St. Martin's Episcopal School has two exceptional libraries, providing an essential collaborative study space at opposite ends of the extensive campus. The Lower School Library serves faculty and students from George Cottage to grade four. The Martin Family Library serves grades five through twelve. Our libraries feature a vast collection of print and digital resources, carefully curated to support the curriculum and meet the diverse interests and academic needs of our students.

Two professional librarians are committed to providing the resources and support necessary for St. Martin's students to become responsible digital citizens.They provide personalized assistance to students and work closely with faculty to ensure comprehensive information literacy integration reaches across all academic divisions. The goal is to inspire students to develop a love of thinking and learning and to spark joy in a simple love of reading.

 

Lower School Library (George Cottage - Grade 4) 

Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Friday - By Appointment

Faculty: Ethel Madden, MLIS, Lower School Librarian ([email protected])

 

Martin Family Library (Grades 5-12)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Faculty: Brittany Hart, MLIS, Middle and Upper School Librarian ([email protected])

Library Resources

Library Catalog - Destiny
St. Martin's Online Library catalog can be accessed from anywhere. Students are able to log into personal accounts to reserve materials, review books, or see what has been checked out.

Accelerated Reader Home Connect
The Accelerated Reader program is a computerized program that tests reading comprehension. Students select books on their reading level, read independently, and take an independent comprehension test on the computer. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level. Home Connect improves the school-to-home connection by allowing parents and students to log in to a website and view the student’s progress towards goals. Access promotes discussion, which motivates students and can make reading even more effective.

CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.

EBSCO Host
EBSCO provides access to many databases with full-text resources (periodicals, books, reports) covering several academic disciplines.

JSTOR
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 to help academic libraries and publishers. JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. JSTOR has digitized more than 50 million pages and continues to digitize approximately 3 million pages annually.