The CVHS Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) celebrates Seasons of Service at the library January 20-24 with a book display of YA novels that reflect, explore or celebrate some aspect of mental health.
Visit the library to browse. Check out a book that might move you! Explore an aspect of the mind you didn't know about before.
Stop by the Library on Monday for free books! Bring your book bags! The library is making space for new books. Come take a look at our withdrawn books. Take as many as you'd like.
CVHS students, teachers and staff now have access to current editions of the New York Times while on the high school campus, compliments of CVHS Library.
Visit the library website for access to the New York Times (Current Edition) via the Databases A-Z or News Resources.
Knowledge for class. Knowledge for life.
Whether you are prepping course materials or planning for the weekend ahead, discover original, quality journalism that helps you
understand the world — and make the most of every part of life.
About our institutional subscription
All CVHS users have access to
For older issues, citation management tools, and to download articles, use Proquest. Links to the New York Times via Proquest are on the library website.
Seek the truth. Find new perspectives. Inform your conversations on current topics!
This year has been a year of putting infrastructure in place for a modern library media center, with significant improvements to the library's teaching and learning environment.
CVHS Library programs engaged students in civil society and heritage celebrations:
The new Friends of the Library program invites volunteers and donors to support the library.
Districtwide professional development for all library staff included training in Collection Development Policies, Freedom to Read, and the American Library Association's Bill of Rights. Staff became familiar with National and State Standards for school libraries and identified priorities for districtwide action. A top priority for library staff is exploring a Collection Development Policy for all libraries to guide selection and deselection. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Freedom to Read Act into law, providing greater impetus for our libraries to develop a Collection Development Policy.
New Books and Grants for non-Fiction Books made important improvements to the library's fiction and non-fiction collections. The library will continue to improve its STEAM collections in 2025 and refresh our contemporary fiction including authentic literature in English, Spanish, Mandarin and other languages.
The High School Library Assistant Course has been aligned with CTE and NACE standards. Curriculum Development for Student Lead Library Services places greater ownership of the library, its operations and success in the hands of students. Students learn real-world transferable skills to secure future college and career jobs in information management, businesses and cultural heritage institutions.
Digital subject guides are under development for all high school subjects. Library guides provide teachers and students access to excellent information resources to expand their knowledge.
Digital library infrastructure improvements have stabilized and improved student and teacher access to content. Library databases, the NoodleTools Citation manager and the Destiny Library Management System (LMS) have transitioned to Google Single-Sign On. A self-checkout station was enabled for high school students. CVHS Library acquired industry-standard Springshare software over the summer to support the integration of publisher content, the Library Management System, scheduling and blog software to provide the foundation for a public-facing 24/7 digital library. An A-Z list of databases provides clear, predictable access to databases. In the new year, continued work with IT and library staff district wide will improve student and teacher access to the library catalogs and communication infrastructure.
CVHS Library student assistants and staff completed the inventory of Non-Fiction collections the week before finals.
CVHS Library holds more than 5,700 non-fiction titles valued at $190K and has kept its loss rate down to well below 1% (36 titles.)
Students in the Library Assistant Course learned real-world work skills as they scanned the library collections, reviewed inventory reports and prepare post-inventory valuation reports. They learned about the theory and practice of “taking inventory” in a business or cultural heritage institution and put that into action at the library. The Library Assistant Course is an elective course where students learn transferable work skills beyond the library.
Also this year, in terms of inventory management, the library is experimenting with conducting two, partial inventories, rather than one week-long inventory, to minimize disruption during finals and reduce closure time during the school year from five days to four. The library also continues to pilot a no-fines policy consistent with others in the state and is monitoring loss/returns, management overhead, and improved student readership.
On September 29, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the “California Freedom To Read Act” into law which provides greater protections for all public and school libraries, librarians, and library staff when books are challenged. The law also requires that all public and school libraries adopt a collection development policy and reconsideration policy by January 2026.
The California Freedom to Read Act goes into effect in January 2025 and provides a one-year window of time to prepare and adopt policy.
For more information, Assembly Bill 1825 includes the new provisions that will be written into the California Education Code pertaining to libraries.
CVUSD librarians and Education Services have started the planning process for creating a collection development policy with broad engagement. More news will be posted throughout the year. CVHS high school staff and stakeholders will be included in the process.
Questions may be directed to the district Teacher-Librarian, Emily Stambaugh.
CVHS Library will close Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13 for partial inventory. Check the library website for updated hours.
All library staff and TAs will inventory the Non-Fiction collections in December.
Taking inventory annually is essential to maintaining a healthy, vibrant library.
The library strives to minimize disruption during the academic year, and is grateful for your patience as we complete this essential task.
