FWCD Libraries
The Fort Worth Country Day library program serves as an essential link between the students and faculty and their information and reading needs. FWCD maintains two separate library facilities. The Lower School Library serves grades JK-4, and the Moncrief Library serves grades 5-12. Staffing includes three professional librarians and one full-time assistant.
Library Hours
Lower School Library
7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily during regularly scheduled library classes.
Moncrief Library
7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily*
*During early release days, the Moncrief Library will close one hour after the last division is dismissed.
7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily during regularly scheduled library classes.
Moncrief Library
7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily*
*During early release days, the Moncrief Library will close one hour after the last division is dismissed.
Online Newspapers
We offer access to the following Online Newspapers:
News and Announcements
List of 1 news stories.
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December Book Fair Accolades
Read MoreThis year’s Book Fair was an incredible success. The FWCD Libraries would like to thank all of the students, parents, and grandparents for their overwhelming generosity. More than $30,000 in books was sold, which translated into hundreds of new books for students of all ages in the coming months. Charles Nash Elementary School in Fort Worth ISD was the beneficiary of FWCD’s annual Books for Kids program. A new book for every student at the school, as well as a few new hardback books for their library, was delivered to that school. Through the FWCD Libraries partnership with the Upper School Student Council and their Kindness Initiative T-shirt sales, a donation of $4,600 also was made to the school to help refresh their library collection.
Summer Reading
A summer reading assignment is part of the educational program for all students at FWCD. Faculty who serve on the summer reading committees have attempted to choose books that create pleasurable reading experiences and build enthusiasm for reading. We hope many parents will take the opportunity to read and discuss the books with their children over the summer. For more information about FWCD’s summer reading program, visit https://fwcd.libguides.com/2021summerreading.
Library Goals
- To promote reading as a lifelong interest among students;
- To provide for the information and research needs of FWCD students;
- To support teachers by providing curricular materials;
- To prepare students for the electronic environment in the 21st century; and
- To produce information literate citizens who know how to access and evaluate information.
Library Resources
The FWCD Libraries house more than 30,000 book titles and 40,000 copies. In addition, an increasing number of library materials come in digital format, allowing students access from home as well as school. These include downloadable e-books and audiobooks on Destiny Discover; middle-grade fiction on FollettShelf; the Historical Newspaper Collection from Newsbank; and databases of thousands of scholarly journal articles from Gale, EbscoHost, and JSTOR.
The library also subscribes to tools that help meet students’ literacy and research needs. These include NoodleTools, an online citation maker which guides students in the process of creating works cited lists, and Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader and STAR, which assess reading skills.
A complete list of library resources is available at fwcd.follettdestiny.com.
The library also subscribes to tools that help meet students’ literacy and research needs. These include NoodleTools, an online citation maker which guides students in the process of creating works cited lists, and Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader and STAR, which assess reading skills.
A complete list of library resources is available at fwcd.follettdestiny.com.
Accelerated Reader Program
Students in grades 3-8 participate in Accelerated Reader, which is designed to encourage reading practice and careful reading of a text. Assessment involves a computerized test on a book. Find AR books with the AR Book Finder (no password needed).
Annual Book Fair
Grades K-7 participate in the annual Scholastic Book Fair in the Moncrief Library. In addition to buying books for themselves and family members, students are also encouraged to purchase books for deserving students at another school through the Books for Kids community outreach program.
Visiting Authors
Lower and Middle School students have the opportunity to meet and interact with well-known authors and illustrators on campus each year.
Author Interviews
Meet the Librarians
List of 4 members.
Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) is a JK-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational college-preparatory school located on approximately 100 acres in Fort Worth, Texas. The mission of Fort Worth Country Day School is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics.