Librarians
Betty Kline, Library Media Specialist -- Website
Diane Toplikar, Library Media Specialist -- Website
Chris Everett, Library Media Assistant -- Website
Policies and Procedures
Circulation
Students may check out books for a period of three weeks. Books may be renewed unless another patron is waiting for the material. If warranted, a special due date may be assigned.
Reference books may be checked out for overnight use and must be returned by the end of the following day.
Magazines and newspapers are available for recreational reading and reference work. Magazines may be checked out for overnight use and must be returned by the end of the following day.
Videos are used in the classroom to support instruction and may be checked out to teachers only.
Librarians reserve the right to limit the number of books checked out to a student or teacher on any one topic in order to ensure that all students and staff have access to materials for a required class assignment.
Faculty and staff may check out materials for as long as needed for a unit of study. Please return materials in a timely manner so that others may use them. All materials must be returned by the end of the school year.
The library subscribes to several daily newspapers. The current newspapers are to remain in the library during the day for student and staff reading. Teachers are welcome to take old issues for use in their classrooms.
Fines and Fees
A twenty five-cent per day fine will be charged for all overdue reference books, and magazines.
A five-cent per day fine will be charged for all books other than reference books.
Fees will also be charged for damage occurring to library materials while borrowed by a student. Replacement costs will be charged for lost books.
Policies for Students
The following policies are designed to create a pleasant and productive work environment for all users of the library media center.
Students are welcome to use Library as long as their behavior does not interfere with other students performing their work.
Students will be accountable for their use of computer hardware and software.
Students will be able to access the online catalog and a variety of informational sources from the local area network.
Scheduled classes have priority use of computers.
Seminar
Students should come to the library prior to the day of seminar to request a library seminar pass, which will allow them admittance to the library during the seminar period.
Thirty seminar passes are available for seminar. Each pass is good for the entire seminar period. Students may stay for all or part of the seminar period.
Students are expected to use the seminar time productively.
Services for Teachers
The Library can accommodate up to two classes during each class period. Teachers are expected to stay with the class during the scheduled visit.
Teachers may schedule the use of the library by collaborating with either librarian to fill out the "Media Center Planning Guide".
The librarians, in order to meet the needs of the class for the planned visit, will need an advance copy of the assignment the teacher will be giving to the students.
Teachers are welcome to send up to two students at a time, with passes, to the library. For larger groups, please check in advance to find out if space is available during the class period. Students working independently must have a signed pass indicating specifics of the assignment. Students will be dismissed to return to their classrooms five minutes before the end of the hour.
Teachers may request material to be gathered for use in the classroom. The materials will be checked out to the teacher and placed on a cart for use in the classroom.
Teachers may the request the librarian to:
Do book talks
Teach special topics
Create bibliographies
Put materials on reserve for student use
Three small conference rooms are available for small groups of students. These rooms are scheduled in advance.
A full-sized classroom is available for teachers to use. This room is scheduled in advance.
Teachers are invited to use the professional library to read professional journals, educational materials, etc., and to use the area as an additional teacher workroom. Drinks are permitted in this room.
A teachers' book exchange rack is located in the workroom. Please feel free to borrow books from this collection and to bring books to add to it.
A roll laminator is also located in the workroom. Library staff will be happy to laminate materials for teachers.
Student Library Media Assistants
Students who serve as library media assistants play an important role in the school by helping to keep the library operating efficiently for the benefit of all students and staff. The student library media assistant benefits personally by learning important skills that will help the student to be successful in school, including information and job skills.
This is a credit/no credit based on the student's performance in a number of areas including reliability, quality of work, initiative, attitude, cooperation, punctuality, and attendance.
The duties of student library media assistants include:
Shelving books
Working at the circulation desk
Reading shelves
Creating displays and bulletin boards
Cleaning and straightening up the library
Helping students and faculty as needed
Assisting in the pickup of Audio Visual equipment
Any task assigned by the library staff
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