HILLHURST SCHOOL LIBRARY ORIENTATION

SEPTEMBER 2015

LIBRARY LAYOUT

Nonfiction shelved by Dewey Decimal number Fiction shelved by Author’s last name

Fiction

NonFiction

PictureMags

Graphic NovelsReadersMultiples

Reference

Put in library tub and take to return

cart

Come to the library

and choose books

Check out books

Take books

home to read

Bring library

books to school

LIBRARY CIRCLE OF LIFE

CHECKING OUT BOOKS

Maximum 5 books at a time Procedure

Can sign out at Self-Checkout or Circ Desk or Blue Book

Get Browser card

Select books•Use browser card to mark book’s place on shelf

Return browser card

Check out books

Fill in each box on the blue book sheet Write the Hillhurst barcode in the last box Neat printing

BLUE BOOK CHECKOUT

Date

Name Room# Book Title Barcode

Sep 12

Joe S. Room 6 Firewing 31-112345

If item is more than a month overdue, no other books may be signed out

If need more time, ask to renew book

LOAN PERIODS

Material Loan Period

Notes

Book 2 weeks

Magazines 2 weeks

DVD Term Teacher only

Reference Library use only

RENEWALS AND HOLDS

Renew To get material for 2

more weeks Up to 2 times if not

on hold for someone else

Up to 2 books at a time

At Self-checkout or Circ desk

Holds Are for materials

already checked out

Adds you to the Hold list

Kept for 1 week - after that Hold is cancelled

Place at Circ desk

Where: on the return cart When:

Weekly class library time Ask teacher if during class time

What if: book is lost, wet, dirty or damaged? PLEASE let me know If it can’t be fixed/found, replacement cost $$

must be paid

RETURNING BOOKS

Inside voices in the library

When walking through library be silent

Use a browser card

Ensure books on shelf are

At front of shelf

Spine out

Keep books clean and dry and happy

Return books on time

Put books neatly on return cart

LIBRARY ETIQUETTE

HOW TO KEEP BOOKS HAPPY

Keep library books in a plastic bag in backpack

Have a special place for library books that they can’t reach

Don’t eat and read at the same time

Keep book away from your drawing area

Lunch and water bottle

Rain, snow Small children and

pets

Food

Pens, pencils, crayons, etc.

Hazards Strategy

Access e-Library from school website http://www.cbe.ab.ca/b218

Use it to - search for materials - view your checkouts

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USING e-LIBRARY

1

Blog

LIBRARY BLOG

Held in October to celebrate Canadian Library Month Winning bookmarks are featured each month in the

library

Bookmark Contest

You should read this book!

Use good library etiquette

Loan period is 2 weeks

Renewals and Holds are available

Keep books clean, dry and happy

Use e-Library to look for materials or view checkouts

Visit the Library blog

SUMMARY

o This is YOUR library!Let’s keep it in great shape so it

works for you.

CONCLUSION