We value information literacy and have built both an experienced and dedicated team of professionals and the facilities needed to promote information literacy among our students at all grade levels.

Concordia has two libraries that meet the informational and recreational reading needs of our campus community. Between the Phoenix Center Library and the Elementary School Library, our diverse collection contains more than 35,000 in-house fiction and nonfiction resources. This collection includes books, audio books, CDs, and DVDs all of which are supplemented by electronic access to 45 subscription research databases and five electronic reading databases for Preschool-Grade 3.

Because we have a school wide wireless network, students, teachers, and parents can access the library’s web-based online catalog, electronic databases, and the Internet from within the building or from the visitor computers in both libraries. Students in grades 7-12 have laptop computers that provide access to all of these references at their fingertips. Furthermore, our community can access both the online catalog and electronic databases remotely from home or the office.

A variety of study venues throughout the building assure that that students can find quiet spaces that meet their needs and personal preferences for individual or group study. Students can seek help from professional librarians in both libraries: The Phoenix Center Library and the Elementary School Library.

A Word About Information Literacy

In today’s fast-paced digital age, it is imperative that our students become information literate. Concordia sees information literacy as knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner. An information literate student will be better prepared for the rigors of college and for the demands of the workplace all of which will create a lifelong learner and a contributor to a global society.