Library

The mission of the Upland High School Library is to empower students to develop as critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. We are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and empathetic learning environment that promotes open access to information and prepares students for a rapidly changing society. As a technological and globally relevant center of learning, we strive to cultivate a love for reading, provide equitable access to resources, encourage diverse perspectives, and nurture a community where every individual feels valued and respected.

• The UHS Library is committed to providing open access to information to empower students
  • The UHS Library provides two academic databases that is curated to be relevant and current on educational topics
  • The UHS Library provides a multi-user non-fiction eBook platform with a focus on research materials with new purchases every year.
  • The UHS Library takes advantage of the California State Library to bring more educational references to students and staff
  • The UHS Library works with district IT to ensure safety of students online while working to ensure that access to information is not infringed upon
  • The UHS Librarian teaches modules both at Freshmen orientation as well as throughout the year in classes that include topics such as effective research, global digital citizenship, and evaluation of sources
  • The UHS Library promotes diversity and inclusion, ensuring that resources reflect a wide range of perspectives and cultures.
• The UHS Library is committed to promoting literacy and enthusiastic readers
  • The UHS Library consistently evaluates and updates its resources to ensure the availability of relevant and current materials, reflecting ongoing commitment to provide the best educational content to students and staff.
  • The UHS library is committed to using funds to increase current, reviewed, and popular fiction and non-fiction every year.
  • The UHS library works with other sites, the public library, and book stores to bring YA authors to speak to the students on literacy.
  • The UHS library runs a book club that provides monthly books for club members.
  • Yearly purchases for literacy include:
    • New books in different categories of traditional paper books on a monthly basis.
    • Expanding the eBook platforms for fiction and non-fiction titles.
    • A partnership with the Upland Public Library allows student access to their YA digital collection which translates to tens of thousands of age appropriate titles
• The UHS Library is the hub of learning for all staff and students both technologically and globally
  • The UHS library is staffed by a credentialed teacher librarian and two library techs
  • The UHS library has 38 Google OS machines available to students and staff and four windows machines with programs to support CTE classes
  • The UHS Library is open before school, lunch, and for at least an hour after school for students and staff. 
  • The UHS Library is open during class time providing alternative academic support for teachers and students
  • The vision of the UHS library having extra hours is to provide a safe, clean, welcoming place that emphasizes learning as a school community.
  • The UHS Library runs an after school Homework Club where students can get tutoring or help on their homework from paid peer tutors for no cost to the student.
  • The UHS Librarian in addition to teaching classes on subjects related, runs makerspaces that prepare students for college/career as well as encourage a global perspective
    • The UHS Library runs Google Expeditions that include college trips and 3D access to global experiences otherwise not possible
    • The UHS Library is one of the educational technology help centers where teachers, students, and entire classes can learn about current technological resources and how they can enhance learning to expand beyond the classroom