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THE MISSION OF the Friends Academy libraries is to function as the intellectual heart and information center of the school. To fulfill this mission, the library provides curriculum support, research guidance, enrichment through literature appreciation, and other learning experiences to the students, faculty, administration, staff, and parents of the school community. The libraries foster a positive environment that encourages inquiry and discovery through the use of organized, accessible resources. The School Library Media Program teaches students to be independent, lifelong seekers of knowledge who value libraries and learning and are able to use them to locate and use information to solve problems.
The On-Line Catalogue
The on-line catalog includes information about the holdings of both the Lower School and the Kumar Wang library. It includes the libraries' circulating books, reference books, videos, music CDs, Books on Tape, DVDs, and other material. Patrons can search the catalog by author, title, subject, or keyword from any computer in the school as well as from any computer with access to the Internet by going to the Friends Academy Libraries Home Page and clicking on search the catalog.
Bibliographic Instruction
Formal bibliographic instruction begins in the Lower School and continues through eighth grade. Each library staff member works daily with individual students to support their personal interests, to help with book selection, and to assist with individual research requests.
The Library staff also works daily with many faculty members on instructional projects. Classes, accompanied by their teachers, meet in the library to receive bibliographic instruction and to do research related to course work.
Collections
Books: The library has over 45,000 fiction, non-fiction and reference books.
Periodicals: The library subscribes to several hundred magazines and journals in traditional paper format and via online databases.
Films: The library has over 2,100 curriculum related videos and DVDs that may be borrowed by faculty for instructional use. Students, faculty, and staff may borrow feature films from the collection of over 300 titles.
Kuman Wang Library Special Collections
The Quaker Collection contains old and rare books and journals on Quakers and the history of Quakerism.
The Health and Wellness Collection...
The Friends Academy Archives contains documents and realia pertaining to the history of the school.
These research collections are housed in the library. Although no material may be borrowed, all members of the community may use these collections with the permission of the library director or school archivist. Researchers outside the community must request permission, in writing, from the director for use of either of these collections.
Electronic Resources
The libraries subscribe to twenty on-line databases that can be accessed from the Lower, Middle and Upper School Library web pages.
Computer Use
The Kumar Wang Library is a fully networked PC facility with access to the school network, the library catalog, and the Internet from locations throughout the building. Students may check out laptop computers at the Main Circulation desk for use anywhere in the building.
The Lower School Library also provides access to all of the network resources that are available in the Kumar Wang Library.
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Library Hours (School Year)
7:30AM - 5:30PM, Mon - Fri
Library Hours (Summer)
7:30AM - 4:00PM, Mon - Thu
Judith James
Library Director
judith_james@fa.org
Mary Ann Reardon
Archivist, Librarian, Records Management, Rare Books
maryann_reardon@fa.org
Janet Reeves
Kumar Wang Library Assistant
janet_reeves@fa.org
Carol Van Auken
Upper School Librarian, Textbook Support
carol_vanauken@fa.org
Main Telephone
516.393.4220
Library Fax
516.465.1725
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Library Hours
8:00AM – 3:00PM, Mon-Fri
Kate Madigan
Lower School Librarian, Co-Team Leader for Specials, Transportation Co-Coordinator, Lower School Computer Liason
katharine_madigan@fa.org
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