St. Michael's Episcopal School strives to provide children with superior academic instruction in an environment that acknowledges and develops Christian values.

Library

The Louise Fontaine Powers Library is open to our students daily during school hours. The library’s goal is to support the mission of the school and development of the curriculum. The collection has been carefully chosen to encourage good reading and research skills. With over 20,000 volumes, every effort has been made to provide a collection that meets the varying needs and interests of a diverse body of students, teachers, and parents.

Lower School classes visit the library once a week. During this time there is instruction in the use of books and materials in the library, and opportunities for enrichment activities in children’s literature focusing on noteworthy authors and illustrators. Middle School students are free to visit the library individually, by class, or in small groups.

Recognizing the potential of the Internet for student research, St. Michael’s subscribes to the INETLibrary Internet service. This service provides thousands of rated websites, periodicals, and journals, and can be accessed at home. For login information, please e-mail our librarian, Margaret Bell. We encourage St. Michael’s families to use the service as a prime source for Internet research.

Click Find It Virginia. To access these databases and online resources, you will need a library card from a Virginia public library.