Frequently Asked Questions - Library

These hours apply during the academic year when school is in session.
The library is closed during all-school events.

Main Phone Number : 413-498-3484

For Summer School hours please all the Summer School office: 413-498-3290.

Other NMH faculty are available in the library to assist with research and locating materials during remaining open weekday and weekend hours.

The information commons is accessible whenever the library is open.

Media manager:  Monday–Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm

I.T. technical support specialist: Monday - Friday 1:00 pm-4:30 pm

Student RCCs: Throughout the day and during study hall hours. ?RCCs (Residential Computer Consultants) are NMH Work Program students trained in computer maintenance, repair, and support. They provide assistance with software use and scanning.

Technical support specialist, Mickey Steiner, is available Monday through Friday, from 1:00 - 4:30 pm.

RCCs (Residential Computer Consultants) are available evenings, Sunday through Thursday.

The Archives is open by appointment only.

Please contact: Peter Weis, NMH School Archivist

Phone: 413-498-3469

Come to the circulation desk (the main desk) and show your student I.D. card or tell us your name. Faculty, you only need to give your name.

Yes and No.

Students: You may check material out of the library without your student I.D. card, but we prefer you have it. Scanning the barcode of your I.D. assures accuracy and often helps the process go faster. If you have forgotten your I.D., however, you may still check material out. An I.D. is required to borrow a laptop for in-library use.

Faculty and other community members: You may check out material by simply telling us your name at the circulation desk.

Yes. The Media Center loans digital cameras. Tell the Media Manager or Librarian what you need and how long you need it for. Due date will be determined, within reason, by your needs.

Students: Your ID is required to borrow a laptop. Come to the circulation desk wth your ID. Laptops are for in-library use only.

Teachers: You may borrow a library laptop when you need computer access for any school-related activity. Come to the circulation desk to pick up the laptop. The due date, based on your needs, will be determined at checkout.

Yes. The library has many (not all) the textbooks that NMH classes are using on reserve at the circulation desk. Come to the desk and ask us for the book you need. Textbook reserves are for in-library use only.

Magazines are for in-library reading only. Most articles that appear in current magazines, however, are available through our library databases. Ask a librarian for help finding the article you need.

Please come to the circulation desk and speak with an adult librarian.

Please come to the circulation desk and speak with an adult librarian.

Yes. All NMH employees and their families are welcome to borrow from the library.

Interlibrary Loan is a service that is provided to all NMH students, faculty, and staff.. Please visit the Interlibrary Loan page to review our policies before making a request.

Yes. You will need to register at the circulation desk with your current address, email, and phone number.

Yes. You will need to register at the circulation desk with your current address, email, and phone number.

Yes. Please register at the circulation desk. We will need your name, address, email, phone number, and proof of identification.

NMH students: The loan period for most library material is 21 days. The loan period for movies is 3 days.

NMH Faculty and staff: Most library materical is due at the end of each term. The loan period for movies is 1 week.

Other borrowers: 21 days for most library material, no renewals.

Material may be renewed in person, online or by email.

The renewal period for most library material is 21 days. Students may not renew movies. Items may be recalled for use for another borrower at any time after the initial 21-day loan.

During the morning and afternoon Schauffler Library is a place where collaborative study and conversation is allowed throughout most of the facility. A study area is always available to community members who want a silent location.

From 7:00 pm till closing study hall conditions prevail and work on group projects is permitted only in the rooms to the right and left of the main entrance. During study hall, the entire lower level of the library is for silent, undistracted, individual study.

Group study is permitted throughout the Library during the day, with the exception of the silent study room on the lower level. From 7:00 pm till closing, work on group projects is permitted only in the rooms to the right and left of the main entrance.

Yes. The silent study room is on the lower level. (Go down the stairs. Turn left.) Silence rules in this room at all times.

Yes, but please do clean up after yourself. Vending machines are located on the lower level.

Sure. Stop by the reference desk during the class day or in the evening. Librarians will help you with tricky citations and will show you how to use NoodleBib to create your bibliography.

Definitely. Please stop at the Library's reference desk. Reference Librarians are available throughout the class day and during study hall on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings.

Visit the media center, to the left of the front entrance of the library. Pat Hasanbasic is the Media Specialist and she will be glad to help you.

Visit the Information Commons, to the left of the main entrance. Pat Hasanbasic is the Media Specialist and she will be glad to help you.

Visit the Information Commons to the left of the main entrance. Pat Hasanbasic is the Media Specialist and she will be glad to help you.

Tech help is available from an I.T. professional from 1:00-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. RCCs (student technicians) are on duty during study hall, Sunday-Thursday evenings.

Ask in the Information Commons  (to the left of the main entrance) or at the Library's circulation or reference desk. If the person you ask can't figure it out we will find someone who can.

Mickey Steiner is the Tech Support Specialist. Her office is to the left of the main entrance.

The Library needs student workers who are reliable, friendly, cooperative, and with good communication skills.

The Information Commons needs reliable students who are interested in multimedia production software.

RCCs are students who are tech savvy and good communicators.

The Archives needs students who pay attention to detail and are able to work independently. An interest in NMH School history is a plus.

Request a workjob in any of these areas at the work program office.

Please contact Alison Ernst, Library Director.

Email: aernst@nmhschool.org

Phone: 413-428-3280

Please contact Alison Ernst, Library Director.

Email: aernst@nmhschool.org

Phone: 413-428-3280