ACHS Library The mission of the ACHS Library is to provide students with a wide range of print and non-print resources and to teach them to use these resources effectively.  Students receive one-on-one and group instruction on the effective location, evaluation, and utilization of all media.  The library collection includes over 25,000 books and approximately 1500 videos and DVDs, all readily available for student use in the library, in the classroom, and at home.           The ACHS Library is an alive, vibrant, learning center staffed by four full-time personnel readily available throughout the school day.  All members of the staff work to foster student growth in the effective use of information resources.

Library Staff Mrs. Annette Thibodeaux is the Head Librarian at ACHS. She has thirty-eight years experience as a school librarian, eighteen at ACHS. Mrs. Thibodeaux has a master’s degree in library science from LSU. Throughout her long career, Mrs. Thibodeaux has won numerous awards and honors and has held several leadership positions in professional organizations at the local, state, and national levels. Presently, she serves as national Executive Board Member of the Catholic Library Association.   Mrs. Jeanette Oliver is the senior member of the ACHS library staff. Her service to ACHS and the library span over forty years. She serves as Audio Visual Coordinator. In her role as AV Coordinator, she schedules, maintains, and assists students, teachers, and administrators in the use of all equipment. Mrs. Kathy Klapatch, Class of 1969, is one of the library assistants. She coordinates the work at the circulation desk and performs many duties to keep the library functioning efficiently. She has twenty-three years of service as a member of the ACHS staff.   Mrs. Margaret Daley has worked nine years as a library assistant. She works on many varied jobs that help to make the library an efficient and smooth operation. Mrs. Daley is a graduate of Villanova University. HOURS The library is open before school at 6:30 a.m., at lunch times, and after school until 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The librarians will keep the library open late until 4:00 p.m. by advance appointment.           Links Get Ready for the ACT & SAT EBSCO:  Research Databases Login and Password will be provided at school. World Book Login and password will be provided at school. Jefferson Parish Public Library Use your library card for access to public library resources.

WEB SITE

          Check out the Chapelle Library site on the Chapelle homepage:
           www.archbishopchapelle.org
          Academics
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Use links to access the EBSCO Online Databases, World Book Online, and the Jefferson Parish Public Library.

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Literary Reference Sources - British

Excluding William Shakespeare 

Online Catalog – Author and Subject Searches
General Encyclopedias
Literary Reference Sources
          (Located on low shelving opposite general encyclopedias)
          British Writers – blue and red
          Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) - brown
The Critical Perspective: Twentieth Century Criticism of British and American Literature to 1904 - grey
 

Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) – blue

Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) – brown
         Twentieth Century British Literature - blue
         Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) - brown

Literary Reference Sources- General

 (Located on low shelving outside librarian’s office)

          Ref 820 Dra           The Oxford Companion to English Literature
          Ref 820 Oxf          The Oxford Chronology of English Literature
          Ref 820.3 Har        Oxford Companion to English Literature
          Ref 820.3 New       The New Century Handbook of English Literature
          Ref 820.3 Ref        Reference Guide to English Literature
          Ref 820.9 Bau        A Literary History of England
          Ref 820.9 Bri         British Writers (8 vol.)
          Ref 820.9 Bri         British Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide
          Ref 820.9 Cri         The Critical Perspective
          Ref 820.9 Kun       British Authors Before 1800
          Ref 820.9 Mod      Modern British Women Writers: An A-to-Z Guide
          Ref 820.9 Tem       Modern British Literature
          Ref 820.9 Twe       Twentieth-Century British Literature 
          Ref 821.009 Gla    Thematic Guide to British Poetry          
          Ref 823 Fac          The Facts on File Companion to the British Novel

Literary Reference Sources - American

Online Catalog – Keyword Search; Author Search, Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name; Subject Search

General Encyclopedias - Low Reference Shelves Behind Literary Reference Sources

Periodicals - Online database 

Literary Reference Sources - Low Reference Shelves Behind General Encyclopedias

Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) – brown (52 vol.) (Index vol. 52)
          Novelists, dramatists, poets, short story writers living or died after
          1959 

Critical Perspective: Chelsea House Library of Literary Criticism – grey (10 vol.) 

Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) – blue (Index –vol. 110 and 116)

 Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 (LC) - brown (10 vol.) (Index vol. 17)
          1400 – 1799 (excludes Shakespeare)

 Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC) – brown (21 vol.)
          Authors who died between 1800-1899

 Twentieth Century American Literature – red (7 vol.)

 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism – brown (31 vol.)

 World Literature Criticism – turquoise (6 vol.)

1500 to the present

Literary Reference Sources – Women

Ref  809.1 Con           Contemporary American Women Poets: An A-Z Guide

Ref  810.9 Nin           Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers:
                                   A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

 Ref 813 Con             Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers:

                                   An A-Z Guide

 Ref 820.9 Bla           The Feminist Companion to Literature in English:
                                   Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present

 Ref 820.9 Bri            British Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide

 Ref 820.9 Enc           An Encyclopedia of British Women Writers

 Ref 820.9 Mod         Modern British Women Writers: An A-Z Guide

Literary Reference Sources – African American

Ref 809 Hed              Twentieth-Century African American Writers and Artists

Ref 810.9 Afr             Afro-American Writers after 1955: Dramatists and Prose Writers

Ref 810.9 Afr             Afro-American Writers, 1940-1955

Ref 810.9 Afr             Afro-American Writers before the Harlem Renaissance

Ref 810.9 Afr             Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940

Ref 810.9 Afr             African American Writers

Ref 810.9 Bla            Black Literature Criticism  (3 Vol.)

Ref 810.9 Enc            Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers  (2 Vol.)

Ref 810.9 Mod          Modern Black Writers  (2 Vol.)

Ref 810.9 Not            Notable African American Writers  (3 Vol.)

Ref 810.9 Oxf            The Oxford Companion to African American Literature

Ref 811.54 Afr           Afro-American Poets since 1955

Ref 813.4 Afr             Afro-American Fiction Writers after 1955

Literary Reference Sources – Short Stories

 Ref 808.3 Sho           Short Stories for Students (10 Vol.)

 Ref 808.3 Sho           Short Story Criticism (5 Vol.)

 Ref 813 Fac              The Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story

 Ref 813 Rea             A Reader’s Companion to the Short Story in English

 Ref 813.01 Ame       American Short Story Writers, 1910-1945 – First Series (2 Vol.)

 Ref 813.01 Ame       American Short Story Writers, 1910-1945 – Second Series

 Ref 813.01 Ame       American Short Story Writers before 1880