Diane Moreland, Librarian

Cheryl Dunlop, Library Assistant

Our goal: to provide books and media to supplement the school’s curriculum, and provide for student recreational reading.

Our LMC contains over 9,000 volumes; subscriptions to 25 magazines, and 10 computers to access online educational resources.

New this year, our OPAC (online public access catalog) will be available through the internet for students to access from home (or any place with an internet capable computer.) When this upgrade to our system is completed, parents or students may check an individual student’s record for any items checked out or overdue as well as searching for available titles.

A Library Science elective is offered to juniors or seniors who have completed most of their required classes. Students taking this elective should like to read, be self-motivated to work on their own when necessary, and have a cooperative attitude. Required assignments involve use of many standard reference sources, activities to become familiar with media center organization and arrangement, review of software useful for information (cd-rom encyclopedias, trip or atlas software, timeline software, etc.) and evaluation of recommended online sources of information.

• Students may visit the library anytime during the day, with permission from their classroom teacher. The student’s hall pass must specify library as their destination. (This assumes the library is not already full with scheduled classes.)
• Students may also come to the library immediately before or after school, or during lunch, after clearing with the hallway duty teacher. Extended LMC access after school will be scheduled upon request when needed for research assignments.
• Classes are frequently scheduled to do research in the library, especially when assignments require our resources.

• NO to playing games, NO email, NO downloading music, etc.
• YES to checking grades, YES to completing online assignments from teachers, YES to using WorldBook Online or GALEGROUP Databases; YES to research on topics needed for classes, YES to checking the OPAC for books we have.

• Most books are checked out for 3 weeks, and may be renewed once.
• Must bring the book to renew it.
• Books in demand for class assignments may be limited to overnight or library use only.
• Reference books do not check out.
• Magazines may be checked out for one week (limit one at a time) but must be kept in the manila envelope provided with checkout.
• It is the students’ responsibility to take a date due slip when checking out a book. You may also check for the date due online.
• When all students in a class check out the same title for class use, the book will be due when the teacher says the class has finished with it, regardless of the length of time it is checked out. Overdue fines will begin to accumulate AFTER that date.

• Overdue fines are $.05 per day, with a $2.00 maximum
• Report cards will be held, and online grades will be blocked, for students with overdue books.
• Students who have lost books will be required to pay the cost of the book. by the end of the term.
• Students who have lost magazines will be required to pay $3.00 per magazine, regardless of the title.

• Students may print from online sources for school assignments after asking permission, providing the job is not very long. No printing “just for fun”.
• Copies of segments of references sources will be made for students as needed, without charge, for research assignments. (Also limited to a reasonable number of pages.)