Watertown High School Learning Commons
Massachusetts USA

Collaborate, Innovate, Communicate

Hours

Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:00 pm.
The Learning Commons is closed during school vacations and weekends.

Staff

Linda Picceri, Library/IT Teacher

The Learning Commons at Watertown High School is an automated, networked library media center with a curriculum based collection of print and non-print materials.  Home access to numerous online reference books and databases including newspapers, periodicals, and encyclopedias provides 24/7 service to students and staff. General collection books circulate for two weeks.  Current periodicals and reference books do not circulate.

The WHS Learning Commons is a flexible space in which areas for individual study and group collaboration are provided.

Twelve networked computers are available for student and staff use. In addition there are 24 laptops which can be used in the Learning Commons or taken to classrooms.  Digital cameras and camcorders are also available for check-out.

The adjacent computer lab houses twenty-five networked computers, audiovisual equipment, scanners, and presentation equipment.

Web Page

The WHS Learning Commons web page is accessible from school and home via the internet at: http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/whs/index.html
The link to our high school catalog (Alexandria Library Catalog) can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection. The catalog link http://opac-whs.watertown.k12.ma.us/boolean/ is on the Learning Commons homepage. Other library catalogs may be accessed from the WHS Learning Commons home page as well.

Fees

No overdue fees are charged. Lost books and equipment must be replaced and the fee is based on the cost to replace the lost item.

Student Access

Students may come to the Learning Commons at any time during the school day as long as they have a pass signed by a WHS staff member. Once in the Learning Commons the student must sign-in the attendance book and remain in the Learning Commons for the entire period. Students are encouraged to visit the Learning Commons before and after school as well.

updated 9/30/11