Acalanes Library Homepage: Library Home

Monday - Friday

7:30 to 5:00

(First Wednesday of each month - 7:30-8:30 AM: Library closed for staff meeting)

Sign up for time in the library (or I can come to your classroom) by viewing the 2022 - 2023 Library Calendar.

Email reservation dates to the library.

Request the library conference room for meetings, testing or collaboration space. Email your dates and times to the library.

QUICK LINKS:

• AHS Databases Page 

• NoodleTools (login using your school google email)

• Online eBook Resources

• English Department Subject Guides

• History Department Subject Guides

• Science Department Subject Guides

Need a library card from the Contra Costa County library (with branches in Lafayette, Morage, Orinda, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Martinez and 20 other cities in the county)?  Click the logo below and sign up for a library e-Card! 

An eCard allows patrons immediate access to many of the Library's online services including subscription databases and The New York Times and East Bay Times. It also allows patrons to place holds and borrow eBooks.

Would you like a physical card to check out books and other material? Stop by any branch to get an actual library card issued as well.

John Green and Crash Course are back with a 10-episode course on "Navigating Digital Information". The course (from 2019) includes episodes about fact-checking, lateral reading, social media and more to help you become a savvy and critical digital consumer.

TO ACCESS DISTRICT SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEW YORK TIMES:

1. You need to be logged into your school email account
2. To update your NYT school subscription, click here.
3. Immediately go to your email and click on the verification link that you received
4. You should now be able to access all of the NYT
5. Contact the library if you are still having trouble

PARENTS: 

Purchase Chromebook Insurance through Worth Ave Insurers

(a NEW policy must be purchased EACH school year. It does not automatically renew. To purchase for the 2022-2023 school year, please click the link above).

The mission of the Acalanes library is to stimulate the intellectual curiosity of the students and to enrich the educational environment of the school by providing a comprehensive and up-to-date resource center that supports students in preparation for college and careers.

Our goals are:

• to support the academic curriculum with a carefully selected, well-balanced collection of print and electronic resources that offer access to information both within and outside the library;
• to teach research, technology and digital citizenship skills and to support students in their research and technology use;
• to inspire creative and critical thinking; and
• to promote a positive learning environment for every member of the school community  for scholarly research, individual study, collaboration and recreational reading.