Library
Brain Fuel
General Information
Students are welcome to come to the library during study periods to read, research, or use the computers. It is important they sign in and arrive with a pass.
We ask all patrons to keep voices down when in the library (even while passing through) in order to maintain a quiet environment for those reading, doing research or studying.
Mission:
Bishop Feehan's Library Media Center, located in the Doran Center building, strives to be a welcoming environment for the entire Feehan community, providing both students and faculty with the best resources available to promote a positive and effective learning experience. It supports the philosophy and curriculum of the school and assumes a major role in helping students acquire the research and critical thinking skills to function effectively in today's world. The library staff regularly collaborate with other faculty to help integrate information skills into class projects.The Library Media Center aims to nurture the whole person, helping students transform into lifelong learners.
Resources:
The library holdings include a fiction and non-fiction collection of close to 10,000 books available to students via an automated card catalog. In addition, there are more a dozen periodicals including Newsweek, Sport Illustrated, America: the National Catholic Weekly, and Consumer Reports. Video tapes and DVDs are also available for faculty use. Faculty often reserves the library for class or research purposes, and trained full time library staff, actively assist with these projects.
The library offers an active electronic environment. Over 20 computers, with Internet access and Microsoft Office programs, are open to the community before, during, and after school. State and Diocese-wide electronic databases including Facts on File's Modern History Online, Thomson-Gale's Opposing Viewpoints, EBSCO's Literary Reference Center, and eLibrary enhance the school collection both from school and home. The library also actively maintains webpages on Edline and Moodle. As information needs within the school community arise, the library works to incorporate new materials in various formats.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday: 7:15 am to 4:00 pm
Friday 7:15 am to 3:30pm
Exam Week Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday Close at 1:00 pm
Friday Close at 10:00 amOpen every school day. With extended hours both before and after school, the library provides students added access to resources, study space, and one on one instruction.
Circulation Procedures:
- All items taken from the library must be checked out.
- All members of the Bishop Feehan community are able to check materials out of the library.
- Regular book checkout period is two weeks.
- Periodicals may be checked out for 3 days.
- Reference materials are not checked out, unless special permission is given by the librarian. In these instances, books must be returned before homeroom the following morning. There is a $1.00 per day fine for each overdue reference book.
- You may have a maximum of six (6) items checked out at the same time.
- There is a $.10 per day fine for each overdue item.
- If you have an overdue book you cannot check out any library materials.
- All lost items must be paid for. There may be a replacement cost, service charge and fines.
- Please allow time to check out. If you wait until the last minute you may be late for class.
Staff:
Kate Covintree
kcovintree AT bishopfeehan.com
Head Librarian
Ann Ulrich
aulrich AT bishopfeehan.com
Library assistant
Phone: 508-226-6223 x138
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