A High School Library
Our Annual Purchases and
Types of Materials Purchased


A High School Library updates its collection
both annually and on a four year cycle. These materials are
purchased according to need and the wishes of parents and
faculty members. These purchases also include those made
in order to update each classes recommended reading lists.



Types of Materials Updated Annually


Our Fiction Collection is updated according to the needs
of the current class levels and according to changes in their
recommended reading lists. These reading lists are developed
by the Librarians in association with the English Department.


The Freshmen Reading list contains Multi-Cultural Literature Authors and Titles

The Sophomore Reading list contains American Literature Authors and Titles

The Junior Reading list contains British Literature Authors and Titles

The Senior Reading list contains World Literature Authors and Titles

We have also joined in the Renaissance Reading/Star Reading Program
It is very exciting to see kids want to read


Types of Materials Updated According to a Four Year Cycle


Our Non-fiction Collection is updated according to the
needs of the A High School Community. Our current task
is updating our biography section to include people who
are of interest to our Student Body and also to update our
collection of literary criticism. In the near future we plan
to update our space, science and mathematical collection.
Our plan is to continue updating this portion of the collection
according to a four year cycle of purchasing.


Our Four Year Purchasing Cycle


Year One
  • American History
  • Biographies
  • Literary Criticisms
  • Social Science
  • U.S. Presidents


    • Year Two
  • The Arts
  • Career Books
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Religion
  • World Leaders


    • Year Three
  • Drama and Plays
  • Mathematics
  • Science and Technology
  • Space Technology and Astronomy
  • World History


    • Year Four
  • Country Studies
  • Geographical Materials
  • Foreign Language Materials
  • Multi-Cultural Materials
  • Poetry
  • Sports


    • This Plan is just a blueprint for our purchasing.
    Purchases are made throughout the year as needed.


    Other Updates


    Our CD-Rom Collection and Computers are updated as necessary.
    We are currently in the process of updating all CD-ROM's from
    DOS based systems to Windows based systems. CD-ROM's are
    purchased according to Departmental and Student needs,
    and as they become available for purchase.


  • Coming soon An Overview of Our CD-ROM Collection



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    This page was last updated on January 21st, 2002