Libraries

mission of the library program

The mission of the Shaker Heights Schools Library Program is to provide a place for students to learn and appreciate the power of information and reading through various print and electronic materials. Through collaboration, research, and thinking critically, students will become proficient, lifelong learners in a changing global environment.

Students stand with the books they write in the school library

About Our Libraries

The Shaker Heights City School District libraries are centers for collaborative learning, where students can find resources to extend their learning with guidance and instruction from professional teacher-librarians.

The library program is a key component of the educational program. Our teacher librarians collaborate with teachers to provide learning experiences for students in information, technology, and media literacy. They help students and staff working on research and projects while also selecting materials that match curricular goals and reading interests for students.

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Library Policies

Materials Selection

Board Policy IIAC Library Materials Selection and Adoption

Reconsideration of Materials

The first step in reconsideration should be a conversation with the school’s teacher-librarian. If an adequate solution is not found, the reconsideration request form will be provided to the parent/guardian.

Board Policy KLBPublic Complains about the Curriculum or Instructional Materials

Online Student Resources

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Course Texts by Grade & Subject

Grades K-5

Grades 6-8

Grade 6

Language & Literature (L&L)

Chew On This
Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson | 2006
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

Clean Getaway
Nic Stone | 2020
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

Towers Falling
Jewell Parker Rhodes | 2016
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

Choice Books for Literature Circles:

A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park | 2010
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai | 2014
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

Same Sun Here
Silas House & Neela Vaswani | 2011
Sexuality Content: Includes one sexual innuendo and one inappropriate slang reference

Rolling Warrior
Judith Heumann | 2021
Sexuality Content: No Sexuality Content

Grade 7

Grade 8

Language & Literature (L&L)

Copper Sun
Sharon M. Draper | 2006
Sexuality Content: Contains Sexual Violence and Forced Relationships

Night
Elie Wiesel | 1956
Sexuality Content: Contains References to Sexual Violence and Exploitation

To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee | 1960
Sexuality Content: Includes a Subplot About a False Rape Accusation

Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare | 1590–1592
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Innuendo and Themes of Marital Control

Grades 9-12

Grade 9: Language & Literature (L&L)

Please Note: Not all texts are used for all courses.

Patron Saints of Nothing
Randy Ribay | 2019
Sexuality Content: Contains Discussions of Sexuality and Relationships

Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare | 1597
Sexuality Content: Includes Romantic and Sexual References

Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck | 1937
Sexuality Content: Contains Discussions of Prostitution and Sexual Desire

The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo | 2018
Sexuality Content: Includes Discussions of Body Image, Sexuality, and Relationships

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie | 2007
Sexuality Content: Contains References to Masturbation and Sexual Curiosity

Optional Reads:

Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam | 2020
Sexuality Content: Discusses Themes of Sexual Violence in the Prison System

Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson | 2014
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Mythology Unit
Various Authors | Various Years
Sexuality Content: Content Varies; May Contain Themes of Sexual Relationships in Mythology

Summer Choices:

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez | 2017
Sexuality Content: Contains References to Sexuality and Reproductive Health

The Dangerous Art of Blending In
Angelo Surmelis | 2018
Sexuality Content: Includes LGBTQ+ Themes and Discussions of Sexuality

Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram | 2018
Sexuality Content: Explores Sexual Identity and Relationships

Time Bomb
Joelle Charbonneau | 2018
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Game Changer
Tommy Greenwald | 2018
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Grade 10: Language & Literature (L&L)

Please Note: Not all texts are used in all courses.

Language & Literature (L&L)

Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds | 2017
Sexuality Content: Contains Discussions of Relationships and Sexual Content

The Crucible
Arthur Miller | 1953
Sexuality Content: Features Accusations of Adultery and Sexual Impropriety

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston | 1937
Sexuality Content: Includes Discussions of Sexuality and Relationships

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925
Sexuality Content: Contains Themes of Adultery and Romantic Affairs

Fences
August Wilson | 1985
Sexuality Content: Includes Extramarital Affairs and Sexual Themes

Glow
Ned Beauman | 2014
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Radium Girls
Kate Moore | 2016
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Our America
LeAlan Jones & Lloyd Newman | 1997
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien | 1990
Sexuality Content: Contains References to Sexual Violence and Prostitution

Strange Fruit
Lillian Smith | 1944
Sexuality Content: Historically Themed, Includes Racialized Sexual Violence

Dreamland Burning
Jennifer Latham | 2017
Sexuality Content: Includes Historical Sexual Violence and Relationships

