ENCSD Library/ Media Center

The ENCSD library/ Media Center adopts the philosophy that correlates with
the school’s mission: “We believe that all Deaf and hard of hearing children
have unlimited potential. Given that belief, Eastern North Carolina School for
the Deaf provides a challenging learning enviroment which prepares each
child for a meaningful and productive life in a changing world.”

The staff of the ENCSD Library/ Media Center also believe that all Deaf and
hard of hearing children have unlimited potential. Our goal is to provide the
opportunity to help Deaf and hard of hearing children to reach their fullest
potential by providing information skills instruction and giving them access to
high quality books and materials that correlates with the curriculium. We also
aim to provide teachers and residential life attendants quality resources to
guide them in instruction according to the curricula.

We strive to focus on the three areas that embody the vision of the American
Library Association’s publication, Information Power: Building Partnerships for
Learning: collaboration, leadership, and technology. By collaborating with other
instructors, we foster integrated learning through the use of the library/media
center and curricular instruction at ENCSD. We also seek opportunities to work
with students and staff through the use of technology and information skills to
maximize effective instructional strategies.

The Library/ Media Center serves as a central area holding over 44,000 books and resources for the K-12 program. We have a collection of
nonfiction books, biographies, short stories, reference materials, and a Deaf Studies section.

The Library offers access to various technological equipment and
software that is available for students and staff assignments and research projects.

Library and information skills classes are provided once a week for 45
minutes for students in grade K-5. The Librarian also conducts story telling for other classes each week. She also collaborates with teachers and their classes to incorporate library and information skills with the teachers’
lessons.

We are very proud of the services and resources that we have to offer for the students and staff of ENCSD. We look forward to continuing working towards our goal in providing students information skills instruction and resources to become productive and informed literate citizens for our future.