Learning Commons

The mission of the Library/Media Center is to ensure that students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills through the process of accessing, evaluating and applying information. The Library/Media Center also seeks to encourage the growth of ideas, the experience of literature and the effective use of technology.

Goals:

• To provide a wide range of resources in varying formats to meet the needs of the curriculum.
• To offer students a range of learning opportunities which provide strategies to access, evaluate and use information.
• To assist teachers with the support they need to develop information literate students.
• To develop an interest in reading for enjoyment through programs that allows students to experience different forms of literature.
• To provide services and technologies to allow for maximum access to information.
• To provide facilities that are flexible, inviting and accommodating of students' needs.