NCHS Library won the American Association of School Librarians' 2010 National School Library Program of the Year Award.

NCHS Library won the Connecticut Association of School Librarians' 2010 Bernice "Bunny" Yesner School Library Program of the Year Award.

Honorable mentions for collaboration between the Information and Communications Technlology (ICT) team (librarians and technology integration teachers) and classroom teachers, community organizations and district level administration were awarded to New Canaan High School by two international technology education associations - the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) and Consortium of School Network (CoSN)

Summer Reading 2010!

Summer reading at New Canaan High School is NOT required. We do maintain a list of recommended books - just for fun.

As promised, we posted instructions for using Destiny, our new online catalog for discussing summer reading online. Please view the above video, It is less than 4 minutes long.

Please remember that all the NCHS copies of summer reading books are available for circulation at New Canaan Library in town.

Our list includes adultliterature and young adult (YA) titles, award-winning books, student and stafffavorites. Poetry, non-fiction and all genres are represented. We have selectedclassics that are romantic, action packed or both. It is our hope that ourstudents will read, not because they have to, or to get ahead, but simplybecause it is a great way to lose oneself in another world. While we have madean effort to provide a list that addresses the needs and interests of all NCHSstudents, not all books on the list will be appropriate for all students.

Here is the summer reading list. Please email questions here.

New Poll:

New Canaan Summer Reading 2010 activities. How do you want to celebrate reading this summer?

New Canaan High School Library Media Center Mission Statement

In support of the New Canaan High School (NCHS) mission, New Canaan High School library media program's mission is to help each student excel and achieve  maximum potential by creating a 21st Century learning environment, fostering a love of reading, and promoting the effective use of information and communications technology. Through collaboration, the library media faculty partners with the larger NCHS community to empower students in becoming life-long learners, responsible citizens, and industrious problem solvers.