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The New Verne Verne Oliver Library Media Center is located in St. Augustine's School on the third floor.  The library dedication was held on Sunday January 27, 2002.  Faculty, staff, students, alumni and many of the schools supporters attended the wonderful event.

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Principal Rhem-Tittle reads dedication plaque to Mrs. Verne Oliver with 1st grade twins Justine and Jada  and the school's facilities manager Mr. Reginald Mays looking on.

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Fr. Keith Outlaw, St. Augustine's Pastor blesses the library with a special prayer and Holy Water.  Alumna Mrs. Muriel Haywood, Mrs. Oliver, Principal Rhem-Tittle, Jada, and Justine assist with the ribbon cutting.  The St. Augustine Community enters the new Verne Oliver Library Media Center for the first time. 

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Some of the delicious cakes that were served at the library dedication.

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Here are several views of the library.

The first Verne Oliver Library was built in a mobile trailer in the school yard.

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Mission Statement  

The Verne Oliver Library & Media Center provides the resources and services whereby students can become effective users of ideas and information and lifelong seekers of knowledge.

The Library fosters the lifelong enjoyment of reading by providing quality literature appropriate for age level. The Library also provides curriculum support, research guidance, and other learning experiences to the students, faculty, staff, and parents of the school community.

The Media Center, which is located in the Library, adds on-line resources to our collection and allows students to use computers to conduct research and create academic work at the same time.

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Our 8,000 books and additional multi-media resources are easily searched and circulated by our automated system and will soon be networked to all classrooms.  Student workstations have full internet access and word processing programs.

 

Mr. Augustine Rhem, the Librarian looks forward to working with each student during class visits or independent research periods. Parents are welcome to circulate our resources and browse our Parent Resource Collection either before or after school.