ESA Libraries 

Middle and Upper School - Click here for required summer reading for rising grades 6-12.

Teacher-Student Reading Group Book Descriptions

Teacher-Student Reading Group Sign-Up

Lower School

View Summer Reading packets:

Grades 1-2

Grades 3-5

Parent and Student Support

ESA parents may volunteer as Library Assistants through the PFG’s Parent Volunteer Form. Book donations are also welcome. Parents may purchase a book to donate to the collection through the “Friends of ESA Library.” All donations are tax-deductible. Find out more about Friends of ESA Library here.

Lower School Mission Statement

The mission of ESA’s Lower School Library is to support the school’s curriculum and reading initiatives. The library seeks to nurture our students’ development as competent and ethical users of information with strong intellectual curiosity and a life-long love of reading.

About the Library

All students, Prek-3 through fifth grade, are scheduled for weekly library classes. In addition to read alouds and book talks, students receive instruction in basic library and research skills. Students begin checking out their own books in Kindergarten, and we allow them the freedom to select books which reflect their passion to learn about the world, but we also guide them to choose pleasure reading books which will build their confidence and strengthen their comprehension.

Upper School Mission Statement

The mission of the library is to support fully the instructional and research programs of ESA through the provision of information services and access to printed materials, multi-media, and electronic resources.

About the Library

The Library is centrally situated on the Cade Campus of the Episcopal School of Acadiana. The Library’s 8000 bound volumes are available to students, faculty, staff, and other members of the ESA community. The collection can be reached online through the ESA website.