Southwestern  Schools Library

Home of the Piasa Birds

WELCOME !

Parents, Community, Staff and Students

This site is designed to encourage reading, research and homework help through library resources. See the above links to each page including; What's New?, Library Resource Links, About Us, Contact Us, and the More page which has various information for you. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the librarian found in the Contact Us page.


The annual Scholastic Book Fair starts November 30!  Please support our school library!


Great Christmas shopping opportunities!


Click here to shop our Online Book Fair!

What can the library do for me? Middle/High School.

We can help you find a book! The MSHS library just converted to the bookstore method of shelving fiction books.  Books are now separated by genre: Adventure/Survival, Classics, Dystopia/Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Realistic, Romance, and Sports are the new fiction shelf sections.


COME IN AND LET MRS. ALBANESE HELP YOU FIND THE PERFECT BOOK! 

What can the library do for me? Elementary.

We can make sure you get books that YOU can read! Our elementary libraries have a wonderful collection that covers a wide range of reading levels, from pre-reader picture books to middle school young adult novels.  We add new books each year to keep our students engaged.


MRS. SELLERS CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE A BOOK THAT'S JUST RIGHT FOR YOU!

Check out the Dewey Decimal Rap! 

Southwestern CUSD#9 Home Page

Find Student Policy Handbook under District Information/Student Handbook.

          Library Hours:      

      7:30 am - 2:00 pm   

(Monday - Friday)

All libraries have limited openings at this time due to the quarantine put in place.  

“ Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift." —Kate DiCamillo

"A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others." —Abraham Lincoln

"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere." —Jean Rhys

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Webpage maintained by:

Amy Albanese- District Librarian

aalbanese@piasabirds.net

Southwestern CUSD#9

8226 Rte. 111, Piasa IL 62079

618-372-3813 x1113


last updated on: 

October 27, 2020

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See Mrs. Albanese for details or click the Cloud Library (CL) tab above!