The goal of the Pope Information Center (Media) is to provide the students with skills that will promote and enhance reading and technology. The information center is designed to offer academic and recreational reading sources. There are areas offering atmosphere and space specifically for story time, research, whole class activities, computer usage, search strategies, checkout, browsing, reading and enjoyment. The information center collection offers print as well as non-print items, such as videocassettes, CD-ROM’s, and laser disks. Media classes provide students with skills that will promote and enhance reading resulting in lifelong learning. Students may check out books during their scheduled information center times. In addition, Pope has an “Open Information Center Policy” which allows students to check out books during the week as long as their books have been returned in good standing (on time and without damage). Parents who would like to check out books for or with their children are welcome to come to the Information Center between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.