Library Services

The Fontbonne Academy Library offers individuals, students, groups, and classes, instruction in research and information literacy. By practicing these increasingly complex skills, students prepare for each level of the school's challenging curriculum. The Library also pursues an ongoing program to provide students and faculty with access to current print materials, electronic databases, and visual materials. Both library services and materials support classroom curriculum, but also aim to encourage in students a life-long love of learning.

Library Faculty/Staff

Library Resources

Hours & Services
The Library is open for research and study at 7:30 a.m. The Library closes at 4:00 Monday through Thursday, and 3:00 on Friday.

Library staff members assist students individually, in small groups, and in classes. Services include:

• instruction in locating and evaluating sources
• research assistance for class assignments
• access to materials that support the curriculum and co-curriculum.

Students and the adult members of the Fontbonne Learning Community are welcome to work on the computers, check out books, videos and tapes, and use Fontbonne databases.

Special Projects

English II: Literary Criticism paper
Using Info Tract

Click here to view: Using JSTOR

Click here to view: Using MLA International Bibliography

Theology

Go to Mrs. Lathrop’s e-Board: www.flathrop.eboard.com

Under the tab: “How to find”: Click on each note for directions for finding books and articles online. Usernames and Passwords to databases are also located here. Consult Mrs. Lathrop or Miss Lechan for help in your research.

Ninth grade Technology and Research Modern World History Project. Go to Mrs.Lathrop’s eBoard for assignments and advice on how to develop search terms, how to use catalogs, and how to find articles in databases. www.flathrop.eboard.com

Online Catalogs

Online Catalogs Boston residents: Boston Public Library at www.bpl.org. In the 3 x 3 box of icons, click on the center box “Explore the BPL Catalogs.” For a limited time, all Massachusetts residents may now acquire a Boston Public Library e-card, no matter where you live in the commonwealth. Go to www.bpl.org , page down to “Register for a Library Card Online.” Page down to the green box, “Get a BPL eCard.” You will be able to use:

• BPL databases
• eBooks
• downloadable audio and video
• place book holds

To get a plastic card as well, just go to any BPL library, present your eCard number and some ID. South Shore residents:(Milton, Quincy, Weymouth, Hull, Randolph, Brockton, Canton, etc.):www.ocln.org.