Mary  G.  Creaghan  Library

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Loyola  Blakefield  Wheeler  Hall  –  2nd  Floor  500  Chestnut  Avenue  Towson,  MD  21204  

443-­‐841-­‐3648  

Main  Library  Staff                Terry  Darr,  MLS  –  Library  Director  •  2006  graduate  of  the  University  of  Maryland  College  of  InformaNon  Studies,  College  Park  

       Mary  Jo  Schap  –  Administra:ve  Assistant  •  B.A.,  Loyola  University          Tristan  Deppe  –  Library  Assistant  •  B.S.,  Georgetown  University  

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The  library  from  Wheeler  Hall

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Working  hard  at  the  library

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The  First  Day  of  School  2012

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Our  Collection

•  17,000  +  books  supporting  the  academic  curriculum  and  the  leisure  reading  needs  of  boys

•  Extensive  DVD  collection  for  teachers  and  student  enrichment

•  Magazines,  newspapers

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The  Special  Collections  at  the  Library

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Special  Collection:    Archives

School  Archives   Various  items  dating  back  to  

1856.

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Special  Collection:    Historic  Yearbooks

Yearbook  Collection     Loyola  BlakeVield  yearbooks  from  

1929

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Special  Collection:    Alumni  Author

 

Alumni  Author  Collection  Books  written  and  published  by      

the  graduates  of  Loyola  BlakeVield

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19  Alumni  Authors  Tom Clancy (1969)

Jacques Kelly (1968) Christopher Foreman (1970) Gregory William Mank (1968) Nicholas Leonhardt (2005)

Jim McKay (1939) Robert Bongardt (1951) Rick Detorie (1970)

Vincent Fitzpatrick,III (1968) Vincent Fitzpatrick,Sr. (1903) Frank Rehak (1972) Richard M. Prodey (1957)

Thomas Montelone (1964) Richard C. Mears (1954) John W. McGrain Lawrence Jackson (1986)

Kevin O’Keefe (1982)

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Special  Collection:    Campus  Ministry  

Campus  Ministry  Collection    Books  donated  by  Father  Joseph  Michini,  S.J.    on  Jesuit  spirituality

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Research  Subscription  Databases

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Library  Catalog

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AV/Computer  Room

•  15  computers  •  Free  copying  and  prinNng  •  Adult  supervision    •  7:30  a.m.  –  4  p.m.  daily  •  InstrucNonal  area  •  Open  lab  for  free  periods  

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Working  in  the  AV/computer  room

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Copying  and  Printing

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And  Just  Printing…

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Information  Literacy  Instruction

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•  Introductory  3  day  instruction  program  for  every  9th  grader

•  Librarian  led  research  skills  review  for  grades  9-­‐12  before  major  research  papers

•  One  on  one  assistance  with  MLA  format,  proofreading  and  research  for  students

9th  Graders  Learn:

•  Use  of  the  library  

•  Evaluating  web  sites

•  Finding  articles  in  research  databases  

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Chess  is  Played  Here

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and  Checkers…

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Library  Blog

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Senioritis  Already?

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