Sag Harbor
Colson Whitehead | 2009
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

All American Boys
Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely | 2015
Sexuality Content: Some References to Relationships and Sexual Content

Metamorphosis (Graphic Novel)
Franz Kafka, Adapted by Peter Kuper | 2003
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

The Bracelet
Yoshiko Uchida | 1976
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Their Eyes Ohio Immigration Anthology
Various Authors | Year Unknown
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Kindred
Octavia E. Butler | 1979
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Violence and Rape Within the Context of Slavery

Kindred (Graphic Novel)
Octavia E. Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy & John Jennings | 2017
Sexuality Content: Visual Representation of Sexual Violence and Consent Issues

May 4th Voices: Kent State 1970
Edited by David Hassler | 2013
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
Derf Backderf | 2020
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow | 1975
Sexuality Content: Includes Themes of Sexual Relationships, Affairs, and Violence

Optional Reads:

The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings
Edited by Donald McQuade & Robert Atwan | 2014
Sexuality Content: May Include Essays with Sexual Themes

Current Issues and Enduring Questions
Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, & John O'Hara | 2019
Sexuality Content: May Include Essays with Discussions on Sexuality

A More Perfect Ten
Gary Garrison | 2008
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Making Movies
Sidney Lumet | 1995
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Four Great Plays
Henrik Ibsen | 1984
Sexuality Content: General Collection, Specifics Unknown

Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson | 2004
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

A Collection of Essays by George Orwell
George Orwell | 1954
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Collected Essays by James Baldwin
James Baldwin | 1998
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

The Radical Write
Bobby Hawthorne | 2011
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

The Associated Press Stylebook
Associated Press | 2022
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

The Newspaper Designer's Handbook
Tim Harrower & Julie M. Elman | 2012
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
Cindy L. Otis | 2020
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Grade 10: Individuals & Societies (I&S)

Grade 11: Language & Literature (L&L)

Please Note: Not all texts are used in all courses.

Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe | 1958
Sexuality Content: Includes References to Polygamy, Marriage, and Gender Roles

The Oedipus Cycle
Sophocles | 5th Century BCE
Sexuality Content: Incest and Sexual Relationships Are Central to the Plot

Macbeth
William Shakespeare | 1606
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Innuendo and Manipulation Themes

Life of Pi
Yann Martel | 2001
Sexuality Content: Brief References to Sexuality

The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini | 2003
Sexuality Content: Contains Sexual Violence, Including a Rape Scene

Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi | 2000
Sexuality Content: Discusses Sexuality, Oppression, and Gender Roles

A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens | 1859
Sexuality Content: Includes References to Sexual Violence and Prostitution

The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende | 1982
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Violence, Relationships, and Discussions of Sexuality

Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand | 1897
Sexuality Content: Romantic Themes with Some Implied Sexual References

City of Thieves
David Benioff | 2008
Sexuality Content: Includes Discussions of Sex and Violence

How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster | 2003
Sexuality Content: Discusses Sexual Symbolism and Themes

We Are Not From Here
Jenny Torres Sanchez | 2020
Sexuality Content: Themes of Sexual Violence, Relationships, and Trauma

Grade 12: Language & Literature (L&L)

Please Note: Not all texts are used in all courses.

The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings
Donald McQuade & Robert Atwan | 2014
Sexuality Content: May Include Essays with Sexual Themes

Current Issues and Enduring Questions
Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, & John O'Hara | 2019
Sexuality Content: May Include Essays with Discussions on Sexuality=

1984
George Orwell | 1949
Sexuality Content: Contains References to Sexuality, Sexual Control, and Relationships

Beloved
Toni Morrison | 1987
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Violence, Trauma, and Relationships

Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison | 1952
Sexuality Content: Includes Discussions of Sexuality and Racialized Sexual Exploitation

A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen | 1879
Sexuality Content: Themes of Marital Roles, Relationships, and Gender Expectations

A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams | 1947
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Violence, Coercion, and Relationships

The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood | 1985
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual Violence, Reproductive Control, and Consent Themes

Beowulf
Anonymous | Circa 1000 AD
Sexuality Content: Some Translations May Contain Implied Sexual Violence

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz | 2007
Sexuality Content: Includes Sexual References and Themes of Consent

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson | 1886
Sexuality Content: Some Interpretations Include Implied Sexual Themes

So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson | 2015
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content

Writing Today
Richard Johnson-Sheehan & Charles Paine | 2013
Sexuality Content: No sexuality content