About the Library Media Center

Hours: Monday - Friday (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Phone: (508) 829-6771 x1627
Staff: Jennifer Jourdain, Library Media Director : Deb Flynn, Rita Irving, Library Aides

The Wachusett Regional High School Library Media Center provides students and staff with access to materials and resources to meet their educational, professional, and personal needs.  Our resources represent a diversity of experiences, skills, and innovative technologies to help students become lifelong users of information.

The new facility opened in September 2006 and has two computer labs, a periodicals section, a professional reading room, and a large open space for reading, meetings, and classroom use.  The monthly School Committee meetings are taped and broadcasted live from the Library Media Center.

The Library Media Center staff works cooperatively with classroom teachers in planning and providing units of study to integrate information skills with classroom content.  Our holdings are accessible through Alexandria, our online catalog, through the website.  We hold over 21,000 items including books, magazines, videos, DVDs, art prints, pamphlets, and audio books.  

Rules:

  • Students must obtain a pass from a Library Media Center staff member or classroom teacher to visit the center. 
  • Long block study students must obtain a pass from the Library staff either after school the day before the study, or before school the morning of the study.
  • All students must sign in on the attendance roster as they enter the facility.
  • Students must adhere to the District's Acceptable Use Policy when using a computer.  Computers should be used for educational purposes at all times.
  • Food and drink are not permitted in the Library or Labs.  Nutrition break snacks must be consumed before students arrive to the Library Media Center.
  • Books and other materials can be borrowed for a three week period and can be renewed, provided there are no reserves for the item(s).
  • A coin-operated copier is available for student use for $.10 per page.  Students conducting research using books in the Library and/or Labs have access to free copies during the classroom period.  After school and copies for presentations must be copied at cost.
  • The Library Media Center is an area for quiet study and research.  Students are expected to respect the rights of others and behave accordingly.