Skip to main content
Sign In |
  Help (new window)

Library

Go SearchAdvanced Search
Fairview High School
Our School
Academics
Athletic Program
Clubs & Activities
FHS Staff
Parent Information
Alumni
  
Fairview High School > Library > Pages > AboutOurLibrary.aspx  

About Our Library

 

Library Introduction

The Fairview High School Library plays a unique and important role in the education of students. The Fairview library is a dynamic center for teaching and learning and provides an environment to stimulate intellectual growth through:

  • Imparting to students research skills necessary and suitable for an information age.
  • Developing consistent and purposeful research methods throughout the entire school.
  • Providing up-to-date technology for efficient research. Arranging for a wide variety of culturally and intellectually diverse materials and activities.
  • Encouraging life-long learning and pleasurable reading.

For information about Carolyn V. Brandon, for whom the library is named, click here.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Fairview High School Library Media Program is to support the curriculum of the school, and as part of that mission provide access to current, adequate, and appropriate information resources, and to ensure that all students, teachers, and staff are effective users of ideas and information.

 

Library Statistics

  • 34,000 materials
  • 20,300 books
  • 2500 audiovisual materials
  • 1600 reference works
  • 60 magazine titles

Library Services

  • Reserve library time and prepare instruction for classes.
  • Do on-line research.
  • Conduct background research for classroom projects.
  • Prepare bibliographies of resources.
  • Research reviews and prepare reading lists.
  • Instruct teachers and students in the use of library technology.
  • Provide access to library resources for ALL students and staff.

Library Policies

  • Books checked out 3 weeks.
  • Magazines are checked out 3 days.
  • One renewal limit.
  • Overdue fines $0.20 per school day up to the cost of the book.
  • Replacement charge plus processing fee for lost books.

Media Tech Services

  • Instruct teachers and students to design, produce, and edit video projects.
  • Tape programs off the air and copy videos. (Please check Fair Use Copyright before you ask for help)
  • Make signs and laminate materials.
  • Reserve and check out audiovisual equipment.
  • Troubleshoot audiovisual equipment.
  • Instruct teachers and students in the use of library and classroom equipment.

Impact

"How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards-the Second Colorado Study" from the Library Research Service of the Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, demonstrates that student scores on standardized tests are ten to eighteen percent higher at schools with outstanding library media programs and staff.

The study found that CSAP reading scores are higher in schools whose library media programs are better staffed, stocked, and funded, and where library media specialists play a leadership role in their schools, collaborate with classroom teachers in the design and delivery of instruction, and utilize computer networks to extend the reach of the library media center throughout the school.

Informational Standards for K-12