Our Mission

Our mission is to provide an environment in which all individuals in the school community are empowered to become life-long learners and effective users of information, ideas and technology.

The ECA Library supports the curriculum and the research of students and faculty members. It is our responsibility not only to provide a collection of appropriate materials, but also to provide access to those materials, through cataloging, purchase of reference sources, and instruction in proper library usage.

ECA Library Hours
 

Monday

7:30 - 4:30

Tuesday

7:30 - 4:30

Wednesday

7:30 - 4:30

Thursday

7:30 - 4:30

Friday

7:30 - 4:30

Saturday

9:00-12:00
(except for exceptional cases, extended weekends and vacations)
Important: Elementary students must be accompanied by a parent.

Library Usage

The library is a resource for students to use for research, reading, and quiet study. Students may use the library with classes and individually.

Elementary students from nursery through grade 3 must be accompanied by a parent to come to the library after school. If 4th and 5th grade students bring a note to the office at the beginning of the day, they will be issued a pass to do homework in the library until 4:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. No elementary students are allowed to use the library on Wednesday afternoons without parent supervision.

Middle school students may use the library before school, during the second half of their lunch period with a pass, and after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students coming to the library from a class but without their teacher must have a pass from the teacher explaining the reason for the visit. The library is also open to middle school students on Saturdays.

High School students may use the library before school, during lunch, after school, and on Saturdays.

Parents are welcome to use the library during its open hours. If there is a class in the Elementary Library, parents are asked not to enter until the class is over.

Borrowing

Elementary students have the following borrowing privileges:

   - Pre-K: 1 book for 1 week (to be kept in the classroom)
   - Kindergarten: 1 book for 1 week
   - 1st grade: 1 book for 1 week
   - 2nd grade: 2 books for 2 weeks
   - 3rd grade: 3 books for 2 weeks
   - 4th & 5th grade: 5 books for 2 weeks

Middle & high school students may sign out a maximum of 10 library materials. Books may be signed out for 3 weeks. Back issues of magazines may be borrowed for 1 week. A maximum of 2 videos may be borrowed for 2 days, but only if they are needed for a school-related project.

Parents may register at the library to borrow a maximum of 10 items. Books for may be borrowed for 2 weeks and back issues of magazines for 1 week.

Borrower responsibilities: No fines are charged for overdue materials. However, no additional materials may be borrowed until overdues have been returned. Report cards are withheld from students with outstanding library obligations. Replacement charges are assessed for lost or damaged library materials.  

Library Resources

The library has the following collections:

   - 40,000 circulating books
   - 2,000 reference books
   - Online research databases: 
EBSCOhost, Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, Newsbank, Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia, World Data Analyst, Culturegrams, Current Biography, World History: the Modern Era, Ancient and Medieval History, Teen Health and Wellness, Informe Académico
   - 115 magazine/periodical subscriptions
   - 3,000 AV materials
   - 1,000 graphics (print sets, maps, posters, and vertical file materials)
   - 23 networked computers and 15 laptops
   - World Wide Web access

Library Staff

Volunteers