About the Library
Hours| Faculty| Decorum| Borrowing Policies| Technology| Facts & Figures| Supporters| Virtual Tour
The Hopkins Library is an information-rich, technology-dense learning center where students, faculty and staff come for research, quiet study and leisure reading. Its mission is to help students become effective, ethical users of information for academic success and for personal enrichment. We fulfill our mission by collaborating with classroom teachers to identify opportunities to teach information literacy and research skills within the context of real assignments, and by providing individual assistance for students as needed.
Hours
The library is open from 7:30 AM until 5:50 PM each school day. Holidays and early dismissals may affect closing times.
Faculty
- Faye Prendergast - Head Librarian
MLS Southern Connecticut State University, MBA University of Connecticut, BA SUNY Stony Brook
fprendergast@hopkins.edu
- Tracy Bray - Assistant Librarian
MLS Southern Connecticut State University, BA University of Connecticut
tbray@hopkins.edu
- Sandra Cooke - Librarian
MA Fairfield University, BA Central Connecticut State University
scooke@hopkins.edu
- Debra Dubois - Librarian
MLS, Southern Connecticut State University, BS University of Maine
ddubois@hopkins.edu
Decorum
- Food, drinks, and cell phone use are not permitted anywhere in the library.
- Students must refrain from unnecessary or loud conversation on the upper level to facilitate an atmosphere that is conducive to study.
- Talking is not permitted on the lower level.
- Study rooms on the lower level may be used for quiet group work and are limited to a maximum of 4 students in each room.
Borrowing Policies
Each student is responsible for materials checked out under his or her account and will be billed for lost or damaged items. The charge for a lost item includes its actual replacement cost plus a $5.00 nonrefundable processing fee. Borrowing periods are:
- Books - 20 school days, renewable for 10 school days
- CDs, DVDs and Videotapes - 5 school days, nonrenewable
- Open reserve materials - overnight/weekend use, nonrenewable
- Reference and closed reserve materials - library use only
Students are responsible for fines assessed for overdue items. All library obligations must be satisfied and all materials must be returned prior to summer vacation. Students who withdraw or take a leave of absence from Hopkins at any time during the school year must return all items and clear any library obligations before leaving.
Technology
There are 28 desktop PCs and 24 PC laptop computers availablefor general in the library. Each is connected to the internet through the Hopkins network and is loaded with curriculum-related software including MS Office 2007, Adobe Creative Suite, Inspiration 8, Fathom, Mathmatica 5, Math Type, Graphical Analysis, Geometer’s Sketchpad, ARTstor OIV, and Sniffy.
Photocopiers are located on the upper and lower levels. level. The lower level photocopier is also a scanner that can send copies to student or faculty e-mail accounts or to faculty Blizzard folders.
The library classroom located on the lower level is equipped with 18 PC laptop computers, data projector and screen. The classroom is primarily used for library skills instruction. Faculty may request a reservation for other kinds of instruction depending on availability.
The Faculty Reading Room located on the lower level has 2 PC computers and printers and is reserved for faculty use only. A micro-media lab located on the lower level has 2 iMacs, scanner and color printer. The micro-media lab is reserved for faculty use only.
Hopkins provides computer equipment, services and Internet access to its students, faculty and staff for academic and professional purposes. All users of Hopkins computers or network resources must respect both community standards and resource limitations. Use is limited to activities which are legal, ethical, and non-commercial in nature. For more information about the Hopkins Computer, Internet and Technology Use policy, please refer to the Hopkins handbook.
Facts & Figures
The library’s collection includes more than 27,000 books, DVDs, videotapes, CDs, and microfilm as well as many online resources including the library catalog and 16 subscription databases. For pleasure reading the library offers a growing selection of contemporary fiction along with 40 current magazines and 3 daily newspapers. We also offer more than 75 Great Courses on DVD and other resources of professional interest to educators.