Library

Balboa High School Wheeler Library’s mission is to be a diverse resource available to all students, providing a wide variety of reference and research materials, literature, and computer facilities for students to use for academic development and personal enrichment. 

The Balboa Library strives to:

• develop and maintain a diverse collection of materials in various media to support the curricular and personal needs of students and staff
• develop users who are information and technology literate, independent learners, and effective users of information
• maintain a facility that is conducive to both formal and informal learning

Library Resources

Per the Balboa Library's Mission Statement, the Library offers:

• Desktop and laptop computers  available for students and classes 
• Over 20,000 books, ebooks, and audiobooks
• Online newspaper subscriptions and magazines
• Special collections in:
  • Reference
  • College and Career
  • World Languages selection of books
  • ELL (English Language Learners)
  • Graphic Novels
• Access to online reference databases