Library Orientation

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

Library Arrangement:

The Library is a Shared Space:

Good Behavior is Required:

Class Expectations:

All book bags are to be placed on the landings by the front and middle doors before entering the main floor of the library. No book bags are allowed on the main floor of the library so it is to the student's advantage to get what he or she needs out of them before walking down the stairs
Sit at the tables in the middle of the library - Sit 2 or 3 people to one table unless otherwise specified by the teacher and/or librarian(s)
Wait and listen for instructions from either your teacher or the librarian(s)
No food or drink is permitted inside the library except for water bottles. Should you bring these items into the library you will be asked to place those items at a designated area until you are ready to leave
Cell phones and CD players are not permitted inside the library at any time

Printing Policy:

Students are limited to printing 3 pages per day to prevent abuse. Students who choose to print more will pay $.10 per page for the additional pages. Printing charges are due upon the time of printing. Students may choose to charge those pages onto their library accounts due and payable before the end of the nine weeks grading period.

Morning Procedures (7:10am-7:30am):

Sign in at the circulation desk for use of a computer (students may read personal email and/or play Internet games during this time)
Check out/Return books
Do homework
Study for tests
Work on group projects
Read books and/or periodicals

Afternoon Procedures (2:30pm-3:30pm):

Sign in at the circulation desk for use of a computer (students may read personal email and/or play Internet games during this time)
Check out/Return books
Do homework
Study for tests
Work on group projects
Read books and/or periodicals

Catalog Computers:

These computers are located on the far right-hand side of the circulation desk
These computers should only be used for looking up items within the NWHS Viking Library
All of the student computers also have access to our library's holdings/collection should the two catalog computers be occupied - On the desktops of the student computers are icons featuring a white diamond with a yellow "X" going through it. Students should simply double click on this icon and it will automatically link them to a site in which they can search the NWHS Viking Library's holdings/collection just like on the regular catalog computers

Internet Computers:

These machines are for everyone's use so please treat them with care
The School Board does not guarantee when these machines will be replaced and if they cannot be repaired from abuse, then everyone has just lost a useful computer station
Personal web sites and chat rooms are against school policy and are not permitted - When the library has instances of abuse, each situation is dealt with promptly, with the student(s) in question being written up and losing their library privileges
Head phones are not permitted with use of the computers

Advisory Passes (9:20am-9:45am):

Passes are limited - No more than 25 are given out per day
Students may sign up for an Advisory pass between 7:10am-7:30am on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
Students with Advisory passes should take them to their 3rd period teacher at the beginning of the Advisory period for approval and signature
You will then be released by your 3rd period teacher to come to the library
Upon your arrival to the library, you should place your Advisory pass inside the wire basket on top of the circulation desk and check your name off of the official Advisory list
The librarians will then sign and date your Advisory pass and you can pick it up on your way out the door to your 3rd period class
Checking personal email and/or playing games during Advisory is not permitted
No student will be admitted into the library during Advisory without an approved Advisory pass

Early Bird Passes (6:50am-7:10am):

Early Bird passes will not be issued this year due to infrequent student use

Teacher Passes (issued only by the teacher):

These passes are used for makeup tests or any other exercise deemed necessary by the teacher
You cannot use a teacher pass to come down to the library during Advisory - You must have an approved Advisory pass

Planner Passes (used with teacher permission):

These passes are used for student needs such as returning/checking out books, using the student copier, paying fines, etc.
You cannot use a planner pass to come down to the library during Advisory - You must have an approved Advisory pass

All of the information presented on this page can also be viewed and shared using the following PowerPoint slideshow and accompanying brochure:

Page Updated and Maintained by Scott Davis, LMS - 7 September 2006