Libby O. Cohen Library
Welcome to the Libby O. Cohen Library
The
Libby O. Cohen Library is a vital center of the Tandem Friends School
community. The library holds approximately 6,000 titles of research,
reference, and video materials, and works of fiction for Middle School
and Upper School students. The collection supports the curriculum as
well as provides for research and recreational reading. The library
actively supports research, both print and electronic, in all grades,
from 5th grade “Passion Projects” to Senior Projects. The library also
promotes recreational reading through a Middle School reading program
modeled after the Battle of the Books. Books are cataloged according to
the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
The
library offers an online catalog, research databases, and Internet
access. Students can search the UVA Library catalog and the local
Jefferson-Madison Libraries catalog for additional resources. Four
computers in the library serve students’ research and writing needs.
The library is located adjacent to one of the school’s computer labs
with eighteen additional computers. The library website provides access
to electronic encyclopedias and other reference resources, as well as
the full text of over 3,000 newspaper and periodical articles through
subscription databases. Library web pages also offer a research center
designed to support students in the research process and guide them in
the selection and use of Internet sites pertinent to the curriculum.
The librarian is available at all times to assist individual students with library use and research.
Mission
The
Libby O. Cohen Library at Tandem Friends School seeks to ensure that
all students develop the skills that they need to become thoughtful and
effective users of ideas and information. The library provides learning
opportunities, instruction, and instructional materials appropriate to
each student’s needs. The library is committed to providing support to
the curriculum, enhancement of classroom activities, opportunities for
recreational reading, and an environment that promotes responsible
scholarship and citizenship. The library program has as its goal the
development of lifelong learners and library users.
History
In
1971, Tandem Friends School hired its first professional librarian,
Libby Okun Cohen, who began building the collection and shaping the
library program. Until 1986, Libby Cohen served as the school’s
professional, dedicated, and energetic librarian. Under her watchful
eye, the library became the central focus of the academic and cultural
life of the school. When Libby left Tandem Friends in 1986, the library
was officially named the Libby O. Cohen Library.
Location
The
library enjoys a central location on campus on the top floor of the
Math/Science Building with a beautiful view of Carters Mountain.
Faculty
The
librarian is Barbara Studholme. Barbara holds an MLS degree from the
Indiana University School of Library and Information Science and an MA
in French from Indiana University. Barbara’s library experience
includes research and reference librarianship at the National
Geographic Society.
Hours
The library is open from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on all school days.
Contact
The library telephone number is 434-296-1303, ext. 339.
