Our Mission is to Challenge students intellectually; inspire their confidence, curiosity, and creativity; and prepare them to thrive in a diverse and complex world by ensuring that they are independent learners is part of our mission. ACDS students learn to gather and manage information skillfully. That starts in our Library, which aims to facilitate access to information relevant to the coursework and our community's academic interests. Research skills learned in the library will equip students to lead well-informed, thoughtful, productive lives. The Library consists of a variety of print and electronic resources, connections to outside libraries and book recommendations.