Funding for the Festival comes from the Parents Association and from the Lucy Cutler Memorial Fund. Author visits are sponsored regularly. The Birthday Book Tradition Begun in the early days of the school, the Birthday Book Tradition directly involves students and their families in the library program. A student is invited to celebrate his or her birthday by giving a book to the library. The student may choose the book he or she prefers from a new-book shelf, and a special nameplate is put in the book.
Volunteers help address and mail birthday cards to students throughout the school year.
Volunteers Many parents and students work in both libraries continuing a long-standing tradition in the FCDS community. Upper School students are in charge of the circulation desk during most periods of the school day. The Lower School Library is a place of learning and enjoyment for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 4. It offers over 15,200 volumes of books and other materials for use by the school community. The library's curriculum provides literature enrichment for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 1, including storytime and discovering authors and illustrators.