Library/Media Center
George Walton Academy’s media center is located centrally in the sixth-grade building. The media center is for all students in K3 through 12th grade. Our library media program fosters an enduring passion for knowledge by encouraging intellectual creativity, curiosity and collaboration using quality information and innovative technology.
Students are encouraged to visit the media center often to check out reading materials and to use the available resources for completing school assignments. Lower school students visit the library on a “specials” rotation as a class for a lesson, an activity, and for checkouts. Middle and upper school students can visit the library at any time to browse or check out books. The media specialist is also available to collaborate with teachers on selecting credible sources for research. This includes visiting individual classrooms to teach lessons on navigating databases, finding relevant sources, and evaluating those sources.
Hours
The media center is open for free checkouts from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Class times vary throughout the day from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Collection and Policies
The media center is divided into sections based on age and interest level for lower, middle, and upper school students. GWA’s inventory houses over 15,000 print materials alongside countless digital resources. George Walton Academy does not charge late or overdue fines.
*Students in K3, K4, and K5 are allowed to check out one book at a time.
*Students in 1st grade and above can check out two books at a time.
*Once books are overdue, the student cannot check out again until they either return, renew, or replace the book if it was damaged or lost.
