Students and faculty use a small lab of ten computers connected to the internet to locate and check out these materials. The Library displays posters of great art and sculpture reproductions from all cultures and original crafts from the countries of our exchange students. The primary mission of the Upper School Library is to function as an intellectual force in the Maumee Valley community. To fulfill its mission the Library provides leadership in stimulating and enriching the educational climate throughout the school. The librarian collaborates with the faculty to plan and carryout assignments.
Students receive individual library instruction during a reference interview of research project.
Library programs teach information literacy - the ability to recognize the need for information and then to locate, evaluate and use it. Information literacy skills foster life long learning which is a part of Maumee Valley's educational mission. The Library acknowledges the significant change it is experiencing in how materials and services are delivered. The librarian must judge the new technologies, databases, and information in light of their usefulness and suitability for students. There is also the reality of a faster pace in the library to respond to the requests of technically literate students, the needs of students who want to become technically skilled, and the demands of the faculty for technical instruction and support.