To serve the students and faculty of our school, we provide access to print and digital information, assistance in learning to use the resources, and a place for study and research.

Resources and Collections:
We house over 9,000 volumes that support the curriculum and recreational reading, including 1290 reference volumes, 2460 fiction, and 5460 nonfiction books.

Subscriptions to OSLIS (Oregon School Library Information System), the Oregonian, and Opposing Viewpoints, which are online full-text journal and newspaper databases, with both school and remote access. Subscriptions to three newspapers, and a small number of print magazines.

• 450 videos, primarily on science, history, art, and religion topics.
• 50 CD’s in the Good Classical Music collection.
• 5545 multiple copies of  titles for class room use (class collections)

A College Collection providing college catalogs, college directories, scholarship guides, videotapes, and other support materials for the college selection process (500 items). The college room also houses a Parent Collection consisting of guides and information on raising and teaching adolescents.
           
St. Mary’s library web pages providing choice websites for specific class topics, bibliographies, and access to other online reference sources:  http://library.stmarysschool,us.

Services:

• Open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00  p.m. on school days.
  
• Full-time librarian and half-time library assistant to help in using the library for research.
  
• Instruction for classes on library print and digital resources and research.
  
• Local and regional newspapers and national magazines.
  
• Special loans of public and university library books for class projects.
  
• Online access to county and academic libraries’ holdings.

Plus:

• 44 networked student computers with word processing, the library catalog, and Internet access.
• 1 dedicated on-line catalog access computers.  
• Photocopier/computer printer and scanner.
• Scissors, glue, tape, staplers, markers, colored pencils etc. for completing  school assignments.
• A computer lab available for class bookings.
• Small library store with basic school supplies.