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Welcome to the Strath Haven High School Library
Librarian Ms.Sandie Liacouras Library Assistant Ms. Kathryn Irving

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= **Mission** Statement = The mission of the Strath Haven High School library media program is to ensure that students graduate as competent, critical and ethical users of information. Our goal is to prepare lifelong learners and information literate citizens who are able to determine their information needs, recognize relevant information, solve problems, and effectively communicate the results of their research. We strive to create a comfortable and welcoming working environment for the school community.

School Librarians Making a Difference
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[|The 21st-Century Librarian] Video from //T////he New York Times//, Monday, February 16, 2009 School librarians like Stephanie Rosalia have transformed into multi-faceted information specialists who guide students through the flood of digital information that confronts them on a daily basis.

=School Libraries Count=

Pennsylvania's school libraries provide students with opportunities to become critical seekers of knowledge, users of technology, and independent life-long learners in the global society of the Information Age. To learn more about the impact of school libraries on learning, take a look at this 2007 report from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. [|Pennsylvania School Libraries: Key Players in Education]

=Library Awards and Grants=

Strath Haven High School Library has been awarded a [|Picturing America Grant]. This is a free education resource of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), distributed in cooperation with the American Library Association. Picturing America award materials include forty images mounted on twenty double-sided, laminated posters for display and classroom use and a teachers resource book.

[|**Library Services and Technology Act Information Literacy Grant**] **- 2007**


 * Strath Haven High School Recognition Award - June 2006**

[|Pennsylvania School Librarians Association] [|Delaware County Daily Times Article.pdf] 5/19/03
 * Outstanding Individual Library Information Center- 2003**

[|**Library Services and Technology Act Information Literacy Grant**] **- 2002**