The Sacred Heart School of Montreal One of Canada's oldest independent Catholic schools for girls

Library Hours

• Monday – Thursday:  7:50am – 5:30pm
• Friday – 7:50am – 5:00pm

Library Collections

• Books: 15,000 volumes in English and French
• Magazines: 47 subscriptions to English and French publications
• Newspapers: The Montreal Gazette and La Presse.
• Electronic Databases
  • ELibrary Canada: Database providing access to over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, reference material.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition: database with reference material, magazines, websites, multimedia.
  • Infotrac: database of articles from over 250 newspapers and magazines in English and French.
  • netTrekker: contains a wealth of educator-selected online resources organized by readability and grade level.
• CDs: Collection of classical and jazz music available for circulation.
• Computers: 17 computers connected to a printer and scanner.

Reference Service

Through a class booking schedule teachers bring their students to the library to work on assigned projects.  Students are guided in their research by the librarian and their teacher.

Students receive assistance in choosing novels to read for class or for their own recreation.

Instruction is given, in groups or individually, on the proper use of resources which include books, magazines, electronic databases and internet resources.