The Library is available throughout the day for classes and for students to work independently or as a group. It's both a casual environment to spend time and a quiet environment for studying and reading. Students may come to hang out in the reading area, spread out when needing table space, or sit at a computer to use for schoolwork.

 

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Teens' Top Ten for 2016
Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association, the Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list of books nominated and voted on solely by teens. Find one you're interested in? Check it out from the Library!

The Top Ten Winners: Alive by Chandler Baker. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone. The Novice: Summoner: Book One by Taran Matharu. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. When by Victoria Laurie. Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten.

The Other Nominees: Black, Holly. The Darkest Part of the Forest. Boecker, Virginia. The Witch Hunter. Brockenbrough, Martha. The Game of Love and Death. Childs, Tera Lynn, and Tracy Deebs. Powerless. Cornwell, Betsy. Mechanica. Dinnison, Kris. You and Me and Him. Doktorski, Jennifer Salvato. The Summer After You & Me. Doller, Trish. The Devil You Know. Heltzel, Anne. Charlie, Presumed Dead. Nielsen, Jennifer. A. Mark of the Thief. Priest, Cherie. Illustrated by Kali Ciesemier. I Am Princess X. Schmidt, Tiffany. Hold Me Like a Breath. Schreiber, Joe. Con Academy. Sedgwick, Marcus. The Ghosts of Heaven. Simmons, Kristen. The Glass Arrow. Stone, Tamara Ireland. Every Last Word. Stohl, Margaret. Black Widow Forever Red. Westerfeld, Scott, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti. Zeroes.

Look Up Your Favorite Book

Read 25!
The College Board recommends that students read 25 books a year to increase their academic ability. 

The Mission of the Library:
To encourage and advance student learning with services and resources that support the Rochester High School instructional curriculum and the needs of the RHS community.

The Goals of the Library:
1. To offer instructional services that encourage students to:
     a.) Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
     b.) Draw conclusions and apply knowledge to new situations.
     c.) Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of society.
     d.) Pursue personal growth.
2. To provide a collection of resources, materials, and equipment which supports the curriculum and meets varying levels of educational need.
3. To provide professional support to faculty in planning, designing, and delivering instruction.
4. To promote personal reading and assist with strategies for effective informational reading.
5. To assist with learning and creating new information using various technologies.
6. To serve as a welcoming place for students and staff.

There's a Genre for Everybody!
Splatterpunk, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Glam Romance, Intrigue and Espionage... flip through the flashcards below to read about the many, many genres that exist! For printables, download our Fiction Genres brochure and our Fiction Sub-Genres four-page listing!

The Mission of the Library:
To encourage and advance student learning with services and resources that support the Rochester High School instructional curriculum and the needs of the RHS community.

The Goals of the Library:
1. To offer instructional services that encourage students to:
     a.) Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
     b.) Draw conclusions and apply knowledge to new situations.
     c.) Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of society.
     d.) Pursue personal growth.
2. To provide a collection of resources, materials, and equipment which supports the curriculum and meets varying levels of educational need.
3. To provide professional support to faculty in planning, designing, and delivering instruction.
4. To promote personal reading and assist with strategies for effective informational reading.
5. To assist with learning and creating new information using various technologies.
6. To serve as a welcoming place for students and staff.

Rochester High School Library has earned Qualified status for SL 21!
To earn recognition for meeting the measurement benchmarks for Michigan School Libraries for 21st Century Schools (SL 21), a school library must demonstrate competence in the areas of Teaching for 21st Century Learning, Building the 21st Century Learning Environment, and Leading the Way to 21st Century Learning.
SL 21 is a voluntary management standards program with benchmarks in the areas of instruction, student achievement, technology, facility, staffing, budget, instructional materials, curriculum development, school improvement, community engagement, advocacy and additional applicable areas of instruction and engagement in the educational community.