4 Pond Road, Harvard, MA
01451
978-456-4114
Just For Teachers
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4 Pond Road, Harvard, MA
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Harvard Public Library is committed to providing excellent service to children and young adults. One way to do this is to offer special assistance to those who work with young people: teachers, home educators, day care/preschool providers, and others whose work involves significant contact with children and young adults. For these people, Harvard Public Library offers the following services: Assignment
Alert Forms When you assign a project that requires your students to use library resources, it is helpful to us if we know about the assignment ahead of time. This ensures that the first student who visits us does not check out every book we have on the subject. With notice, we have the opportunity to set aside a collection of appropriate materials on a temporary reserve basis. By reserving some materials for use within the building (as opposed to being checked out), we can be sure that material is available to all of your students. Click here for the Assignment Alert Form and contact information. Homework
Reserve Shelf When you notify us of an assignment you have made we will pull the appropriate materials and set up a reserve shelf for the students to use. Advance notice also enables us to obtain materials from other sources. By restricting these materials to in-library use, they will be available so that all students can complete the assignment. Interlibrary
loan As a member of the C/W MARS network, Harvard Public Library patrons can access and borrow the holdings from the 126 member libraries. If Harvard Public Library does not own the materials you need, or should many students be researching the same topic, we can borrow the additional materials through the C/W MARS library system. Book
Lists & Research Guides Harvard Public Library would be happy to provide customized book lists for your classroom needs. In addition we can create a Guide to Starting Research on a topic for your students. Guides to Starting Research include books, encyclopedias, and websites. Tours
for Teachers If you would like to know more about the Harvard Public Library’s resources or would like to get to know the staff, please call 978-456-4114 to arrange a personal tour of the library (for you or a group) or stop by to speak to the reference librarian. Tours
for classes and school visits Classes are welcome to visit Harvard Public Library for an orientation and tour. If you would like schedule a tour of the library for your class, club or other group, please call 978-456-4114 to arrange a date and time. Instruction in public library use, book talks, story times, tours and assistance with school projects are some of the programs we offer. We are also available to visit your classroom for special programs.
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