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Academics
Library & Technology
Read. Research. Explore. Question.
Welcome to the CSW Library
The CSW Library is a welcoming, inclusive, and anti-racist space that supports the school’s progressive curriculum and fosters a love of learning. It provides students, faculty, and staff with access to accurate, diverse, and dynamic information resources that support coursework, independent inquiry, and personal growth.-
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Library Collage
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Library Collage
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Library Offerings
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Community Events
The Library hosts a number of events that have grown to be community favorites, including the annual all-day Read-a-Thon, and weekly Library Live unplugged music performances. -
Curated Content
Explore content guides and musings on passions by our CSW community. Browse guides on how to read fanfic, discover blogs that highlight gaming news and hacks, or explore Slow Fashion October, Podcasts to listen to and web ephemera. -
Discover Your Next Read
The Library offers a number of guides and resources to help you discover your next read:
Summer Reading Guides
Each summer, the CSW Library creates a summer reading list--highlighting titles organized by genre to help you pick your next read.
Book of the Week
Each week, the CSW Library features one new(ish) title to our library collection.
What We're Reading
From the book stacks of your library staff, find out what we're reading and recommending.
CSW Reading Spotlight
The CSW Library occasionally asks members of our community (faculty, staff, and students) what they are reading, love to read, and a bit about their reading life in an effort to share recommendations.Displays and Curated Lists
Love a particular genre or topic? Browse some of our featured listings organized by themes like "Black in Love," "Murder, Mystery, & Crime," "Books Gone Viral," "Standalone Fantasy," or "Narrative Non-Fiction." -
Find Books
Students, faculty, and staff can quickly and easily search our library catalog to locate physical books, as well as ebooks, dvds, and other support materials. -
Research Tools
Through the Library, community members are able to access reference sources, databases, vetted websites, vetted multimedia channels, primary sources, and select newspapers and magazines. -
Topic Guides
Topic guides are curated resources that bring together key information, tools, and materials for a particular class or topic within courses by discipline. Example guides include, "Jane Austen," "Museum Studies," "Writing About History," and "Modern Japan."
Library Hours
During School Days
Monday to Thursday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
During Evenings
Sunday to Thursday:
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Our library catalog of 20,000 volumes and more than 80 periodical subscriptions, as well as links to other online resources and subscriptions, is available online 24-7.
Monday to Thursday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
During Evenings
Sunday to Thursday:
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Our library catalog of 20,000 volumes and more than 80 periodical subscriptions, as well as links to other online resources and subscriptions, is available online 24-7.
Meet Your Librarians
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CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.