This year, to reduce the amount of time we must close for inventory in May, the library will survey the entire collection in two parts: Non-Fiction in December and Fiction in May. We aim to complete the inventory in a total of 4 days in 2024-2025. By contrast, inventory required 5 days in 2023-2024.
The new approach requires training and preparation for all staff on new methods. Training commences next week. The library will remain open during staff training.
Students and parents, update your bookmarks!
Teachers, update Google classrooms!
The six (6) month transition time between the old and new library websites ends December 31st. If you have not already updated bookmarks, please do so now!
New CVHS Library website: https://library.cv.k12.ca.us/home
Old CVHS Library website: https://sites.google.com/cv.k12.ca.us/cvhslibrary/home
The old Google Sites website will be deleted December 31st.
Visiten la biblioteca para observar la ofrenda dedicado a nuestros queridos ya difuntos. Celebramos su presencia viva y su recorrido a Mictlán.
La exhibición fue realizada por los alumnos de CVHS de las clases de Español Avanzado y Cerámica. Los estudiantes investigaron la historia y el significado cultural de este día. A través de presentaciones, los alumnos de Español Avanzado inspiraron a los estudiantes de Artes Cerámicas para crear calaveritas, papel picado, velas y flores de cempasúchil.
Agradecemos a las profesoras Christensen y Bittner por su dedicación y liderazgo.
Students and teachers can now access the library's subscription citation manager, NoodleTools, through their Google accounts.
Visit the academic writing guide on the library website to get started (or click on MLA Citation & Paper Format).
Detailed account setup instructions are on the database page for NoodleTools.
Open Trojan Time at CVHS Library for the week of September 9 is Study Hall for Juniors and Seniors.
Students must register in advance. Register on Teachmore with Ms. Stambaugh and the Library Events Calendar.
Study Hall is a time for Juniors and Seniors to do homework and work on group projects.
CVHS Library launched Athena's Cooperative Cafe in August 2024. The cooperative cafe supports teachers, students, and the environment.
What is a cooperative cafe?
A cooperative service is one that is sustained by a community. Athena's Cooperative Cafe is sustained by CVHS students, teachers and staff for the benefit of all. Contributions in-kind (that is, non-monetary contributions) are managed by trained library student assistants as part of their service learning assignments at the library. Teachers, staff, students and parents can make contributions (see below.) Student clubs and staff can make use of the coffee grounds for gardening projects.
What is service learning?
Service learning connects academic study with community service to help students solve real world problems and learn through critical reflection.
Athena's Cooperative Cafe provides an opportunity for students to support our teachers, staff and fellow students with a warm beverage to brighten their day!
Certain project challenges provide learning opportunities in several areas:
Pokorny, Kym. “Used appropriately, coffee grounds improve soil and kill slugs.” Oregon State University Newsroom. 23 June 2023. [article link]
Find other articles like this in the library's Environmental Science and General research databases.
Who are our Baristas?
Baristas are Juniors and Seniors taking the Library Assistant Course at CVHS Library. As part of the course, Library Assistants rotate assignments, including the ever-popular Barista assignment, at the library. Baristas rotate once per month. Please thank them for their work when you see them at the front desk!
Who else is learning?
Student clubs interested in reusing the coffee grounds and tea bags to improve school gardens can partner with Athena's Cafe. Please inquire at the library front desk. This is a great opportunity for environmental science learning and sustainability practices!
Faculty and staff are also learning to interact more with our Library Assistants as vital contributors to our learning community.
How can you contribute?
Teachers, staff and students can contribute a box of tea, a bag of coarse ground coffee, or a box of pre-packaged hot chocolate mix at the front desk of the library anytime. Library Baristas will take care of restocking, apportioning supplies, preparing drinks and breaking down the cafe at the end of the day.
Please contribute:
Thank you for your contributions!
Please update your links, bookmarks and redirects.
CVHS Library has upgraded its website to provide students a pre-college and pre-career experience with information resources.
Features:
We invite you to explore, ask questions using the Ask a Librarian feature, and look for answers in the dynamic FAQ.
Watch for new developments to support student engagement and curriculum throughout the year. We will continue to develop the site, in alignment with state and national information and media literacy standards.
CVUSD is adding new e-resources to support teachers and students. CVHS will gain access to several of them.
CVHS teachers will find access to the following e-resources on the Library's Database A-Z list in the upcoming weeks:
The following resources will become available for other sites:
Ms. Stambaugh is currently working with each publisher/vendor to finalize licenses and establish 24/7 access. Whenever possible, Google Single Sign-on will be enabled.
Once access is enabled with Google SSO, each resource will gradually be included in library subject guides and instructional offerings for all teachers and classes.