Library and Learning Center Mission
The Cretin-Derham Hall Library and Learning Center (LLC) assists students in becoming information literate and lifelong learners. The CDH librarian, in collaboration with faculty and administrators, teaches literacy skills that are embedded across the curriculum. These include the skills to find, evaluate, and use information for a student’s academic and recreational pursuits.

Philosophy
The Cretin-Derham Hall Library and Learning Center focuses on service to students, faculty, staff, and the larger CDH community. The role of the LLC librarian and aides is to engage students in the library and classrooms, to develop their critical thinking skills, to improve their resource evaluation skills, and to help them balance digital resources with print resources, making the LLC an integral part of their learning process.

Materials are available in a variety of formats, including print and e-books, online databases and videos, and audio books, all meant to engage each individual learner.

Resources and Facility
The Cretin-Derham Hall LLC resources include a collection of over 12,000 print and video items, over seventy-five audio books, twenty online databases and digital reference book collections along with 24 Macintosh computers. In addition, the LLC has a quiet study area, a computer lab with 24 macs and a conference/meeting room. The school’s technology department and staff share space in the LLC.

Information Literacy: Key Skills for the 21st Century
The CDH Library and Learning Center focuses on teaching 21st century skills for students to become proficient researchers, finding information efficiently for their academic work and personal needs. The keys to these skills are found in the following objectives:

• Students will demonstrate an ability to locate print, multimedia, and electronic resources
• Students will evaluate information in both traditional and electronic formats
• Students will appreciate the value of reading and literature
• Students will understand the principles of intellectual property, academic integrity, and ethical access to information