Librarian:  Ms. Shelly Santos, MLS

Library Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 A.M - 3:30 P.M.

Mission Statement - The Harry Siperstein Library seeks to provide the resources that support the school curriculum and to teach students how to become effective users of information.

Vision Statement - The library seeks to help students develop the information literacy skills they will need to succeed in today's society and to promote a lifelong love of learning and reading.

Book Catalog - Our catalog is loaded on all the computers in school. Go to the Start Menu, then Programs, then Library, and then select OPAC.

Recommended Reading - Check out Prep's Reading Blog!

Research Databases -

• Proquest Newspapers, Platinum Periodicals - Great for all types of school projects and questions, with full-text magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on any topic. Includes full text coverage of the New York Times.
  • Username: Q7P3NSX2HM
  • Password: welcome
• Proquest Learning Literature - Open the doors to poetry, prose, and drama with the works, biographies, and literary criticisms on over 4,000 national and international authors.
  • ID: 84-31821
  • Password: bigchalk
  • Please select "My Products" and then "Proquest Learning Literature."
• Gale Infotrac - Portal into Custom Newspapers(including New Jersey papers), specialized reference collections(New Catholic Encyclopedia, Novels for Students, Encyclopedia of Sociology), and Informe, a collection of Spanish language magazines.
  • Password: marauder
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Full Text - Index and full text of popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada; includes current events and news, fine arts, fashion, education, business, sports, health and nutrition, consumer affairs, and other subjects.
  • User ID: BBM54
  • Password: SSNJ036595
    

Almanacs, Dictionaries, & Encyclopedias -

• Information Please Almanac
• CIA World Factbook
• The Free Dictionary
• Bartleby