Fr. John R. Aherne Library Media Center
Mission Statement
It is the three-fold mission of the library to support the school’s curriculum by providing research, instruction and service to Saints’ students, faculty and staff. The Library Media Center is also utilized for professional seminars, special presentations, career day opportunities as well as housing over 100 computers for student use. Student Resources
Mr. Jason Alcoser
California K-12 Digital Resources
Online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gale, and TeachingBooks are available — at school, at home, in libraries, on laptops, on phones — to all.
These digital resources are provided for all California students from the California State Library.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (PreK-12)
A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to California Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources. Post links directly to each school level, elementary, middle or high.
Need help from Britannica? See our support page. (800) 621-3900 x 7160 | edsupport@eb.com
TeachingBooks (PreK-12)
One stop provides resources for books you are reading and teaching, including author and illustrator interviews, lesson plans, and other enrichment content.
Need help from TeachingBooks? See our support page. 510-239-7391 | accounts@TeachingBooks.net
Gale (Grades K-12)
Gale STEAM resources provide essential, curriculum-aligned digital content for California K-12 learners. Include links to resources for elementary, middle and high school content.
Please note: If you wish to have location specific URLs for your school please visit: https://support.gale.com/cak12.
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies – Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
- Gale Interactive: Science – Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science
- Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids – Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.
Please note: If you wish to have location specific URLs for your school please visit: https://support.gale.com/cak12.
Need help from Gale See our support page. 800-877.4253 option 3 | gale.technicalsupport@cengage.com
