Library Services Available for Teachers of Grades 6 - 12

Assignment Alert Form (MS Word Document)
Teacher Basket Request (MS Word Document)

The Haverhill Public Library provides a variety of services to support the curriculum needs of local teachers and their students. 

• Library Tours
  The Teen Services Librarian will provide tours upon request.  In addition to a tour of the facilities, the librarian can also create a hands-on activity designed to get the students familiar with finding materials in the library, which will be geared to your subject.  Requests must be made a minimum of one week in advance.

• Hands on Training
  Hands on training for the Library’s Online Catalog, magazine databases, and Internet searching is available upon request.  This can be provided as part of a library tour, or as a classroom activity.  Training must be scheduled a minimum of one week in advance.

• Curriculum Support
  The Haverhill Public Library purchases books that can be used by students to complete research papers and other assignments.  If you find a title that you feel would be appropriate for use by your students please notify a library staff member and we will consider adding it to our collection.

• Reference Guidance
  The Reference Department is available during library hours to assist students with finding material for research projects, and answering general questions.  The Library does not provide individualize tutoring, however, we do our best to answer students questions about their homework.

• Bibliographies
  The Teen Services Librarian is happy to provide research guides, booklists, and bibliographies to assist students research or for other classroom needs.  Requests should be made a minimum of one week prior to the needed date and can be made via email, faxed to the library or in person.

• In -Library Use Only Collections
  If a large number of students will be researching the same, or similar, topic the library can create a special collection of “in library use only” materials that will be set aside for your students use and cannot be checked out of the library.  Please send a copy of the assignment to the library via email, fax, or in person at least one week prior to when it will be given to the students.

• Reader’s Advisory
  Library staff provide reader’s advisory services to teens who come to the Library needing to read a specific type of fiction for class.
  
  Teachers who need help finding fiction titles around a certain subject, theme, or genre can submit their request via email, fax, or in person and the Teen Services librarian would be happy to compile a list of appropriate titles. Please submit your request at least one week in advance.

If you have any questions or need assistance not listed here, please contact Alissa at 978-373-1586 or alauzon@mvlc.org and she will do her best to assist you. 

Requests for teacher services can be made by submitting the Assignment Alert form or Teacher Basket Request form to Alissa Lauzon, Teen Services Librarian any of the following ways:

Email: alauzon@mvlc.org
Fax: 978-373-8466