Library
The St. Mark's Library is located on the second floor of our campus, where it provides students with a warm and engaging space to read, study, research, create, and relax. Boasting over 15,000 volumes, the St. Mark's Library is a well-stocked and well-loved place on our campus. St. Mark's students love to read!
By providing the best collection possible, our librarians aim to foster a lifelong love of books, libraries, and reading. Maintaining a multitude of materials that support school curriculum, a culture of diversity, and interdisciplinary units, our library offers quality readers’ advisory and reference services. Our librarians share not only a passion for reading, but also a high level of creativity, which allows them to offer special programming to promote a love of reading. Our Seekers through 1st Grade Librarian also teaches technology to students in Pre-K through 1st grade, and our 2nd through 8th Grade Librarian is a middle school advisor and leads electives focused on STEM and tinkering in the adjacent STEAM Lab. Our librarians believe strongly in the library being a place for information sharing and connection, where students may experience a fearless pursuit of knowledge. In addition, the library enjoys a dedicated group of parent volunteers who help to make our library program very successful.
Visiting the Library
Reading Lists
To view age-appropriate reading lists from HAISLN (Houston Area Independent School Library Network), click here.
The 2X2 Reading List consists of picture book titles chosen by the Texas Library Association and recommended for children age two to 2nd grade.
In addition, students entering the 3rd through 6th grades should check out the Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees. 3rd grade students should read or listen to 8 or more of the 20, and 4th through 6th graders should read or listen to 10 or more in order to qualify for the Bluebonnet Breakfast in early March.
6th through 8th graders may participate in the Texas Lone Star Award program. Any 6th through 8th grader who reads 6 or more of the Lone Star titles will be invited to the annual Lone Star Sundae Bar in the spring semester.