Welcome to the AHS Media Center

The AHS Media Center provides a space for students to focus on their academics by providing resources to garner a wide knowledge base.  We offer 12,300 titles for student selection as well as several online resources for topic-specific research.  

The primary goal of our instruction is to continue to grow the independent skills developed in middle school to meet academic expectations at the high school level. 

The library is open from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Amsterdam High School uses an online catalog powered by HFM BOCES – School Library System, available through any device that has Internet service, that can help students find the library’s resources by title, author, subject, series, call number, and keyword search.

The media center is open to all students who have academic work to do.  This typically occurs during advisory periods or at the discretion of individual teachers.  In addition, teachers may schedule library time for a variety of reasons.

• Students are expected to treat each other and the contents of the library with respect.

• No food allowed.

• Computers must be used for educational purposes only.

Parents, please read and discuss these rules with your students. Together, find an appropriate and safe place for each child to keep library books. Help your child to develop good library habits and a love for reading that will develop into a lifetime appreciation of books. Family use and respect for reading materials will help a child be successful in and out of the classroom.