Parents and faculty are encouraged to check out books at the library. Stop by any time the school is open and look at our selection. Try some of our new books for adults below:

New Books for Adults

What Great Parents Do: 75 Proven Strategies for Raising Fantastic Kids
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World
It's OK to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids
Small Great Things
Purposeful Play: A Teacher's Guide to Igniting Deep and Joyful Learning Across the Day
STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom
Gratitude & Kindness: A Modern Parents Guide to Raising Children in an Era of Entitlement
Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality
UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World
Help Your Kids with Computer Coding
Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
Serious Fun: Practical Strategies to Motivate and Engage Students
The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers
Art Workshops for Children
Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books to Teach Life Science, K-2
Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World


MCDS's favorite books »

Ebooks

Library@mcds.org

Send an e-mail to this address with the title and library barcode (inside the back cover) if you can't find a librarian and need to check out a book.

Databases

We have a lot of great databases here in the library. You can find great research sources as well as fun, educational videos to watch. If you're unsure of how to access them, just e-mail Tessa or Erica or stop by the library.

Book Request

We want to make sure the library has all the books you need. Is something missing from our collection? Send an e-mail to library@mcds.org with the following information:
  • Your name
  • The book title and author 
  • Preferred format (physical book, eBook, or audiobook)
  • Why you think the library should add the book to our collection

Librarian Picks

Visit our Librarian Picks blog for personal book recommendations from Tessa and Erica. Browse by subject or grade level. You can also find a lot of great books in our summer reading lists.

Library Blog

Don't forget to visit our blog for monthly reports, in focus posts on fun topics, and all the latest updates!