The mission of the Richwoods Library is to provide a welcoming space for all, a diverse collection, and dynamic learning environment that supports our 21st century learners; by fostering a love of reading, promoting the effective and ethical use of information, and supporting and enhancing teaching, literacy, and learning, we inspire individuals of any kind to be an active and contributing members of society.

This mission is accomplished by:

• Providing students and staff with access to materials in a variety of formats (both in the Library and online)

• Providing instruction to develop independent readers and information literate students

• Collaborating with staff and administrators to support the curriculum through diverse learning and instructional opportunities

- from Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs (1988) p.1

 The library provides students and staff with many sources of information.  The collection includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs as well as many magazines and newspapers.  Let us not forget that the library contains books as far as the eye can see!  The library also contains computers that have access to the EBSCO database which allows students to find reliable material beyond the library walls.  In addition, the library also has an online catalog provided by Follett Destiny which students can access from the school computers to search the collection contained in the library. 

Remember, the Library website can be accessed 24/7 from any computer and can be found on the Richwoods High School website under the Students & Parents tab.