Library Mission Statement

The I.S. 145 School’s Library Media Center are welcoming spaces for all learners to develop their minds and talents to their fullest potential. The library supports:

  • A love of learning

  • Reading for fun.

  • Finding and using information to achieve educational goals.

  • Motivating the individual’s creative exploration and expression.

  • Cultivating 21st Century literacy and research skills and creating new knowledge.

Our librarians work collaboratively with content teachers to support their curriculum needs and projects they produce with their students. In addition, we are available to help students individually access quality information and appropriate resources, using our online digital resources or help them enhance their research skills and find resources from other digital means. Finally, we are available for our parents by providing links to resources that they can use with their children to enhance learning , or help them individually if they are looking for specific information.