book processing, shelving library materials, and overall maintenance of the library.
- Students in Grades 6-8 can compete in the Reading Olympic's sponsored by the Berks County School Librarian's Association.
- A Fall book fair takes place in November.
Internet Surfing Suggestions
- Make yourself familiar with the District's AUP
- Remember to look for sites that have the following in the addresses: .gov, .org, .net, .edu
- Be careful of some .com sites! Always check if the site is reliable.
Elementary Library
No information at the present time