The Elizabeth Claster Lower School Library celebrates the power of storytelling to rouse curiosity, transport us to imaginary realms, and connect readers with the vastness of the human experience. The Library is also an important access point for nonfiction resources which support the development of critical thinking and information literacy, and for furthering discovery about each child’s own interests.

Traditionally, the shared nature of our library’s print collection has been an asset: an opportunity to practice stewardship of shared resources, to interact with books as physical art, and to participate in a community-led space. In response to the global pandemic, we have supplemented our physical library collection with a digital collection and new digital resources. We invite your family to explore these resources, but also to consider a healthy balance of on-screen and off-screen reading opportunities.

• To explore our library’s catalog, please click here.
• Patrons can now access fiction and nonfiction ebooks and audiobooks through our new digital library, Sora. Please click to learn more.
  
• The library also offers access to a number of digital databases. Please click here to learn more.

In accordance with our school’s Friends Forward safety protocols, the library will not be available to LS students and their caretakers before or after school, as it has in previous years. This page will be updated as our safety protocols evolve to best serve our K-12 community. If you have questions about when your child is scheduled to visit the library within the 10-day cycle, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher or Paula.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do reach out to your devoted Lower School Librarian: pzamoragonzalez@friendsseminary.org.

Happy reading, my friends!

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