Library

Holy Spirit Catholic High School Library

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HSCHS Library

Welcome to the Holy Spirit Catholic High School Library's web page. The HSCHS Library serves both the middle and high school. The library's collection contains nearly 4,000 books and 17 periodical subscriptions.

Items in the library are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal system. Fiction works are found on the back (north) wall of the library. Fiction is arranged by the author's last name.

Non-fiction works are found on the front (south) wall of the library and arranged by call number. A partial summary of call numbers is found below:

000 Generalities
       030 Encyclopedias
       092 Biography & Autobiography
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
       220 Bible
       282 Roman Catholic Church
       292 Greek/Roman Mythology
300 Social Sciences
400 Language
500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics
       510 Mathematics
       540 Chemistry
       570 Life Sciences/Biology
600 Technology
700 Fine & Decorative Arts
       750 Painting
       770 Photography
       780 Music
800 Literature & Rhetoric
       810 American Literature
       820 English Literature
900 Geography & History
       930 Ancient History
       940 European History
       950 Asian History
       973 U.S. History

Items other than reference items may be checked out for a two-week period. Items may be renewed if needed for a longer period of time. Reference items do not normally circulate and may only be checked out with special permission.

The library's media collection contains over 350 items including VHS tapes, DVDs, and CD-ROMs.  Items in the media collection are for in-classroom use by teachers and are not checked-out to students.