Transforming our Library

The Fisher-Watkins Library is currently undergoing a digital transformation. The Academy is replacing the majority of the library's printed books with electronic sources as a natural and integral outgrowth of the school's strategic commitment to becoming the national leader in 21st-century secondary education. This transformation places Cushing in the forefront of a pedagogical and technological shift and is entirely driven by what we believe will be the tremendous benefit your child will receive from our new library format.

Highlights of our dynamic, interactive learning center will include:

• monitors that provide students with real-time interactive data and news feeds from around the world
  
  
• state-of-the-art computers with high-definition screens for research and reading
  
  
• quiet cyber-carrels
  
  
• open classroom space
  
  
• faculty lounge
  
  
• cyber-café in a convivial setting for formal and informal student and teacher interaction

We anticipate the Fisher-Watkins Library will be the most-utilized space on campus, and truly the heart of the campus, as a center of learning should be.

Above all, it is important to know that Cushing Academy is not going "bookless." The issue at hand is merely one of offering books via an electronic or printed medium; many teachers continue to assign printed books in their courses, and students are encouraged to read literature in any format they find most convenient.

Hours

Monday - Thursday	7:45 am – 10:00 pm
Friday (No classes)	7:45 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday (No classes)	Closed
Friday (Before Saturday classes)	7:45 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday (Classes)	7:45 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday	2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Fisher-Watkins Library - Mission Statement
The primary goals of the library are to promote information literacy, support the curriculum, and provide a setting where students can feel both supported and inspired in their academic pursuits. Through both formal and informal instruction, the library plays a crucial role in helping to prepare students for academic success at the college level. Students develop their skills in accessing and utilizing information with the aid of current technology, including the online catalog and subscription databases

The library strives to meet the intellectual and academic needs of a diverse student body by providing resources on a wide range of levels. Through programming and the maintenance of a strong collection of recreational reading materials, the library seeks to promote reading and the sense of wonder and connection which literature can provide. In all these ways, the library endeavors to help each student develop a foundation for further education and a lifetime of learning.