The L.E. Delaney Library

The L.E. DeLaney Library is located in the Sayre Area Junior-Senior High School Building. The library in Sayre High School has been named for Mr. L.E. DeLaney, a Sayre High School graduate, teacher, and school superintendent. Mr. DeLaney Served a total of 34 years as Sayre superintendent of schools, retiring in 1946, and his association with Sayre schools covered 55 years. He was quoted on his retirement as saying “Through the years a firm and abiding faith in our young people has grown and confirmed in me. I am proud of our Sayre youth, our staff, and our institution.” 

Mr. DeLaney had great interest in quality school library service. During his years as superintendent Sayre High School was one of the few schools in Pennsylvania with a full-time librarian. Sayre Area School District can be considered a pioneer in the school library field. 

Mr. DeLaney’s photograph is found on the south wall of the library near the library entrance.

Destiny Library System

Library Data Bases

Current database subscriptions for the Sayre High School Library:

*Note: These can be accessed outside of school with the username and password. Please contact Mrs. Allen for the login information.

Power Library

Power Teens

Gale Trial Resources

Password: redskins

Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context

Library Research Page – Big 6 Research is an information literacy or research process used to identify goals and then seek, use and assemble information gathered from credible resources.

Library References

General Reference Portals

refdesk – Great place to find all types of reference materials ,and other information.

InfoPlease – Excellent site for references especially encyclopedias.

Library Spot – very good site for references and other resources such as top books.

Dictionaries

Merriam-webster – Very good site that includes thesauras and Spanish/English.

YourDictionary – Very easy to use with lots of resources.

Dictionary.com – Very simple and easy to use.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com – great site and very easy to use.

Wolfram Mathworld – Excellent Math Encyclopedia.

Eh Net – Economic and Business encyclopedia.

Science Encyclopedia – very good science encyclopedia.

Almanacs

CIA World Factbook – most up to date and complete almanac.

50 States – Good for studying the U.S. states.

Atlas

World Atlas – Good for studying the world.

National Atlas – Very specific maps available on the site.

University of Texas Map Collection – Most complete online map collection available.

Conversion & Special

Online Conversion – Convert all kinds of measurements.

XE – Currency Converter

Quoteland – Quotes on every major subject.

On This Day – Find out what major events happend on each day of the year.