Library

About the Library

The Colorado Springs School main library/media center is housed in the historic Trianon, in Charles Baldwin’s beautiful two-story library. It has over 13,000 volumes for our students, faculty, staff, and parents to use. There are computers for internet-based research and composition and printing of papers/projects. The library serves as a hub for 21st century learner of all ages and is home to a multi-media resource center, an iPad lab, a Dell laptop lab, and a video recording and editing studio. The Children’s School library room is located in the Children’s Academic Center for easier access to books and resources for younger students.

Library hours are Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Media specialist is available to assist students with research and book check-out.

Library Resources

Here are some helpful links to get you started on your project. Click each logo to use the resource.

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The online system, OPALS, allows parents and students browse the CSS library catalog from anywhere. A QR code allows OPALS to be accessed by a mobile phone. Need to find a book for homework and crunched for time? Use the QR code on OPALS to access the mobile application and find your selection in the catalogue.

OPALS offers four different search engines: OWL for prekindergarten-2nd grade, Beginning search for 3rd-5th grade, Standard Search for 6th grade and above, and Advanced Search. 
 
Through OPALS we host several research and technology link pages divided into age-appropriate levels for students. These include Webmix for Kids which features sites such as: PBS Kids, National Geographic Kids, Dance Mat Typing, Scratch, and many more; Bibliography Station, which is powered by Purdue Online Writing lab; and Research Writing links page with many safe and vetted resources for Middle and Upper school students. There is also a Tech Tools page which features dozens of helpful apps and programs such as Padlet, Prezi, Book Creator, and Storyboard.

In addition to catalog searches, the Pikes Peak Library District Web page has helpful links to online resources.

Harper’s Magazine is a periodical that has been in print since the mid 1800’s. Our online subscription allows access to the 250,00 pages that house all the archives dating back to 1850. Suitable for Middle and Upper School research and projects.

A research website designed for students by librarians.