The mission of the Donna Franca Franzaroli Library and Resource Center is to serve as a welcoming space where students, ranging from 15 months to grade 8, have access to a rich and diverse collection of literacy resources. The library staff endeavors to foster an environment in which students, faculty, and families are: 

 

• Inspired to learn, question, and explore;

• Empowered to find materials independently and to ask for guidance should they need it;

• Challenged to explore a diversity of voices, identities, and perspectives. 

 

The library staff selects materials for the library that are:

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• Appropriate for all reading levels, from 15 months through 8th grade

• Relevant to the curriculum

• Current and accurate

• Representative of diverse backgrounds and perspectives

• Engaging and of high interest to students

• Recommended or requested by students, faculty, and families

 

Wellan’s library offers a broad and inclusive collection, providing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, reference materials, and other learning resources to students and staff.  As a member of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS), the library is also granted direct access to digital resources such as research databases and e-book collections.