How Can the Library Help You?

We can help with your schoolwork:

• We’ll help you find the best information sources for your research: books, audio-visual materials, encyclopedias and other reference materials, subscription databases, the World Wide Web, and the vertical files.
• We’ll show you how to search the internet more effectively, including the WWW and subscription databases, using Boolean operators and search term delimiters
• We’ll show you how to document your sources using MLA- or APA-style reference lists
• We’ll show you how to interpret the information that you find and work it into your paper or project!
• You can also e-mail documents, print from the computers, and make copies.

And when the work is done:

• We can help you to find the right book to fit your interests:We take a look at your age and reading level, your preferred genre (fantasy, science fiction, romance, non-fiction, poetry, etc.), and previous subjects and/or authors you have enjoyed reading – or we’ll just tell you about some of the great books we have in the library and see if they interest you!
• You can also check out movies and videos, listen to music and check out jazz and classical cd's, read magazines, and pursue your personal interests using the computers. (Notice: If you are pursuing personal interests using a library computer and someone asks you to release it because they have work to do, you must do so immediately or risk losing your computer privileges!)